I have had this all my life and have done
quite a few things for it like patching
and had surgery before when I was young so
I cant really remember. Recently it has
been really bothering me I feel
embarrassed especially around new people
you can tell they are thinking "oh whats
wrong with him". It also makes me
unattractive and I hate not being able to
look people in the eye. Anyway I have
done some reading on the internet and I
would like to try some more treatment as
it is really bothering me but I wanted to
know whether anything can be done. So any
advice? Also has anyone had surgery and
it been sucessful in the long term or is
it a short term cure?
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Dr G
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 02 Nov 2006 Posts: 2
Posted: 11-07-06 12:58pm
These forums dont seem very active surely
someone can help please.
i have the same problems and feelings as
you, have done botox and am currently
considering surgery again.
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crookedeye
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 08 Mar 2007 Posts: 2
Posted: 03-08-07 20:37pm
I had surgery to correct it. It's
substantially better, but it has a
tendency to turn inward (it used to point
out) when I'm tired or hungry or
dehydrated. And even at its best it's
still far from perfect, because if I;m
talking to someone across a room, they
often can't tell who I'm talking to.
I hate it. There are posts in this
section advising people with our problem
to just own it and be blunt with people --
acknowledge the problem and look straight
at them.
I can't do it. My life is about dodging
eye contact, because when I try and look
at someone directly, I have to accept the
fact that they don't know where I'm
looking but it's not at them.
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skirpy
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 15 Aug 2005 Posts: 26 Location: ,
Posted: 03-13-07 18:16pm
I have been wearing a cap for years....i
hide my eyes under it.
I would like to go for surgery but am
scared to lose my job if anything goes
wrong.
I bought my parents home.....its up to me
to pay the morgage...if i didn;t have this
worry i would go for surgery no problem.
I feel ugly because of my bad eye....i am
a nice guy and probably dont look too bad
but i can hardly look myself in the mirror
these days....i wonder why i can walk
about with this condition.
Obviously i know there is a lot of people
out there with a lot more problems than
me....i have to remember that people are a
lot worse off than me.
But i think if my eye was straight or even
if i decided to patch it....i would look
and feel better and maybe be a more
better and caring person.
This plays on my mind every day......if i
had the money to pay off my morgage and
know that my parents are going to be
comfortable without any worry.....i would
risk all the surgeries.
