For a squint in a child or an adult, you want someone who looks at the whole picture, not just the obvious drift. At our Mulund centre we treat squint carefully, at any age.
When someone's eyes do not point in the same direction, the visible turn is only the surface of the story. One eye might drift inwards, another outwards, some turn up or down, and each of those tells the examining doctor something different. So the first job of a squint specialist is not to reach for a treatment. It is to understand the eye in front of them.
At the Mulund clinic Dr. Simandhar Sable does this personally, and he is unhurried about it. A good squint assessment answers three questions before anything else. How much is the eye actually turning? How well does each eye see on its own? And what is causing the misalignment in the first place? Skip any of those and you end up treating a symptom while missing the reason.
The angle of the squint is measured carefully, because a small drift and a large obvious turn are handled quite differently, and the measurement guides everything that follows. Then the vision in each eye is checked separately, which matters enormously, since a squint often hides a weaker eye that the brain has quietly started to ignore.
Next comes the search for a cause. Sometimes it is a plain refractive error, the eye straining to focus, and correcting the prescription changes the whole picture. Sometimes the eye muscles are weak or pulling unevenly. Sometimes a lazy eye is the driver, and occasionally the trail leads to a nerve or neurological factor that needs its own attention. Family history is noted too, because squint does tend to run in families.
Only once all of that is on the table does treatment get discussed. That sequence, examine fully, then decide, is the difference between a considered plan and a guess.
There is no single fix for squint, and anyone who offers you only one option has skipped the assessment. The right answer depends entirely on what the examination found, and it is tailored to the individual, whether that is a three-year-old or a working adult.
For many people, glasses do more than anyone expects. When a refractive error is straining the eyes, the correct prescription can straighten a squint significantly on its own. Where a lazy eye has developed, patching the stronger eye for a set time each day nudges the weaker one back into use, and it works best when started early. Targeted eye exercises help certain types of squint by training the eyes to work together. And when the muscles themselves need repositioning, a day-care squint surgery realigns them, usually letting the patient return home the same day.
Often the plan combines a few of these, in an order that makes sense for that particular pair of eyes.
With a child, the urgency is about the developing brain. A young brain will suppress the image from a misaligned eye to avoid double vision, and if that goes on too long the vision in that eye can be permanently lost. This is why a squint in a child is never something to postpone, and why parents are gently but firmly advised not to wait for the child to grow out of it. Treat early and the results are usually excellent.
With an adult the priorities shift. An adult with a long-standing squint often wants straighter eyes for comfort and confidence, and surgical alignment delivers that well. An adult whose squint is new may be troubled by double vision, and there the cause matters as much as the correction, because it can occasionally signal something that needs medical attention. The same specialist, a different conversation for each.
Dr. Simandhar Baban Sable, MBBS, MS in Ophthalmology, has been caring for eyes in Mulund since 2004, close to three decades of examining patients himself rather than passing them down a line. Parents mention how well he settles a frightened child, and how he gives them the honest position instead of pushing procedures. That reputation is reflected in a 4.9 star rating from nearly three thousand patients.
You are seen by the specialist, not just by the clinic, and the plan you leave with is one you actually understand.
The Mulund West centre is on J.N. Road, near Apna Bazar, easy to find and easy to reach, and you can call ahead on 096533 35437. The clinic is open Monday to Saturday, 10 in the morning to 8 in the evening.
It is CGHS empanelled, with cashless treatment and 0% EMI available, so a full squint assessment and whatever care follows can be arranged without the cost becoming a barrier. If an eye is turning, in you or in your child, book an examination and let us find out why.
We measure the angle and check vision in each eye.
Glasses or patching strengthen a weaker eye in children.
Glasses, exercises, or squint surgery to align the eyes.
Ensuring alignment holds and both eyes work together.
Dr. Sable measures how much the eye is turning, checks the vision in each eye separately, and works out the cause of the misalignment. Only after that full picture is clear does he discuss treatment, so the plan addresses the real reason and not just the visible turn.
No. Many squints are managed with glasses, patching for a lazy eye, or eye exercises, and surgery is recommended only when the muscles genuinely need repositioning. The right approach depends entirely on what the assessment finds, which is why the examination comes first.
Sometimes, yes. When a refractive error is the driver, the correct prescription can significantly straighten the eyes on its own. Whether that applies to you is exactly the kind of thing the examination is designed to reveal.
Yes. Dr. Sable treats squint across all ages. For children the focus is on protecting developing vision and acting early, while for adults it is about alignment, comfort, single vision and confidence. Each is assessed and planned differently.
In most cases, yes. Squint muscle surgery is typically done as day care, so the patient generally goes home the same day. Dr. Sable explains what to expect for each individual before anything is scheduled.
Yes. The Mulund clinic is CGHS empanelled and offers cashless treatment along with 0% EMI options. Ask at the clinic and we will explain what applies to your situation.
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