I’ve been asked several times if I know of any photos on the net of strabismus surgery in progress. I came across these photos a few weeks ago. I’ve been hesitant to publish them, because while it may help relieve fears for some to see what is actually being done, others facing the surgery may be traumatized by the photos.
These full size images may disturb you. You can see an illustration rather than an actual photo of strabismus surgery at EyeMDLink. You’ll need to scroll a little past half way down the page to see the graphics.
View the small photos first. If you want to see the larger photos, you can see them by clicking corresponding small photo.
The left photo is entitled Isolating the inferior rectus muscle. There is no further explanation offered for it.
The right photo is entitled Disinserting the medial rectus muscle and here is the explanation that is with the photo:
medial rectus muscle being disinserted following pre-placement of vicryl sutures. A Castroviejo locking forceps is grasping the superior pole of the muscle, while a Manson-Aebli scissors does the cutting. The eyelids are being held by a Cook speculum.
Photo credits:
Scapel by Chris Gander; Isolating the inferior rectus muscle, provided by Rakesh Ahuja, MD, under Creative Commons License through Wikipedia.; Disinserting the medial rectus muscle: Wikipedia
i think these pics are great –
I wish i could have someone take some pics of 1 of my 3 strabismus surgeries – however – i don’t think the doc was really into that -
but my last one – i had a friend of mine which is a OD – be able to watch while i was under – she said it was so cool
I will tell you 2 things –
the first 2 operations i had was nothing like the last ( and final one )
The first 2 – the doc actually made a incision vertically directly on the sclera – in which – let you tell you – did not feel very comfortable at all – until the stitches worn down a bit it really bothered me –
this was in 1988 and 1994
the last operation i had was in 2000 right before i got married – in the 6 years – they did not hold – and i was refracted to have 35-40 dpter of prism – to correct the issue –
However the operation was nothing like the 1st 2 in which the md went from the underside – and boy – you will get a chuckle out of this one –
I called the MD at midnight yelling that my operated eye ( that am ) is fine – HOWEVER my other eye is KILLING ME SO MUCH !!
I thought you did the wrong one at 1st until he said that the dryness is what i am feeling due to the length of the operation – and the scare tissue involved from prev. operations –
I laugh at it today –
Post op – i was down to 6 D of prism – with double vision for the 1st time in my life -
That did scare me – but once my mind got the hang of the new imagine location – all is great
HELLO my name is tosha brice and i am getting ready to have the surgery on both of my eyes and i am so scared now to have it done
Tosha, it is usually not a difficult surgery at all compared to most surgeries. If you’ve not watched the video, don’t if you are scared. I put that there because some people were asking if there were videos of the procedure available, and I found this. I suggest you join our Eyes Apart Strabismus Support group at Yahoo. It’s also linked at the top right of every page of this Eyes Apart blog. You will have lots of encouragement and feedback there!
Best wishes! Lois