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My 5 months old baby girl is having squint eyes. I can see this daily for sometime. Is this normal or should this be treated?

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Hello, It would be better to take Ped. Opthal consultation. Also photograph may not be so accurate, better to see in person. ...  Read More

My baby was born with congenital squint in both eyes and he is 14 month now .is it ok squint surgery to him as per as age concern?

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Diminition of vision without any pathology is known as amblyopia & in common language called lazy eye. Amblyopic eye can only be treated upto 10 yrs with the help of occlusion &,pleoptic treat ...  Read More

My eyes are squint so i need them to be perfectly parallel. Can someone please help me to do it naturally

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Hello Treatment of squint depends on type and amount of squint Kindly share photos of your eye so that I may guide you better Regards ...  Read More

My baby is, only 12 days old. After birth we noticed his eyes are slightly yellow. We consulted with several doctors and they checked his whole body thoroughly but didn't found any discrepancy, but his eyes are still slightly yellow. My question is is it normal for new born baby or we have to go for better check up?

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Hi thanks for writing to Practo. I need more details to help you out with this query. Pls opt Practo direct consult. ...  Read More

My 29 year old cousin had just become a mother a week or so back and I have been told that her baby has squint eyes. I don’t know what squint eyes are. What is squint eye in babies? Is it a dangerous thing?

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Hello At this young age fixation is not developed so we can't make a diagnosis of squint at this age ...  Read More

My eyes are weak now. I have started squinting. Headache is also there. People are able to see my squint. Itching in eyes water comes. Not able to apply kajal these days. Please help me to get this squint away from my eyes. I am still unmarried and I want to correct this so that problem should not come while my marriage.

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Hello A.. Treatment of squint ( exercise/ glasses/ prisms/ surgery) depends on type and amount of squint B. Kindly share photos of your eye so that I may guide you better Regards ...  Read More

How can I know if I have squint Eyes? What exercises can I do to rectify them and should I get glasses to solve this problem?

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You should consult ophthmologist nearby for it's confirmation ...  Read More

Can i use kajal in newborn baby eyes? As my baby boy is just 15 days old. So please help me so that i can put kajal or any medicine in my baby eyes

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Why u need med.. Dnt use kajal it cn cause iritation n inflamatn. ...  Read More

My baby is 15 days old. Sometimes I feel she has squint eye . Do newborns have squint eye ? Is there any treatment for squint eye. Please suggest me

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Yes normal ...  Read More

Hello sir, I'm 21 year old.. And my eyes are little bit squint.. Can i cure it with any exercise or medicine... Plz sir help me

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Please consult an ophthalmologist nearby or a squint specialist. It can be minimised by refraction and specs or exercise or surgery depending upon the degree of deviation and type of squint. ...  Read More

This is for newborn baby girl .Which powder is safe for umbilical cord healing in newborn baby? Is boric powder safe to use?

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Nothing to apply. Keep it clean and dry. It will shed off on its own ...  Read More

My baby is born today. After his birth, during breastfeeding the baby made mild grunting sounds and the doc then said that this should not happen, additionally she also said that immediately after birth baby made same sound and hence they kept him in observation for an hour and it had stopped. Since it was observed again, they have admitted him in

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They kept baby under observation . ...  Read More

My newborn baby girl weight was 2.4 kg, however after 8 days the weight was 3 kg, is it normal to have such increase in weight of newborn, or there was some mistakes that happened in estimating newborn weight.

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Probably a mistake. Baby's lose weight during 1st week after birth ...  Read More

Can we see during squint surgery after eyes got numb? Eyelids will be under control of patient or doctor?

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Depends on type of anaesthesia given ...  Read More

Can excessive cry in babies lead to sudden squinting. My baby this morning started crying excessively and started squinting suddenly. After sometime it was normal again. Does thisean anything? Can it be related to a seizure attack

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Do eeg rule out any abnormaliyy ...  Read More

My newborn baby is just 2days.. He is not all crying and sleeping full day .. not even crying for feeding.. also mom is not getting breast milk so the doctor is given powder milk so we are feeding him every 2hrs.. we are really worried is this normal activity or anything to be worried about. Need genuine advice

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If baby is lethargic Having poor activity Kindly consult pediatrician asap ...  Read More

My newborn baby just 2days he not crying much .. he is just sleeping all day, not crying for feed also.. even if we wake him up he wakes up just 5mins and again go for sleep.. also mom is not getting breast milk.. so doctor given milk powder.. we are feeding him every 2hrs .. we are worried so much. is this normal need genuine advice.

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Newborn babies will sleep for 20hours /day They will wake up when they feel hungry If not responding to stimulus, Reduced acceptance of feed, Repeated Vomiting, Fever, or Increased work of breathing, ...  Read More

My 9 day old daughter is getting a yellow discharge from her eyes. I have put eye drops. But it's not working. Kindly please suggest some help or effective eye drops. It's the matter of a child so plz if you want only consultation then don't reply.

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Use refresh tear eye drops ...  Read More

Doc prescribed zincovit and ultra d3 for newborn baby.. So we have to give this together or separately?? Also pls advice the dosage. What drops is more important for baby?

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Yes u can give both Kindly consult for discussion. ...  Read More

I have a newborn Please suggest which wet wipes and Diapers to buy for baby and please suggest a oil for hair and body

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Coconut oil ...  Read More

Which skincare products brand to use for newborn ? Which brand shampoo lotion soap.. im confused which brand to buy. Please reccomend

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Daffy soap. ...  Read More

Which oil should be used on newborn after birth. And when to massage newborn. How many times should i massage baby

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Apply coconut oil ...  Read More

Does minor squint in one eye result in total loss in long term . And when she wears contact lenses her eyes look perfectly ok . No squint seen while putting contact lenses. How ? What to do to prevent minor squint. Any exercise? Food ? Medication? Even she had squint operation @ age of 3 still sometimes we feel she had minor squint visible til now

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Pl consult squint specialist. ...  Read More

Hii,my newborn baby had bilirubin level about 13and my pediatrician suggested nothing to worry after one day means 5 th day again done test 13.3 now my doctor saying phototherapy needed or else it effect brain and liver now what should I do now?

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It's normal ...  Read More

How many weeks does it take for a newborn baby to stop making grunting noises all night .............

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If not subsiding with saline nasal drops consult pediatrician physically ...  Read More

My baby is 1 yr old she is having squint eye from birth pediatrician suggest that it is normal. But still now she is having same issue but her eye power is tremendous she can able to see very tiny things. Pediatric opthalmologist suggest to do eye surgery but I'm very afraid of doing that. Does this issue has any other solution apart from surgery b

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Follow advice of paediatric ophthalmologist as delayed surgery can lead to lazy eye . Eye patching can be tried . ...  Read More

Hi, my newborn baby is diagnosed with multiple heart problems, such as ra, rv dilated= CS Dilated, mild PAH, ASD 5mm left to right shunt. I want to know that what kind of treatment is required and how much successful these treatments are? Here I didn't find pediatric cardiologist. My baby is admitted in Hisar and he born 35 week due to lack of amin

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Kindly consult to nearby pediatricians ...  Read More

Recently i had a squint surgery but my eyes are not straight what can i do?. And what happened tell meq

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May be you need still some correction.pl consult your operating surgeon. ...  Read More

Hi I delivered baby through c section at 38weeks. My baby got IV line dextrose after 3hours of observation from birth. My baby is normal. Now my question is the baby is healthy and normal it is 9days as on date?

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If taking feeds well, started gaining weight, no severe jaundice and passing urine Then well ...  Read More

Some time my one eye move right side when i remove spect and feel sleepy how can i correct my eye sight?the problem occurs mostly when i wake up not permanent squint ?suggest treatment without surgery's!!

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Pl consult squint specialist. ...  Read More

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