Treatment for squint may include:

• Glasses: Many childhood squints are related to uncorrected refractive error. Glasses may help to correct the squint or reduce its severity.
• Prisms: Prisms may help to resolve the symptoms of double vision.
• Patching: Patching may be necessary during childhood to improve the vision in the squinting eye, though it does not cure the squint. 
• Orthoptic exercises: Orthoptic exercises may help to improve the control in some types of squints and enhance binocular vision.
• Surgery: Surgery performed by an ophthalmologist may be required.

Some patients need a combination of these treatments.