Squinting

(Strabismus)
(A disorder of the muscles of the eyes, as cross-eyed, in which both eyes cannot be focused on the
same point at the same time; the remedies may remove the tendency permanently, but in obstinate
cases surgery may be desirable.)
Remedies:
Calcarea Phos 6x & Kali Phos 6x, 4 hourly alternately: As squinting is consequential to asthenic
conditions, the treatment though steady gets prolonged. If due to intestinal disturbances or worms,
a few doses of Natrum Phos 6x may also be given.
Zinc Met, 12x or 30x twice daily for some days: Squinting with blurring of one-half of vision and
soreness of lids; Pterygium (degeneration of conjunctiva encroaching cornea); Ptosis (drooping
of upper eyelid from paralysis); rolling of eyes; amaurosis (partial blindness), with severe
headache.