Archive for the ‘Lois’ story’ Category

Strabismus surgery in older adults: for better or for worse?

Thursday, April 12th, 2007

As I aged, my strabismus took its toll. The time I was able to focus to read or do close-up work became shorter and shorter. My major goal for surgery was to at least partly restore my ability to read for an extended amount of time. My ...

Strabismus in the shadows

Wednesday, January 17th, 2007

Most of my life I've tried to avoid letting others see me with my eyes drifted, though I've often not been successful. It's never been a major issue for me, as my biggest concern has been the vision disturbances caused by strabismus. But I've talked to others with strabismus who ...

Life is more level after strabismus torsion surgery!

Thursday, January 11th, 2007

Life is more level now! I had my second strabismus surgery on January 4, one week ago today. The surgery was done on the left eye only, to correct a torsion related to the first surgery in May of 2005. Preliminary testing the day after surgery indicated that the ...

Strabismus surgery: beautiful event for Christmas

Wednesday, December 6th, 2006

My second strabismus surgery is scheduled for Thursday December 7 (See update below.) I was a little surprised when a friend prayed for me a couple days ago "that the Angel of the Lord guides the surgeon's hand and mind on that beautiful event." Who would have ever ...

Springy strabismus eyes with xray of pegs and ties

Saturday, December 2nd, 2006

My torsion strabismus surgery is 5 days away. I thought I'd try to capture here some of the things I see now, because I am hoping I will have better images soon! Rather than attempt to make another simulator of what my eyes see, I wanted to demonstrate ...

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