Squint is technically known as Strabismus; Squint is a condition where the two eyes are misaligned. That is both eyes do not appear to be looking in the same direction. One eye may be looking at an object and the other eye may be turned in or out or up or down. A squint may be constant (always apparent) or intermittent (seen only at times - usually when tired). Squints are more commonly seen in children
The precise cause of squint is unclear in a large proportion of childhood squints. It is understood that the condition may be due to mis-functioning of the brain in moving the eye muscles synchronously. There is no defect in the eye muscles themselves. The other causes leading to a squint can be refractive errors like hypermetropia (long-sightedness), myopia (short-sightedness), astigmatism or unequal refractive error in both eyes.