Several have asked how my strabismus surgery went. I had eye muscle surgery in May…lateral rectus recession. My eyes had been drifting a lot more prior to the surgery, and had become increasingly unstable and uncomfortable. It was difficult to hold a focus to read. My eyes are much more comfortable since the surgery, less tension, and I get a lot less headaches now. My eyes don’t drift as spastically as before surgery. They still drift though, especially at close range. I still can’t focus to read very long. My eyes look straight, but one eye sees things rotated slightly clockwise, the other slightly counter-clockwise since the surgery, and things appear higher with one eye than the other, so it was a bit of a trade-off I think.
My surgeon had told me at my one month checkup that I would likely need medial rectus resection in the fall. But when I went back last month, he didn’t seem to think that would help and made prism glasses instead. The prism glasses didn’t help either. Things were very distorted with them, and I saw two images of everything. (Update 11-15-05: I’ve since gotten prism glasses from my local optometrist, and I can see out of them much better. I have to hold things very close to my face to read with them, and can’t read for a long time like I’d hoped. But am trying to adjust to them so they will be more useful. I’ll keep you posted.)
I think if I had been able to get help sooner it may have been easier to turn things around. I’ve had strabismus over 50 years and it’s gradually gotten worse. One of my main goals with this blog is that others might find the help they need early. Not that I’ve given up. I’m grateful for the help I’ve gotten and continue to do vision therapy and work to improve my eyes. I’m learning that success may not be measured in whether I am able to read a lot again, but in what I’m able to make out of the vision I have at this point in my life.
[Update September 24, 2007: On April 12, 2007, I shared an update about my second strabismus surgery done on January 4, 2007. There are links in that post about problems I was having related to my first surgery in 2005. There is also a link at the bottom of that post to my June 23, 2007 post which updates my latest progress. I still have difficulty maintaining a focus to read. I still have difficulty finding things in a page, and I still have difficulty finding locations I'm not familiar with when driving. But I am thankful for the progress I've made. You can fill in the gaps of my story by clicking the Lois' story link in the sidebar.]
Update 7/21/2012: George Alexanian has supported and encouraged many in this area of Eyes Apart. You’ll find his list of “Suggested Questions to Ask Your Strabismus Surgeon” in the right sidebar of each page of this site. Look for “George’s questions for surgeon” under “Support Groups and Helps.” Thanks George!
Lonyelle:
I think Monet said the unisured procedure is 6000-7000 including the hospital an anethesiologist. That sounds about right. I had insurance, but because I also had hernia surgery earlier the same year, 80% of mine was covered because I had met my deductible, so I think I wound up paying about $2000 out of pocket. Do not tell your doctor and that he does not say to the insurance company that it is strictly for cosmetic reasons because the insurance will not pay for that. Tell them it is difficult for you to read or do computer work or drive because of double vision, as an example.
Hi, an update on my Botox procedure, hopefully it will help others going through similar problems. I had surgery for exotropia (outward turn) in June 2011 and unfortunately was left with an inward turn to my eye after a long time of healing. My eye is now healed and not sore or tender any more, and the pink scarring I was left with on the inside corner is fading and not particularly noticable unless looking very close up, and doesn’t bother me. I had the Botox injection Wednesday 7th Dec and it was completely painless (the eye is numbed with drops first), I was worried that when these wore off, the eye would be sore, but it wasn’t. I was told it takes about 3-4 days for the effects of the Botox to become apparent, after a day or so, I noticed a very small adjustment to my eye, now 5 days later my eye is straight – for the first time in over 20 years. I do not have any sight in this eye (only about 10%) after problems over the years with detached retina & cataract and that was why my eye drifted out. Don’t give up or accept being told there’s nothing can be done about your eye problems. My own experience has been a difficult one, but today my eyes are straight and it’s great.
To Lori on 12/12/11…where did you have your Botox injection done. I have optic nerve atrophy to my left eye and 90% blind, also it is tends to go inward. I can’t afford to undergo surgery .. so probably Botox is cheaper..my life is miserable and people are making fun of me..
Great news, Lori. I was not aware that Botox could adjust the eye muscles. In the sense that I hardly use my right eye, I am like you. I have not used it since I was two years old, and I am now 65. My complication is that I also had cataracts in both eyes and no one told me until just before my strabismus surgery in 2008, so I wore thick glasses all those years in addition to having severe exotropia in my right eye. Not much fun.
Allie, I got my Botox done on our NHS here in England because the surgeon left me with an inward turning eye after the surgery. The injection lasts about 3 months and often needs to be repeated. Google Botox for treatment of strabismus and I am sure you will find out more and where you can get it done in your part of the world. I am sure that most eye hospitals offer this treatment. Good luck!
Lori.
Lori:
someone on another eyesapart site would like to know more about your
botox procedure. Could you please contact her. She goes under lovelucybell
and the site is eyesapart@yahoogroups.com. I told her to go to the my strabismus surgery to contact you. I hope you can get together.
my 3 yr old child had exotropia and had his squint surgery done but now his eyes are going inwards ..can any one help me ?is this normal
Hi,
I had surgery a couple months ago. I developed a cyst in the corner of my eye that hasn’t gone away and has starting hurting. Apparently a small percentage of people develop a cyst around where the stitch was placed. I went in today and he is going to surgically remove it. I am not that happy about the reduction in my intermittant exophoria, but am hoping that removal of this cyst helps me out by letting my eyes ‘relax’ and fuse better.
I am soo glad to come across this blog, I am so fed up with people giving me strange looks and trying to figure out who or where am looking. Someone referred to me as the lazy eyed girl the other day and boy that hurt. Am determined to do whatever it takes to correct my eye and I always thought nothing can be done. I will be looking for a good surgeon in the GA area and will let you all know how it all turns out
Nickie
Make sure your opthomologist does adult strabismus surgery. Find out how many diopters your eye is in or out. Up to 10 diopters is considered considered cosmetically straight. You can use this after the surgery to determine how much improvement you have had. Ask for patient references. You will need to decide if you want both eyes done at one time (they recommend it) and if you want adjustable sutures or fixed ones. Adjustables gives the surgeon a chance to fine adjust their position, but takes longer to heal with some discomfort. Also they recommend you have general anesthesia
Concerning insurance coverage, it is normally covered except it is strictly for cosmetic purposes. Your doctor will need to get the OK. I had one eye done which was out 50 diopters, which is max, and my eyes were scary red for a week. At two weeks, redness 75% goen. I had zero pain. However, unless they get it perfect, you may have double vision which for some lasts a while, and others is permanent. With some people, the eye drifts after a while. In my case, it has been over three years and they have stayed exactly the same. I was also so tired of the looks and snickers, and I could not even look at myself in the mirror. It changed my life. I was 63 when I had the strabismus procedure done. I am so glad I did it. I lived with it since I was two years old.
This is for Lois, but has nothing to do with my strabismus surgery. I know you have been going through some trying times. How are you doing?
I did something not usual for me who always tries to be careful. I will post it so others do not make the same mistake. I was driving out of the driveway when I remembered I forgot something and jumped out of the car leaving in reverse. Realizing it was going backward and thinking there may be children in the cul de sac, I ran back to jump into the car to step on the brake. The open door hit me and knocked me immediately to the ground on my back and my foot got caught under the front wheel and the car dragged me about 80 feet. First I did not know what part of me was under the car. When I realized it was my foot caught, I tugged on my left leg until my foot popped out of my shoe and the car ran up with all four wheels on the curb a second later of a neighbors yard. I could have hit my head on the ground, hit my head on the curb or hit another object. I tried to be a Duke of Hazzard and jump into a moving car, and I got the harrard part right, but did miserablly on the Duke part. I am lucky I am here. I guess I thought I was still 25 years old instead of 65. I should have made sure there were no children and let the car go instead, but there was not much time to think. My three grandchildren live there and they frequently come out to see me off and there could have been other children as well in the cul de sac playing. Thank God there were not, but I could not be sure because it was dark. When something like that happens, it makes you think of what is really important in life. My mistake was not paying attention to put the car in park. This was a month ago.
Hi friends,
I am suferring from Squint for the past 18 years. I had a surgery when I was 6 years old. Now my left eye falls down. It looks very bad. I become tied and irritated always. When ever I do any stress ful work like working on Computer, reading books, etc; than my left eye falls back and my right eye burns like any thing. Some times my right eye becomes red and pains a lot.
Please solve my problem if you have any idea to overcome with this.
Thank you George for the info, the doctor I found does both pediatric and adult eye correction. Now, I managed to have my insurance pay for part of the operation, unfortunately things didn’t go right. The dr while trying to stitch my muscle (I only need surgery in my left eye) went through the sclera and had to stop because I was at risk of a retina detachment
so I was stuck healing an eye that did not improve.
Am still determined to try it again (that is how much I hate my crossed eye) so am waiting to heal then go back. Am going back to the same doctor (crazy) in two weeks because I can’t find anyone else. I can’t wait to look at my self in the mirror or look people in the eye without having people try to figure out who am looking at……Meanwhile if anyone knows a good doctor in the Georgia area (US), please let me know, I can only find one.
PS sorry about your accident
Hi George,
I’m glad you were not badly injured in the accident. I had one very similar years ago, where my foot stopped the car, and only minor bruises, etc. I’ll share it with you sometime.
Sorry it has taken me so long to get back to you here. I’m feeling much better now, got over the pneumonia and my eye is better from the ptosis surgery (for droopy eyelid.) The eye still wasn’t closing completelywhen I saw the surgeon at almost 6 weeks, but much better than my one week followup. He said I could stop using the 85% vaseline ointment in daytime and use only at night. That has helped a lot! I’m getting caught up with some things and that is nice
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Hope you are doing well, and i appreciate all you do here and in the support group!
Lois
Hi George and everyone else, I went for surgery again yesterday after the other did not go well. This time everything went well, I can’t even begin the joy, the self confidence that is brewing in me even before it heals. I can barely keep it open right now because it is uncomfortable and very red but it looks great.
Thank you for this support group and to have people who understand how hard it is to leave with a lazy eye. For those who have not done it go ahead, what do you have to lose. If it goes well it will feel like you just hit the jack pot, I kid you not. My prayers goes no the one’s who don’t have jobs to get a job so they can do this through insurance.
Nickie:
I am glad you did much better this time. Your red eyes will be about 70% better in two weeks. Keep using your drops. To make them easier to put in, make sure any light directly above you is turned off. It was a life changing experience for me. I am lucky that my eye has not drifted after three years. Did you have adjustable sutures? The healing with them may take longer. During your next follow up when your eye has settled in, get the diopter deviation measurement for future reference. Mine was 5 diopters out (looks perfectly straight) two weeks after the surgery, and just had it measured last month, still 5 diopters out. No drift.
George
You are such a blessing thanks…. My eye is doing great even though the redness is still there. My doctor used disolvable sutures, by the 4th day I could not feel them. I will ask my doctor about diopter deviation, never heard of it… it will be nice to have a reference point. Am soo glad to hear that 3 years after your surgery your eye has not deviated. I still feel like am dreaming and hope not to wake up. Am turning 39 in two weeks and for the first time in my life I will take professional photographs as a birthday gift to myself.
Nickie:
I too hated pictures. I always felt like I ruined the family pictures, and that was for nearly 60 years. After three years I still marvel over the change. One more week and your redness should be way down, then almost gone in two more weeks. In my case, my eye had swelling for about 10 days, and I could tell it was pretty good, but not sure if it was perfectly straight until after the swelling went down. Make sure you keep using your drops and shut off the light above you when you put them in.
Hello George and PJ:
I commented about my strab Aug/Sep last year. Thank you for your encouraging words, I finally have my surgery done 5 days ago, I am post op day 4 now! I had exotropia since childhood and the left eye was my dominant eye. The surgeon operated on two eyes, one muscle on the left and three on the right.
I was scared of the general anesthesia and glad came back awake from the operation! But I am seeing double now (I do not have double vision since from childhood). Hope it will go away in the next couple of weeks. I try to use both eyes to see things but find it very hard when reading and writing emails, the words / objects just get stacked or doubled. Any of you have this experience? Please share.
Thank you again George and PJ, at age 65 I finally got this done, feel great when looking at the mirror!
Sokid:
Where are you located? I am in Fresno, Ca. In my case, I had a very lazy right eye, the one that was out 50 diopters. My alignment is excellent, but still out 5 diopters, which means that while they look perfectly straight, if I force myself to use both eyes, I see double. I had mine done when I was 63 and I will be 66 next month. I continue to suppress my vision in my right eye and I do not notice the double vision. Like you, I developed exotropia since I was two years old. It came on suddenly after a high fever, my mother told me.
HI George:
I am in Millbrae, CA. I do not about the diopters, I will ask in my next doctor visit which is in the first week of May. I had a very lazy eye too which is very noticeable. The redness is receding aboutd 30% now, hope it will be gone by week 3. My eyes are aligned but I noticed when I use my left eye to see the right eye kind of drifts a little bit to the right. Hope it will not go back to the lazy eye position as before. When I use both eyes, they are perfectly aligned.
Hey George, thank you so much for your encouragement!!!
Sokid:
I am told that up to 10 diopters of deviation, the eyes look cosmetically straight. Diopters are occular angles, not geometric. I think about two diopters equals one degree, but I am not sure. Since the opthomologists measure eyes in diopters, it is a good way to see if there is any deviation over the months or years following the surgery. Keep taking your drops, and it helps if you turn off the lights over your head to avoid the glare. By week 3, the redness should be 90% gone if not altogether.
Hello George:
Thank you for the concern. Today is post op day 16, yeah, the red is slowly fading away. For large objects I do not see double now, but when on the road (I am not driving yet) sometimes I see the cars are overlapping, that is if I use both eyes. My challenge now is to use both eyes when using internet. You suppress one eye, so when driving you only use one eye?
Sokid:
Since I have been 2 years old I have suppressed my vision in my right eye. So when I drive I only use my left eye, in the same way as I do everything else and have done for over 60 years. They asked me to try to fuse the two images, but I have never been able to do it, although they are much closer now than before the surgery. Perhaps when you are young you can train you eyes to fuse, but for me it is a way of life. I am perfectly happy with my results. It was a life changing experience to be able to look someone straight into their eyes and they looked back for the fisrt time in 60 years.
Hi All:
It was my post op day 30 yesterday (May 4). Went to the doctor for my first post op visit. Everything went well, she is quite pleased with the result. The diopter is 6 but it is not noticeable. My challenge now is to use both eyes when using computer; when reading small letters I have difficult time using both eyes. The doctor showed me to practice by holding a pencil and move it towards my face and look with both eyes. Will practice it. Right now, if I use my left eye, the right eye drifts a bit to the right, it is noticeable but way much better than before. Inspite of this, I am very happy with the result.
Sokid:
Glad to hear you are pleased with the results. In my case, I am still about 5-6 diopters out after 3 1/2 years and only use my good (left) eye.
George
Hi everyone,
I wanted to let you know about me and my journey so far. I am now 37 years of age a male and a londn(uk) firefighter. I have had 6 operations 3 on each eye in the 70′s as a young child. My eyes have been slowly deteriorating over the years, not via vision as i have 6/5 6/6 vision, but when looking through the right eye, the left eye drifts way outwards, and when looking through the left eye the right eye drifts way out to the right. Been today for my first consultancy. And am booked in for the 30th August for my op. Praying for a great result, and for all of you out there with a moving target. peace. x x
Scott:
Something I noticed that may be related to your condition. I have had a very lazy right eye since I was two when my right eye suddenly turned in after a high fever. So I rarely use my right eye. I had an operation when I was 11 in 1956, but never did vision therapy. Gradually over the next 50 years my right eye drifter out to about 25 diopters. I noticed that when I covered my good left eye, my right eye would immediately center itself perfectly. So I reasoned that if I patched my left eye that I could strengthen my right eye muscles to center themselves because they were so lazy. Wrong. Within a month my right eye quickly went out even further to 50 diopters. That is when I gave up and had the procedure done. I am not sure if it direclty relates to you, but that is my experience.
Hello Scott:
Wish you success! As you will see in my old posts I was so scare of going to the op under gen anesthesia but I came out ok. I am pleased with the result . My only challenge now is to use noth eyes when using computer.
You are a firefighter, must be in good health. You will be okay, just keep reminding yourself this is for your good, for your good; and you will feel positive facing the op! Wish you success in your operation!
Hi everyone,
I had my first strabismus surgery six days ago. I am 24 years old and have coped with an outward-turning left eye all my life (about 35 pd). So, last Tuesday I went for surgery, very excited! My eye is still very red and swollen, and I can still feel the stitches – but the healing process is going well. Unfortunatetly, I’ve found my eye to be quite overcorrected (inwards). I know the surgents do this on purpose to get the best long-term result, but I have to admit it’s a bit annoying as I expected my eyes to be (at least more) aligned. As far as I know, adjustable stitches were not used in the surgery I had. I know it’s probably too early to worry, since my eye is still swollen and this might affect the alignment negatively – but did any of you experience disalignment post-op? And did it go away after a couple of weeks? I’m afraid my overcorrection is too heavy for the eye to correct itself over the next weeks or months. I think I need someone to tell me not to worry
I look forward to my first post-op meeting with my doctor soon.
All the best,
Mia
Hi Mia:
Congrats for the courage! Don’t worry too much at this time. I know how it is. I had my surgery April 4 and today is my post op day 40. My right eye is still red (but way better than four five weeks ago). On the overcorrection, talk to your doctor. I has a very lazy eye which was noticeable from a distance. After the surgery, both eyes are aligned but when I just use the left eye to see, the right eye drifts to the right but not as worse as before. The doctor has instructed me a vision practice holding a pen and use both eyes to see and move the pen towards me. I am practicing it hopefully it will improve my situation. Take a good rest, don;t use too much computer. Have a speedy recovery.
Hello frnds i m 26 yrs old i had my squint surgery in right eye( turning outward before surgery) since 2 weeks before Though there is lot much improvement in my eye alignment my both eyes are very straight and i donot feel any pain but my right eye is still very red and little bit swollen, i also suffer from double vision when i see towards my right keeping face straight. My doctor said its normal, brain take its own time to fuse 2 different images. My worry instead taking regular drops still there is no improvement in redness in right eye its been 2 weeks my right eye is very red…. can any one tell me is this normal… Pls help me out to get rid of swelling and redness …..
Hello Rakesh
It’s been two weeks for me as well, and my right eye is still very red and also swollen – I think it’s quite normal for this surgery. The doctor told me it would take towards two months before the redness will disappear. Don’t worry
Thnx Mia I was bit worried but now i am feeling OK….
Hi Rakesh:
As long you are feeling normal, don’t worry about the redness. I had surgery on both eyes, the right eye the doctor used adjustable sutures. Today 5/23 is exactly eight weeks post op. My right eye is still red, it will take a while…
Correction to my earlier comment, yesterday was post op 7 weeks not 8 weeks. Also, I thought the doctor did three muscles on my right eye, it was two muscles only. Eyes are still red especially the right eye, but getting better. Most important part is the self-confidence part you feel after the surgery! Good Luck.
This is George. In my case, I had non adjustable sutures and the swelling and redness heals a lot faster with non adjustables. At the two week point, most of the swelling was gone and about 70% of the redness. In four weeks, all the redness was gone. But from earlier posts from others, the recovery time varies. Regarding over-correcting, I was so sure that my right eye was over-corrected, but after a few weeks, it lined up well. Again from other posts, I have heard others say that it took them three months or more for the eye to settle. I have been following this blog since 2005, so I have read many posts. Everyone is different, so we all heal differently. I think I was lucky in that respect. Most of the time, they do two muscles in each eye and do both eyes at one time. In my case, I did not want the muscles in my good eye to be cut, so it was held in place during the procedure.
Sokid:
Up to 10 diopters deviation is considered cosmetically straight. My deviation was 50 diopters before the procedure and was 6 diopters after the procedure and is still 6 after three and a half years. For those who are considering the procedure, get this measurement before and after the procedure. It is the measurement of the success. Diopters is an optic angle, but not equal to degrees. I think approximately two diopters is one degree.
Hello George:
Thanks for the diopter info. I learned this from reading the posts here then I asked my doctor and that’s what she told me I am 6 diopters deviation. Is there a website that illustrate the diopters?
Today is post op 9 weeks for me and the right eye where the muscle was cut or sewn? is still red. I think it will take another 4 week. But I am happy
Sokid:
Actually, from what I recall, 1.72 diopters is one degree. At six diopters, your eyes should look perfectly straight. However, if y0u use both eyes, you may see
double. I am not aware of an illustration of diopter deviations. Did you have adjustable sutures? That would make your eyes take longer to heal.
Hi all: I stumbled upon this blog today after I finally had the courage to make an appointment to get evaluated for adult strabismus surgery. I’ve been so scared but this blog really gave me hope. I’m 29 yrs old, female and have had strabismus in my left eye from birth (I’ve been told). I grew up in the Caribbean and my parents decided to go the route of therapy instead of surgery (probably best given this was a 3rd world country in the 80′s). Thankfully all the patching etc. as a kid really helped and I am told my eyes appear straight most of the time and the deviation is only noticeable when I am tired, tipsy or staring straight at a camera with a straight face (passport pics are horrendous!). If I smile, they look perfectly straight. Like George, I surpress my left eye but eye doctors have told me I do use the image in focusing, hence the reason the eye ‘appears’ straight most of the time. They look straight in the mirror, unless I forcefully use my left eye. Recently, I’ve been having eye pain, headaches and a general feeling of discomfort in the my left eye. I live in Atlanta and I found a doctor at Emory Children’s who also specializes in adult strabismus. First appointment is on Friday. Wish me luck! And thanks so much for sharing your stories
George: Thank you for the diopter info.
Anna: Wish you the best of luck! Glad you took the first step. I totally understand how you feel. I was very scared of the surgery too. The stories in this blog gave me te courage to face the strab surgery. Today is my post op 12 weeks, time flies! My right eye is still a bit reddish because the doctor used adjustable sutures. But I am happy!
Hi everyone. Sokid, thanks for the encouragement. Just wanted to re-post about my appointment today. The doctor advised that I am not a candidate for surgery because my eye is cosmetically fine, the deviation is not obvious to the naked eye, and he thought that the risks of surgery outweigh the benefits in my case…only if it gets worse in the future. I was a bit disappointed and felt deflated, but perhaps I need to see the bright side. I was diagnosed officially with DVD (Dissociated Vertical Deviation), a type of strabismus, in my left eye. He also said the strabismus is not causing the headaches/discomfort, and there is nothing that can be done about my occasional double vision (outside of surgery, which is ruled out). Glasses won’t help b/c they won’t improve my vision in the left eye (it’s 20/80 at best) and the right eye is better than 20/20. I basically walked out empty handed. I’m wondering if it’s worth getting a second opinion, but thinking I should just leave well enough alone and live my life. Have a great weekend!
I stumbled upon this website while I was looking for information on surgery for my crossed right eye. I am sooooo tired of not being able to look the world straight in the eye, that I asked my primary care doctor if he would give me a referral to an eye doctor who could do surgery for me. I am fearful but also have a tremendous feeling of being “free” that I finally found the courage to talk about my condition and take some steps to correct it. I am 61 years old. My first appointment with the eye doctor is in two weeks. The journey begins…I am so hopeful. Kathy
Kathy:
I was 63 when I had my procedure done in 2008, so age is not an issue. I had the condition since I was two, so I have lived with it for a long time and was conscious of it and teased as a youngster and snickered at or at least not looked at as an adult. It was literally a life changing experience for me as aI have said before. Whey you go see your surgeon have a list of questions ready. If you wish, I will give you my list. Out of curiosity, what part of the country do you live? On another Eyes Apart site, I am trying to start a list of good surgeons around the country, an “Angies list of ” sorts. Let me know.
Anna:
If your eye deviation is less than 10 diopters, it is considered cosmetically straight. There is always some risk in surgery-infections, double vision, worse results than before the surgery, so the surgeons are reluctant to take it on with all the lawsuits going on. I would find out your deviation in diopters for future reference, but in the meantime get a second opinion from an adult strabismus surgeon.
George, thank you for the encouraging words. I would like to see your list of questions to ask the doctor if you don’t mind. I live in the Phoenix area. I suspect that this will be a life changing event for me too once I get past the recovery phase.
Kathy:
I posted my list of questions as an attachment on Lois’ other Eyes Apart discussion group which is quite active. If Lois sees this, she can tell you how to access it. I just reply to those who comment on that site, so I do not remember how I accessed it initially, but it may be the Yahoo eyes apart support group at the top of this page. It is a long list of questions, some of which can be asked of the surgeon on the first visit, the rest when actually making the decision to have the procedure. If you post on that, I can send you my list. Lois was the only one I found with advise in 2005 since I first posted on this site. I also just suggested that we make a list of good strabismus surgeons throughout the country for reference, an “Angies list” of sorts for good strabismus surgeons. What do you think?
Kathy:
As far as recovery, with non adjustable sutures, mine was one month for all the redness to be gone. With adjustable sutures, it may take longer, but you have a better chance of near perfect alignment. I went to work two days after the procedure, but I am the boss and have a desk job. That made it easier. You will wear special dark glasses outdoors for a couple of weeks and use eye drops for a month after the procedure. Normally there is no eye patching.
George, so you just went around in public with red eyes (I’m assuming you mean that the white part of the eye is all red?)? Did you ever wear sunglasses when you were indoors so that it wasn’t so noticable? I am also a “boss” but work in a hospital and don’t sit at my desk all day. I think it is probably a small price to pay and a month can fly by. Do you ever wish you had done the adjustable sutures? I appreciate your comments and I will also look for the other support group. Kathy