Comments on: Adjustable suture surgery for strabismus http://www.eyesapart.com/2006/09/27/adjustable-sutures/ ...also known as crossed eyes, lazy eye, wall eyes, squint, tropia, double vision, turned, floating, wandering, wayward, or drifting eyes. Wed, 01 Sep 2010 17:48:56 -0500 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Stacey http://www.eyesapart.com/2006/09/27/adjustable-sutures/comment-page-1/#comment-21484 Stacey Fri, 01 Aug 2008 18:35:26 +0000 http://eyesapart.com/2006/09/27/adjustable-sutures/#comment-21484 I am 26 years old and have had A.S.S. Unfortunately, my result was over correction. The surgeon operated again very soon after--thinking it was scar tissue to be removed. My eyes healed again and sadly the same result. Now, I am scheduled for a 3rd procedure on Aug. 20th. I am so afraid that I will damage myself more....I feel that my life has been on hold since this has all happened. I really believed the surgery would be a few week recovery as discussed; however, it has been a 7 month ordeal and I am still no where better. I wish I knew more about over correction and whether or not it can be repaired. There does not seem to be much info available about this....any support or advice?? PS...I feel for you all who have dealt with this awful condition. It really is a horrible thing to undergo. I am 26 years old and have had A.S.S. Unfortunately, my result was over correction. The surgeon operated again very soon after–thinking it was scar tissue to be removed. My eyes healed again and sadly the same result. Now, I am scheduled for a 3rd procedure on Aug. 20th. I am so afraid that I will damage myself more….I feel that my life has been on hold since this has all happened. I really believed the surgery would be a few week recovery as discussed; however, it has been a 7 month ordeal and I am still no where better. I wish I knew more about over correction and whether or not it can be repaired. There does not seem to be much info available about this….any support or advice??

PS…I feel for you all who have dealt with this awful condition. It really is a horrible thing to undergo.

]]> By: maey http://www.eyesapart.com/2006/09/27/adjustable-sutures/comment-page-1/#comment-19328 maey Tue, 15 Jul 2008 15:43:28 +0000 http://eyesapart.com/2006/09/27/adjustable-sutures/#comment-19328 Hi Freansesca, Dont rush into judging the result of the surgery. 2 weeks is not enough time to evaluate the result, as most surgeons tighten the muscles more than needed to overcome furure turn ins or outs. so plesae be patient, I had the same problem after my surgery too, but it got much better later on. Hope this helps Good luck Hi Freansesca,
Dont rush into judging the result of the surgery.
2 weeks is not enough time to evaluate the result, as most surgeons tighten the muscles more than needed to overcome furure turn ins or outs. so plesae be patient, I had the same problem after my surgery too, but it got much better later on.
Hope this helps
Good luck

]]> By: Francesca http://www.eyesapart.com/2006/09/27/adjustable-sutures/comment-page-1/#comment-18848 Francesca Wed, 09 Jul 2008 20:43:31 +0000 http://eyesapart.com/2006/09/27/adjustable-sutures/#comment-18848 Please help.. I had strabismus surgery at boston eye and ear infirmary many years ago.. i just had two more muscle surgeries the last two weeks.. what a mess the doctor created.. i need advise and help.. thank you Francesca Please help..
I had strabismus surgery at boston eye and ear infirmary many years ago.. i just had two more muscle surgeries the last two weeks.. what a mess the doctor created..
i need advise and help..
thank you

Francesca

]]> By: steve http://www.eyesapart.com/2006/09/27/adjustable-sutures/comment-page-1/#comment-5663 steve Sat, 07 Apr 2007 02:49:18 +0000 http://eyesapart.com/2006/09/27/adjustable-sutures/#comment-5663 I had A.S.S. about 25 years ago and one of my eyes has just started to turn back in again. I'm going back in June to have it corrected. This surgery is a snap and I recommend it for anyone with strabismus or any eye misalignment if you can have it done. I had A.S.S. about 25 years ago and one of my eyes has just started to turn back in again. I’m going back in June to have it corrected. This surgery is a snap and I recommend it for anyone with strabismus or any eye misalignment if you can have it done.

]]> By: Kasa http://www.eyesapart.com/2006/09/27/adjustable-sutures/comment-page-1/#comment-1932 Kasa Wed, 07 Feb 2007 21:22:41 +0000 http://eyesapart.com/2006/09/27/adjustable-sutures/#comment-1932 My surgery is actually March '07. Guess i'm a year behind. My surgery is actually March ’07. Guess i’m a year behind.

]]> By: Kasa http://www.eyesapart.com/2006/09/27/adjustable-sutures/comment-page-1/#comment-1930 Kasa Wed, 07 Feb 2007 21:21:04 +0000 http://eyesapart.com/2006/09/27/adjustable-sutures/#comment-1930 I am a 26 year old female that has had strabismus since birth and decided to have it fixed starting in 2005, right after my 25th birthday. The first surgery went well but a few months after started to slip and my eye started drifting again. The second surgery went well, but was too tight and never came back to alignment. Both of these were traditional surgeries. On my third attempt coming up in March '06, my opthalmologist suggested adjustable sutures. In my case I think these will help in correct healing. I do have the ability as its mentioned in the post to have "fusion' and when my eyes work together, I can lock on to something, however shortly thereafter one eye will start to drift. However, they say in the above article (I read the whole thing previously) that it is for adults who develop this in adulthood, which is not the case for me. I have had this since birth. My opthalmologist is a pediatric opthamologist who also corrects adults. That might be one place to look, since children are the most likely to have this fixed. Hope this helps. And remember, if it doesn't work on the first attempt, don't give up. Its not uncommon for it to not work the first time. I am a 26 year old female that has had strabismus since birth and decided to have it fixed starting in 2005, right after
my 25th birthday. The first surgery went well but a few months after started to slip and my eye started drifting again.
The second surgery went well, but was too tight and never came back to alignment. Both of these were traditional
surgeries. On my third attempt coming up in March ’06, my opthalmologist suggested adjustable sutures. In my case I
think these will help in correct healing. I do have the ability as its mentioned in the post to have “fusion’ and when
my eyes work together, I can lock on to something, however shortly thereafter one eye will start to drift. However,
they say in the above article (I read the whole thing previously) that it is for adults who develop this in adulthood,
which is not the case for me. I have had this since birth. My opthalmologist is a pediatric opthamologist who also
corrects adults. That might be one place to look, since children are the most likely to have this fixed. Hope this
helps. And remember, if it doesn’t work on the first attempt, don’t give up. Its not uncommon for it to not work the
first time.

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