The difficulty in sight This is a problem that affects more than two billion people on the planet, according to World Health Organization (WHO) and one of the diseases that can prevent you from seeing well is strabismus, DISEASES that various famous people have suffered, like Benito Castro. Here we tell you what is this.
she strabismus is a DISEASES which is easy to understand and can be acquired from childhood to adulthood. However, to prevent the condition that has a great influence on the person who suffers from it, there are operations to remove it. Here is all the information.
What causes strabismus?
People should have aligned eyes To see well and together they must see in the same direction, up, down, left or right, simultaneously. However, when one of the organs of vision points to a different place than the other, some will know it as ‘crossed eyes’ or ‘cross-eyed’, but medically it is known as strabismus.
According to the American Academy of Ophthalmology, strabismus usually occurs in the children when the eye muscles are affected, but there are other diseases that can cause such a condition such as diabetes, thyroid problems, brain tumors or injuries.
However, there is a difference type of strabismus. When one eye wanders to the or to the nose, it is known as convergent or esotropia, but when the organ goes to APART has the name of DIFFERENT or exotropia.
On the other hand, when one of the the eyes looked up known as hypertropia or vertical strabismus above, but when he sees UNDER It is called hypotropia.
Surgery for strabismus
People who have strabismus They usually have problems seeing well, because the eyes are not properly focused. Therefore, more than an aesthetic situation, the disease must be treated to prevent the eye from becoming more ‘lazy’, that is, lose the ability to see.
The method of treatment strabismus This is through a SURGERY which consists of tensing some muscles of the eyes, to guide the deviated organ of right direction and two eyes work together, but the intervention must be accompanied by Training as well as the use of visual aids and medications.
Benito Castro and the suffering of childhood strabismus
she strabismus It affects children and adults, ordinary people and popular. An example of famous people suffering from this disease is comedian Benito Castro who revealed in the program ‘The minute that changed my destiny’ that, since he was little, it has been his problem in one of his eye.
“One, not the same. So, I would say that this is the rebellious eye… Not the rebellious son, this is the rebellious son, he goes wherever he wants. And, besides, he can’t even see, because I can’t see well with that eye,” he said.
Besides, Benito Castro He disclosed to the host of the program, Gustavo Adolfo Infante, that a doctor explained to his teachers what strabismus is; So when I was little, SURGERY. However, he did not follow the indicated treatment, which caused the DISEASES will happen again in adult life.
“I had surgery (for strabismus), but I didn’t do the exercises I should have done when I was younger. Well, I’m like… what do you want me to do? I was never disciplined,” said Benito Castro.
as Benito Castro, others popular like Jesús Ochoa, Jesús Navarro, from the Reik group, and many others are suffering from it eye problems. So, now that you know what is strabismus it is important to consult a doctor at the first sign.
