Many people know that squint in children can cause reduced vision.

But did you know that the bigger effects are on their self-esteem and self-confidence?

And what’s more, those effects can carry through their whole lives?

As a parent, you want to give you child the best start in life, so they have happy childhoods and grow into confident adults.

It’s a sad reality that other children can be very cruel.

One of the worst things a parent has to face is seeing their child being teased or bullied about their squint.

Getting the right treatment, at the right time, is crucial to avoiding this harmful situation.

We help you to protect your child from bullying.

The best thing you as a parent can do for your child’s squint is to find the best doctor.

You need

• an expert in squint, not just a general ophthalmologist
• someone who knows when to operate, but more importantly, when NOT to operate
• someone who takes a holistic approach to your child’s well-being: eyes, vision, self-esteem, self-confidence.

It’s sad to learn that many children suffer harm, not just from their squint, but the way their squint is treated.

Yes, poor advice from eye professionals can actually make things worse.

Treating too early, doing the wrong operation, doing too many operations – all of these can cause lasting problems with a child’s eyes, vision and mental well-being.

We see many cases where adults regret the choices their parents were forced to make for them when they were a child on the basis of bad advice.

We know that navigating a child’s journey with squint can be overwhelming.

Opticians, orthoptists, ophthalmologists. Vision, prescriptions, angles. Glasses, patching, surgery.

It’s all very complex field so you need the guidance of a clinic that you can trust.

At the London Squint Clinic, you can hand all that over to our experts, so you can do what you do best – love your child.

Dr Nadeem Ali is a world-leading Consultant Ophthalmologist with 24 years of experience.

A Cambridge graduate with a Triple First-Class degree, he trained with the UK’s top experts in squint and lazy eye.

He was a Squint and Paediatric Ophthalmology Consultant at the renowned Moorfields Eye Hospital for 14 years, treating children with squint and lazy eye.

He is also an expert in adult squint and double vision, which gives him unique insight into the long-term impact of early treatment decisions.

As a father of 5 boys, Mr Ali knows the challenges of parenting.

He understands that every child is different and each child has different needs at different ages. And that each boy or girl needs a tailored approach to bring out the best in their self-esteem and wellbeing.

One of his sons was diagnosed with lazy eye at the age of 3. He was also a victim of bullying at school.

Mr Ali is not just an expert – he has also travelled the parent’s side of this journey.

In 2023, Mr Ali led a team of 5 orthoptists and opticians to visit a charity school in Guatemala.

His team tested the vision of over 300 children and prescribed glasses to nearly 100 of them.

Watch this short video to learn more.