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Q: Strabismus Surgery Recovery Questions, Please Help
asked by: presterminator on January 10th, 2007
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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 replied on March 8th, 2007
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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 replied on April 25th, 2007
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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! Sad 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 replied on April 6th, 2008
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recovery.
hi, has your eye straightened after the six monthe period??? what type of squint did you have???
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