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.]
Hi PJ
Im from the UK as well and all i can say is don’t worry, I had exactly the same procedure at the Sunderland Eye Infirmary and although I was terrified before hand the procedure was easy, The anesthitic was no problem and i suffered no sickness or any ill effects after it, even the adjustable part that they do when you are awake is no bother, they put lots of drops in and as everything is blurry you can’t see or feel anything exexpt a small tug when the adjust the suture, no worse that if you rub your eye so PLEASE dont be to worried. I can panic for the whole of England but at the end of the day it was a breeze and the results well worth it. Just being able to look someone in the eye is FANTASTIC. I wish you well please let us know how you get on.
Brian
All the plans are made for my second surgery. It will be at 5 A.M. On Tuesday. I am a little nervous and not sleeping well because of it. This time he started talking about prisms and possible double vision. That bothered me a lot. He didn’t talk about that before. I do not want to mess with prisms. I am really hoping my eye will remain suppressed and I can get back to my life. I only have 4 days off work to heal. I would have preferred a week, but it was not possible. Does anyone know the percentages of people that require prism lenses after surgery? I will feel a lot better when this is over.
Welcome, PJ
If you have read this blog, you know I had the strabismus procedure in Oct 08. I had general anesthesia, with non adjustable sutures. I was as afraid as anyone about general, losing control. The actual procedure is not too long, and they can accomodate for nausea and the chills in the medication. Just make sure your surgeon has done many procedures like yours before. He/she may be comfortable doing local instead of general. As long as he has the experience and you can contact some of his former patients for references, you should do fine. As I said a few weeks after my procedure, “OH what a feeling” to be able to look people direclty into their eyes. In my case, for the first time in nearly 60 years. Keep us posted.
Brian:
I am glad you could report having the same procedure as PJ with good results. We all need to share the support and encouragement.
Billy:
I commend for your decision to have another procedure done. I know it was a hard decision. I hope to hear from you by next weekend.
Thaks for your comments. It is re-assuring to know others have been through same, had the same fears & worries but its all been worth it.
As I say I have mixed feelings about going through with it, I just figure that for a few days (or knowing me weeks, lol) pre-op anxiety & a little discomfort afterwards the long term difference to the way I feel about myself could be huge
(I am also one of lifes worriers, I panic about anything & everything Brian, my mum always says I would worry if I couldn’t find something to worry about, lol)
My pre-op assesment appointment is a week today so I am working on the assumption my operation should not be too long after that, hopefully it will be in March, the sooner the operation day comes the sooner its over
I will keep you informed on how I get on.
I am leaving in a few hors for the second surgery. I am nervous about this one. I will report the results as soon as I can. Wish me luck.
Billy:
I was very worried as well before I went in. I bet I could give PJ a battle for finding things to worry about, which is a family tradition for me. My mother had it, now my daughter has it. Between that and my surgeon saying she could not guarantee results, I was scared into procrastinating for years before going for the strabismus procedure. Now I have a different mental approach that seems to help. Whenever I either worry about something or feel sorry for myself, I think of it this way-our soldiers in Iraq and Afghanistan are taking much bigger chances than we are here. So this should not be a big deal. But now that I think of it, no matter what logic you use, if I were you, I would still worry about being caught in an elephant stampede. I guess going to Africa or India is out for my next vacation. Sorry for the levity, but sometimes we need a laugh. Seriously, I do wish you luck and look forward to your report.
Lois:
Sorry I could not reply positively to your request. I hope things are well with you. I will continue to do what I am doing as long as people respond and you are OK with it.
George, I’m very OK with what you are doing here. Thanks for being such a great help to so many! Feel free to post comments on any other pages of this blog also, or to just stick with this page if you are more comfortable here. I appreciate all your input, whatever you are able to offer.
I am currently recovering from surgery (not eye-related) and progressing well. Hope to be able to start publishing new material on the Eyes Apart site later this year.
Lois
Honey:
Did you have the procedure done on the 16th? We would love to hear about your results if you want to share.
Hi George,
Yes I did have the procedure done on the 19th (2 weeks back) and here is a summary of my experience:
1- I had a general anesthesia and it went smooth. I did not have any shivering or nausea.
2- The redness and swelling was more than I had expected because when the doctor was operating on my eye, he had to deal with the scar from my previously done 2 operation. This is what caused the swelling.
3- The swelling and redness have reduced by approx 50% so far and the doctor told me that it will take approx a month for them to fully disappear
4- The cosmetic result has not yet shown fully. Initially, my eye was drifting was outwards, so my procedure had to bring the pupil to extreme inwards. Right after the operation, the pupil of my eye was completely inwards but today (2 weeks after the surgery) it has improved by around 40-50% on the axis aspect of it’s location. It should go back to it’s normal centre position in around a month after the surgery (2 weeks from today).
5- I am currently still using 2 eye drops and will continue using them for the next 2 weeks.
I will keep you updated with the progress of my eye and would like to know if anyone else had to wait a month long before the results showed (eye position back to centre)
Thanks for your support and concern
Lois, I hope the op went well and you are recovering. You’ve been through some tough times. Wishing you all the best, and hope to see you at the EyesApart Yahoo forum again soon.
Kes
Hello,
I have a 15 month old son with strabismus and nystagmus – both eyes turn inwards, outwards, upwards and downwards randomly – sometimes they are aligned but not for long! His vision is actually really good but I was just wondering when everyone thinks he should have surgery? My opinion is as soon as possible but I’m worried it’ll be hard to fix……I had surgery back in the 70′s on a lazy eye – totally successful – but looking back it seemed simple to fix compared to my son’s problem. We’ve got an appt. soon at Bristol Eye Hospital (UK) so I wondered if anyone knew what I should do/say next?
Thank you!
Andrea from Singapore:
It has been about 5 weeks since your strabismus procedure on January 25. Are you pleased with your results? Your eye redness and swelling should be almost gone by now and your eyes should be settling in their position.
Kes, thank you!
The surgery opened my airway so I can function again, which is wonderful. I’m still healing, and working to regain strength from being inactive so long. I have so much to catch up on before I can start web stuff again. But I do look forward to being able to be more active here and in the group as soon as possible.
So thoughtful of you to inquire.
Lois
It has been 5 days since my surgery. My eyes are SO sore. The light sensitivity is much worse this time due to scar tissue from a previous surgery. The surgeon overcorrected my right eye because he said it will settle into the right place. It is much better this time. This is the straightest I can remember my eyes being. I am using my eye drops religiously and it is slowly improving. My right eye is still suppressed and causes severe double vision when I force it to work. I am wondering if vision therapy will help this and if I should even bother. I go back next week for the follow up.
Billy,
how lond will it take for your right eye to settle in right postion ?
it has been 2 weeks now since my surgery on my overcorrected left eye and still its not yet completly in right postion but its improving slightly day after day
Billy:
In my case, I always suppressed my right eye vision because of double vision for 60 years. After my first procedure in 1956, when I was 11, I was told to doe eye exercises, but did not because we came to the US and we could not afford it. So I continued to suppress my right eye vision so as to not see double. With the 2008 procedure, I had suppressed my right eye for so long that I never expected that to change. While my eyes look straight, they are not clinically perfectly straight. It is a matter of personal preference. I had the procedure done for cosmetic reasons, so as long as they look straight, I am happy and I will continue to suppress my right eye to not see double. Insofar as your eyes being very sensitive to light, I had to wear the special sunglasses for a week and could not look into the ceiling lights when I used my drops. I could not tell how straight they were for sure because of the redness and swelling until at least a week later, but I could tell they were much better than before. I thought my right eye was overcorrected the first few days after the surgery, but either they settled somewhat, or my eyes cleared up so I could see them better. In any case, I am glad they appear much better to you. You should know within one month for sure where they are going to be.
Honey:
Everyone is different and heals differently. I have read the operated eye may take up to 3 months to settle. In my case, my right eye appeared to be overcorrected at first, it either settled in or my eyes cleared up enough so I could tell within 2 weeks and have not changed any more that I can tell for the last 15 months. While your eye may be overcorrected, how does it now compare to in terms of deviation from before?
Well thanks for the wonderful help – good luck to you all in the future, I’ll find advice elsewhere………
jo
Hello Jo. Other than a couple of people who have taken an interest in adult strabismus and frequent this page, help for questions asked in the comments of pages in this blog is mostly dependent on those who find the blog through random links or search engines.
Our dedicated Eyes Apart email support group is highlighted in yellow on the top right corner of every page of this blog. That is where you will find members who read the email regularly and will respond to your questions and offer help. Many parents there have children with strabismus.
I’m sorry no one responded here. There is no way I could respond to every post, and I do not have a child with strabismus. I have strabismus as an adult. But if you ask your question in our Eyes Apart Strabismus support group, I think you will find help.
Lois
George,
today my eye looks muc better but still looks overcorrected but day after day its going more to the center
before the surgery it was drifting outwards but not that much unless im tired or stressed if this is your question but now its not yet shown the final results…i hope it will look better within the next coming 10 days because iam not so happy with the results as what i feel is instead of having an eye that is drifting outwards , now m having an eye that is drifting inwards ! im trying to emain optimistic as the doctor said he is happy with the results but we have to give it some time as time is the best healer…i’ll keep my fingers crossed
Dear all,
Thanks so much for the concern.
I had bilateral squint operation for both eyes with adjustable suture. It’s been 6 weeks, the redness and soreness had gone. My left eye healed much faster than my right eye. I am still putting eyes drops, my eyes feel dry easily in office (aircon)
I had a follow-up with my eye specialist last Wednesday. Was told that everything looks fine, only thing is that he need to take out the suture by April (next appointment). Hmm.. maybe the suture unable to dissolve completely?
The initial first few weeks after the operation, my brain could not get used of seeing things with both eyes together, and thus I felt confused and experienced giddiness in public. So I told myself that I have to exercise my vision slowly by taking a short walk to nearby park, sit down awhile and walked back. And stepping out of the house, try to look around at the surrounding.
Felt it is better if you can have someone to support or accompany you doing the walk. It can be very dangerous if you wonder further outside, especially when our steps are not so stable at the beginning.
For myself, I am practising using more of my right eye (weaker one) to see. So as to make it feel more confident, then slowly I use both eyes to see together. This process is not easy and I am very determine to do my best.
Everyone condition are different, same goes for the recovery and result.
George,
Thanks on asking about me
My eyes start to settle down. I hope the suture be removed by next follow-up in april as it still hinder abit on the movement of my right eye. So far they look align, even though not 100% perfect but I am very happy.
Brian,
If you still reading this forum, hope you had recovered.
Ana,
I am seeing Dr Cheah W.M from Mount Elizabeth Hospital. Sorry that I can’t comment much on him, personally feel that he is very patient and provide information relates to my condition and surgery. If you are planning to go for a surgery, I sincerely wish you the best
Billy,
The soreness will go away in weeks, most important is that you are recovering.
Honey,
It took me almost a month for my eyes to start settling down, don’t worry ok.
Andrea
Yes im still here
My eyes doing well though its started to go a bit red again after having just about gone completely back to normal, however im feeling the stitches at the moment so i suspect that maybe they are starting to disolve and causing this minor discomfort. My consultant had overcorrected my eye inwards so that it would drift to the correct position BUT i think its drifting a bit too far back again, friends tell me its not but when i look in the Mirror it looks as if it is to me, maybe im just a little worrying in case its failed at the moment, its only been about 8 weeks so still early days im told. Ive got my follow up appoinment in a few weeks so if it has drifted to far i will know for certain then.
its good to hear from so many people with the same problem, ive felt a bit alone over the years dealing with this problem.
Thanks all for the kind words and advice.
Brian
Andrea,
thanks for your feedback, you raised up my spirit as i was realy worried of having a new problem instead of solving my old problem..
i wish you speedy progress in using your both eyes together..unforunatly i wont be able to do that as i have very lasy left eye that i can realy use it so my operration was just for cosmetic reason..
Honey:
Like you, my right eye has been very lazy for 60 years, so I hardly use it at all, so seeing double is not an issue with me either because I suppress the right eye most of the time. If I force myself to use my right eye, then I see double.
All of you guys:
I am so glad we are corresponding and sharing our feelings. I wish there were more of us because I am sure there are thousands who have the same fears, embarassment, concerns, and frustrations that close doors to social and business success. I a way we are lucky because with a little encouragement, we can do something about strabismus. Think of others with physical disabilities and how they succeed in spite of their conditions. All we need to do is to share our experiences and advice and provide encouragement to others. Back in 2005, I was so afraid and frustrated, then I found this site started by Lois. I want to thank her personally for promoting this effort. Even after her recent surgery, she still takes the time to provide advice and support. She had the procedure done about 5 or six years ago, and since then has administered this forum. I bet she thinks of it as doing community service her way. I think it is a great service-Thanks Lois!
George, thanks for your kind words. I’ve not been able to keep up as well as I’d like. I’m doing much better since my recent jaw surgery which opened my airway, slowly regaining strength. But with such a back log of stuff needing doing, due to my having been unable to be active for so long. I do look forward to being able to be more active here eventually. Love being here when I can!
Lois
Jo:
Sorry no one was able to answer your question about your young son’s condition. That is why I wish there were more people participating so that some of us with your experience could answer your specific question. Good luck. I am sure there are other sites which may be able to help.
I had my 2 week follow-up today. The Dr. was very pleased with the outcome. My eyes are the straightest they have ever been. He sad the right eye was a 33 after the surgery in November. Today it was a 2. I am thrilled. They are a little red, but that is going away a little everyday. It has made me feel a lot better about myself and I am getting out a lot more. I am a lot happier. Everyone here has been a lot of help in my decisions. Thanks to everyone.
I saw a little boy in the Dr.s’ office today that had the same problem I had. An inward turning right eye. I wish I could have talked to his parents and told them what was ahead for their son if they don’t do something. I wish someone would have spoken with my parents and told them how my life was going to be.
I had my 5th surgery Oct. 21st. and am 36. I feel for you.
hi billy,
im glad for you that finaly you achieved the results you wished for…so after 2 weeks your eye settled in the right place ?
now it has been almost a month for me but not yet the eye in right position, but too close to it compared to the first day of the surgery so i guess im on the right track
but the redness and swelling are still there..not yet faded completly although its one month now after the surgery..i dont know why its taking too long for me the healing process! maybe due to the presviouse operations scars
Honey-The redness took a couple of months to mostly go away after the surgery in November. The healing process is different for each person. The Dr. told me the healing is quicker when a muscle is moved to a more relaxed position than to a tighter position. The most recent surgery was a lot tougher than the fist one. I was a lot more sensitive to light and focusing was really hard the first week. It continues to improve as the days go on. If it stays like it is I will be thrilled. The only clue that I have had anything done is the redness. That has actually healed a lot. The redness is now more of a pinkness.
Billy:
Glad to hear you are pleased with the results this time. I am surprised your doctor did not do both muscles at one time in November, but I guess each surgeon has his own way. As long as the results are good, that is the main thing. As you said to Honey, everyone is different and heals differently,like any other type of surgery. I had double hernia surgery one day, and returned to office work two days later.
returning to work after 2 days was impossible for me, even going our from the house was just impossible, maybe because i live in a polluted city…
for those who are interestead in following up with my case..today i completed 1 month exactly since i have had the surgery and my eye is almost reaching the perfect position as it needs 10% only to be aligned since the doctor had overcorrected my eye saying this will guarantee more stable results in the future so it wont drift out again..
good luck for eveyone on this site..it really helped me alot before taking my decision for going to the surgery and after the surgery it also helped me alot with your posts which were very useful for me to hear about your experineces..thanks you everyone especialy to George, Andrea and Billy..
Hello Lois – Thanx 4 sharing. I would like to share. Briefly, my treatment began 45 years ago with eye drop meds. There is some family history. Relatives had partial blindnes and color problems. Drops were suposed to help see for school. That made vision so blurry could not see the board. There were many surgeries. Yearly regular exams but no corrective lenses for strabismus. Other wise my vision was normal. About 15 years ago was my first time seeing an ad for vision therapy. That led me to local doctor who helped with VT and correct lenses with prisms. She never saw any one who had surgery for vision. Im not sure what other treatment there is. Strabismus is so common Im surprised but maybe VT works for most. This has veen wonderful for me, what an improve-ment! Good luck to all dealing with this problem.
Yes, vision therapy is a valid and helpful treatment for strabismus, Kenneth. I have done vision therapy in addition to surgery, and am hoping to resume vision therapy again soon. Thanks for sharing your experience! Lois
Hey, guys:
On another subject, does anyone know where I can find a support group for tinnitus (ringing in the ears)? I have had this condition 24 hours a day for over 3 years in both ears. Any suggestions would be appreciated. Thanks.
I have been considering vision therapy, but I can’t really decide. My redness is still improving and I find myself sleeping better than ever.
George- Check out these sites. http://tinnitussupport92262.yuku.com/
http://www.eskimo.com/~carol/T.html
To all that have helped along the way-A big thank you. It always helps knowing someone else understands how things can be living with strabismus. Others can offer suggestions and try to understand, but it is not the same as experiencing it.
George, go to groups.yahoo.com and type tinnitus into the “Find a Yahoo! Group” box. Also, you should see an ENT doctor for possible causes of the tinnitus if you haven’t already. Some causes are as simple as hearing loss, but other times there is a more serious cause. Don’t want to get into a discussion of tinnitus here, but hope this helps. Lois
Lois:
How is your recovery from your recent surgery going? going? On the subject at hand, as I recall, you had your strabismus procedure done in 2005. Have your eyes remained straight? I had mine done in Oct 08 and so far so good.
I just found this website. Most seem to have had problems as children. I have always had bad eye sight, but not strabismus. I started getting double vision about 4 months ago, I just thought I needed new contacts and put up with it. It started getting much worse about a month ago. After going to 3 different doctors, MRI’s and lots of blood work, they decided I have strabismus. I’m going to a Dr. for that next week. My left barely moves to the right and really isn’t very noticeable. But I can’t drive much, or walk or ride my bike anymore. I quit driving at night a couple of months ago. This has been one the most frustrating experiences I’ve ever been through. I don’t have any medical reasons that caused this. I’m reading all of this to see if surgery really helps. Has anyone else had this happen later in life? I’m 48.
Carole
Carole:
If alignment is not perfect, you will probably see double if you use both eyes. In my case, I was not born with strabismus. After I had a high fever at two years of age, I suddenly had esotropia. At 11 years and a lot of teasing from kids, I had the strabismus surgery done in 1956. I know for sure in my case that the fever triggered it. Since then, it kept drifting out for the next 50 years. In 08 I had the right eye done. Because of so many years of suppressing my right eye vision, I did not see double unless I used my right eye. Now they are cosmetically straight, but not perfect. If I force my righ eye to see, I see double, so I continue to suppress my right eye vision. I could see how that would be a problem for you since you only recently developed a slight strabismus in adulthood. If you need more experiences, Lois can direct you to another strabismus support group where you can have discussions daily by e-mail.
Hi, I had strabismus since I was born and had surgery at the age of 4. The surgery wasn’t 100% succes and my left eye(the one I had surgery on) is now a bit smaller than my right. It didn’t really bother my till now.You can’t notice it until you look really closely but you can notice in pictures. I am now 15 and I’m wondering if there is any surgery that can fix this and if there is anyone else who had it.
Hi all, esotropia here…multiple surgeries. Always some improvement but eye tends to turn back in to my nose eventually. Surgeon overcorrected last surgery an wants me to give it time (4 weeks ) to fully heal. eye out is unbearable double vision when I’m use to eye in.
( eyes are much better aligned but right eye slightly out)
Doc says that he can go back in and reposition outside muscle back on the eye to loosen it and will revert to preop condition if need be.
I was wondering if anyone had an overcorrection fixed in this way or with BOTOX.
If this does not resolve one way or the other I am willing to live my life with a patch permanently. I can’t function. It’s gonna be a tough month.
Thanks for this forum and its members.
Shawn
I should state in the post above that I USE to be esotropia but now exotropia
Hi. I am having a strabismussurgery in a few days after a abducenspalsy many years ago. They are tightening the rectus muschle and at the same time put botox in the other side . I wonder if anyone have had this surgery with botox and how it felt after / also the result. I also wonder if you who had strabismus surgery was awake and experiences during the surgery . I have been reading that slow heart rythm and disturbances of heart rythm is common and in some cases this surgery can cause cardiac arrest. I am very worried about this.- Anyone who have done strabismus surgery who can share some experiences? Have a nice day and thank you for reading this.
I stumbled upon this site yesterday and found it to be very helpful. I am not too sure what to do with my eyes. Well let me explain a little about myself. I am 26 and have strabismus. My right eye crosses inward and increasingly is getting worse. I am not sure if the cause is my contacts, or just that my eyes have been getting weaker from the strain of looking at the computer a lot. I have had a love/ hate affair with my eyes my whole life. When i was younger i could focus them, but that changed in my teens. Then i learned how to keep them straight most of time, but i would still see double vision. Now i am currently dealing with the inward cross about half the time.
My question is, i do not have insurance and cannot afford a couple thousand for the surgery, is there anyway else to pay for it? Or should i seek vision therapy instead? Either way i have to do something about this problem because i am in school and thank god i do get good grades, but it is hard. I am sure all of you guys know how difficult it can be to focus in school with this problem.
I just feel i cant reach my full potential without fixing my eyes. Any input would be helpful. Thanks
Thomas:
This is George I have had strabismus since I was 2 and I am now 63, you know that if you have been reading this blog. In my case,I have a very lazy right eye (I hardly use it)and I probably do not use the computer as much as you, but I do like to play penny slots as entertainment once a week. I do think that watching a screen for hours at a time could contribute to the drifting of the eye. I am not sure that my lazy eye was the cause of that however. I do understand the self-consciousness and distraction of our condition. In my case, my deviation was 45 diopters (about 22 degrees from center) that it was about as bad as it gets, so I finally had the procedure done in 2008 and I am very happy with the results so far. Because it is still a few diopters off center, but cosmetically straight, I see double if I try to use both eyes, so I continue to not use my right eye for vision. In 2014, supposedly, everyone must have insurance and insurance companies must accept existing conditions. Who knows? If this all happens, then you may be able to have the procedure done with little pay out of pocket, depending on your insurance. I have heard that prisms help to re-align the eye in some cases. For me, the deviation was probably too much for that to work, my right eye was very lazy, and I was too old, so I opted for surgery. How far in does your optometrist or better your opthmologist who has experience with strabismus say your eye is? Have you asked about prisms? Do your have a dominant eye? Some people only have strabismus and good vision in both eyes. This may determine if prisms will work for you, but I am no expert in this area. I can only tell you my experience.
Maria:
My surgery was without botox, did not have adjustable sutures, and I was asleep, so I do not know that experience. But after my surgery, I had no problems whatsoever as to heart rythm, pain, or nausea. You can read my previous postings to see my experiences. Perhaps others can offer their experiences with botox.
I just had surgery two days ago for strabismus. I have had three botox surgeries and two eye muscle surgeries prior to this one, and I’m extremely discouraged. Before the surgery, my left eye drifted outward. Yesterday, I took off my patch from surgery, and my left eye is now turned all the way inward. I can handle the redness and the pain, but the fact that my eye is nowhere close to being aligned really upsets me. I have a very small glimmer of hope that it will adjust itself during this recovery period, but I’m not counting on it. Have any of you had a similar outcome from surgery? Did it get better over a few weeks?
Hi George. Thank you so much for yiur answer. I had my srgery on wedneday and it went all very good. No pain during or after surgery . Neighter at any point did i experience heart rythm disturbances. I had no pain after surgery nd the redne in the eye is alredy strting to fade. They shortend the rectu medius muschle nd for the firt time in 12 years i am able to move my eye all the way out to the side. I had my botox injection on the other side and have startet today to notice a little difference. Not in the position of eye but i see double when i look to left. I never did before. o i now see double looking to both sides. It will be exciting to see the final effect . I am well prepared for some months in dizziness. I wonder if some had trouble with double vision …How long did it take after surgery before it dissapreared? Best regards