Comments on: Intimidated by the creeping shadow of strabismus? Here’s help!

By: lkjlkj

lkjlkj — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 00:13:32 +0000

does anyone have wear glasses but find the eye turn is much greater when the lenses are closer to your eye? This has always been something I’ve struggled with.

By: Ellen

Ellen — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 02:45:51 +0000

Curits, make sure you get two opinions and make sure the surgeon is capable. My first two surgeries (ages 4 and 7) did not really accomplish much because the surgeon did not have precise enough measurements to do a good job. The third surgery (age 15)was better done and did more to improve my appearance.

Do not have any illusions, though. The surgery will not render you completely strabismus-free, and it is not a permanent fix. If properly done, however, you may see good improvement in your appearance and feel much better about your condition for decades. My eye still turns, but it is certainly better than it was pre-surgery, and I am happy with what I have.

Also, although I’ll never have fusion (and will never catch a fly ball!), I believe the level of eye strain I feel is less than when my eye was more severely turned.

Good luck.

By: Anonymiss

Anonymiss — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 11:28:12 +0000

I had surgery when I was 6. They stuffed it up. Now my eye turns way out instead of way in…

I’m too scared to go get another surgery in case they lose the muscle and I am stuck like this forever.

By: Dave

Dave — Tue, 26 May 2009 15:52:02 +0000

Curtis, I had the surgery for Strabismus, I wish I didn’t, I wish I was like I was before… Think long and hard about surgery, good luck.

By: andy

andy — Wed, 26 Dec 2007 12:30:45 +0000

i know it can be hard at times but you have got to 43 and there is no gaurentee surgery will work,i feel you must learn love yourself before anything else in life because what makes you think your life will radically change even if it suceeds ,at the back of your mind you will always dread it returning and you are still the same person look for insperation in people like tanni grey thompson or david blunkett and dont let it affect you , i bet if talked to friends and family you would find it bothers you more than it bothers them everyone has there own cross to carry. so good luck and stand tall

By: Curtis

Curtis — Sun, 16 Dec 2007 20:44:02 +0000

Wow! This is really eye opening (no pun intended), I have lived with strabismus for 43 years, and just yesterday, found this website. It is very comforting to hear others speak of the rough times. I rarly go out without my sun glasses. Rain or shine. Strabismus does seem to be affecting me more as I get older. There is not a day that goes by, when I don’t think about it. I have decided to talk to a doctor about surgery. I still have half my life to go. I would rather spend it without strabismus.