Strabismus Surgery Recovery Questions, Please Help Posted: 01-10-07 01:39am
First off, i've had a very slight lazy eye
for all my life and am now going into
medical school so I decided to have the
issue corrected surgically. The surgery
consisted of two sessions the first being
the initial surgery and the second was a
adjustment the next day. Anyway, after
the first day the doctor left me very
cross eyed. So I went in for the
adjustment and I am still very cross eyed
even after she "tweaked" my eyes.
Before the surgery most people didn't even
notice my eye. But now I stand out from
a mile away with crossed eyes. My doctor
said she was happy with my results and
after the surgery she said for the first
time that my eyes would straighten out
over the next 6 months. So my questions
to the community are,
is it normal for your eyes to be crossed
after the surgery?
Are there any exercises I can do to help
my eyes straighten out
? Because my doctor said, "just keep
looking to the left" and it should help
strengthen and straighten the eyes.
For those of you that have had this
surgery please tell me about your
recovery
thank you very much, it is so hard finding
info on this surgery let alone experiences
of those who have had the surgery, thanks
again.
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crookedeye
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Posted: 03-08-07 20:32pm
I had it done and it's definitely an
improvement, but it's FAR from perfect.
They did it all in one day -- surgery in
the morning, four or five hours of sleep,
and then they adjusted it and sent me
home.
Pre-surgery, it was out to the right
(right eye, BTW). On a good day when I'm
well-rested, not sick at all, and not
hungry or dehydrated, I think it's reasonably straight. But
add in any of those factors, and it turns
inward. I can tell when it's happening,
because I feel the slightest bit dizzy. I
also realize how bad it looks at those
moments, so that's when it's time to start
avoiding eye contact (more than usual) and
leave as soon as possible.
Like most people with varying degrees of
this problem, I dread having my picture
taken and I get a knot in my stomach when
I call to someone across a room and they
look to both sides to figure out who I'm
talking to, because I'm certainly
not looking at them.
Also, even when it's at its straightest,
they've only corrected it for looking
straight ahead. If I have to look at
someone who's beside me, I can't imagine
how bad it looks, because I either get
laughs or total noncomprehension.
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lazyeyedmama
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Joined: 25 Apr 2007 Posts: 1
Strabismus Surgery Recovery Posted: 04-25-07 12:29pm
I had it done in 1999 for eyes that turned
out, but it's the same surgery. As a
child, I had the surgery when my eyes
turned in. After the surgery, my doctor
took me to the office to adjust my eyes,
and they were straight. The surgery held
up for eight years. Six months ago, I
started having problems again, and I got
special glasses with prisms in the lenses
to straighten my eyes. I'm doing this not
for cosmetic reasons, though I hate the
eyes not being together, but because I
have double vision and headaches.
Today, I have to see the eye doctor again
because my eyes are once again out of
focus! My doctor warned
me before the surgery that there were no
guarantees that it would be successful. I
hope yours improves.
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bi
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Joined: 04 Apr 2008 Posts: 4
recovery. Posted: 04-06-08 06:48am
hi, has your eye straightened after the
six monthe period??? what type of squint
did you have???
My doctor warned
me before the surgery that there were no
guarantees that it would be successful. I
hope yours improves.