Archive for the ‘Strabismus surgery’ Category

Blogging the roller coaster of eye muscle surgery, insurance, and waiting

Saturday, March 31st, 2007

I recently received this note from a woman who is blogging her way through eye muscle surgery: I found your website because I am an adult living with a crossed-eye. I recently started a blog to share and document the journey through corrective eye surgery. A few days ago, she ...

Mom of 2 sons with exotropia recommends strabismus surgery

Wednesday, March 21st, 2007

--written for Eyes Apart by Caroline Clarke Photos in this story are property of Caroline Clarke. Click on a photo to be taken to Caroline's flickr page for rights and permissions. I have 2 sons and they both have extropia. My oldest son Jordan is 2.5 years old. Jordan ...

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 ...

Forest Whitaker interview, possible strabismus surgery?

Tuesday, December 26th, 2006

In an interview with Joel Siegel (ABC News), movie actor Forest Whitaker's strabismus is quite noticeable. Whitaker received accolades recently for his role in "The Last King of Scotland" where he portrayed Idi Amin. But Starpulse News Blog reports that Whitaker is considering fixing his droopy left eye ...

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 ...

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