Strabismus Is Completely Curable By Surgical Process

What is Strabismus? Types of squint. Prognosis. Treatment. Pre-surgery precautions. On the day of surgery. Post-procedural care. Risks and complications. Can laser surgery treat Strabismus?

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Strabismus means abnormal alignment of the eyes, the condition of having a squint.

Squint Eye or Strabismus is one of the common problems in kids. It is also called cross eye or wall eye.

The patient has to turn his or head to focus better while reading, watching television or talking to you when the squint is more than usual.

What is Strabismus?

It is a serious symptom, and the problem needs immediate intervention. Squint eye occurs among adults as well in very rare cases.

The exact reason is unknown, but there are corrective measures available. Sometimes it is seen after an eye surgery, eye injury or a refractive error.

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Amblyopia or Lazy Eye is the commonest problem that causes deteriorated vision and eventually vision loss.

It also affects the depth perception where a person is unable to judge the distance between the eyes and the object.

It causes major problems in daily chores like driving, swimming, and sports. It also hampers the self-confidence of the kid.

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Types of Squint.

Estropia Hypotropia

Hypertropia Exotropia

Squint

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Estropia

• When the eyes turn inward, then it is called Estropia

Exotropia

• When the eyes turn outward, then it is known as Exotropia

Hypertropia

• Upward turned eyes are called Hypertropia

Hypotropia

• Downward turned eyes are known as Hypotropia

Firstly, doctors check whether the squint comes and goes, or it is permanent.

The first case is called intermittent strabismus, and the latter is known as constant strabismus.

Angle of the squint and severity are two other important parameters.

Prognosis?

Doctors say that early detection and treatment help a lot.

In the case of severe squint, immediate treatment is sought because the kid finds difficulty in focusing.

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Use of prisms in spectacles, exercise of muscles, and surgical process are a few curative methods.

Amblyopia therapy is recommended in case of Lazy Eye problem.

Eyeglasses are suggested to correct the optical difference, not the turning of the eye.

Treatment.

Prior to 10 days of surgery, doctors stop medicines like Aspirin, Ibuprofen, etc. Since these medicines reduce blood clotting, they need to be stopped before surgery.

On the day of surgery, the kids are asked not to drink

or eat anything several hours prior to the surgery.

Usually the patient is called in the morning hours.

Pre-surgery precautions

Doctors check the basic health condition before the procedure.

Any signs of fever, cough and cold or other ailments may force to postpone the surgery.

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The surgery is performed under local or general anesthesia depending on the criticality and complication.

Surgeons make a small incision covering the white portion of the eye. After finding out the problematic muscle, they perform corrective surgery on the same.

On the day of surgery

The first process is called resection where a small section is removed.

The latter is called recession where the muscle is attached to a point farther toward the back side of the eye.

The procedure is totally painless and easy.

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During the recovery process from anesthesia and during the first few days rubbing should be avoided.

Usually, the patients are allowed to go home after a few hours.

However, a weekly follow-up is required for a few weeks. Eye drops or ointment is prescribed to prevent infection.

Post-procedural care

There are no complications or risks involved.

Sometimes, reaction to the anesthetic drug causes respiration problems.

Bleeding or infection can occur in very rarely. Doctors take complete care to avoid the problems.

Risks and complications

No, strabismus can’t be corrected using laser treatment because it is a problem associated with muscles around the eyes.

On the contrary, a little squint can be observed after laser eye surgery to correct vision problems.

Can laser surgery treat Strabismus?

However, in some cases of squint and double vision among people over 40 years of age can be cured by laser surgery, but it is not strabismus.

In such cases, squint occurs when there is a mismatch between the strength of the muscles.

Surgeons use laser treatment to focus the dominant eye for distant vision and the non-dominant eye for near vision.

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Since the eyes are focused on two different points, the brain receives one single image instead of two distinct ones.

It is called ‘mono vision’ in the technical jargon.

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To conclude, laser surgery is not a corrective treatment for strabismus.

Certain squint that occurs in the later age can be cured by the vision correction surgery using laser beams.

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