Surgical eye squint correction (adult)
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Does anyone have any experience of getting a squint corrected in adulthood?
My left eye has always pointed outwards - since I was a kid.
I remember my mother taking me to hospital for exercises for it as a child.
It's never worried me too much but I'm getting fed up with it now.
It's worse when I'm tired and when I'm speaking to someone in the office late in the day, maintaining eye contact becomes difficult.
A while ago, an optician friend told me that it was maybe too late and the risk of double vision would be too much.
Reading about it, it sounds like it's maybe possible to mitigate or manage that.
I'm fifty.
Any experiences or thoughts?
My left eye has always pointed outwards - since I was a kid.
I remember my mother taking me to hospital for exercises for it as a child.
It's never worried me too much but I'm getting fed up with it now.
It's worse when I'm tired and when I'm speaking to someone in the office late in the day, maintaining eye contact becomes difficult.
A while ago, an optician friend told me that it was maybe too late and the risk of double vision would be too much.
Reading about it, it sounds like it's maybe possible to mitigate or manage that.
I'm fifty.
Any experiences or thoughts?
The only person who can tell for certain is a consultant at the hospital. I'm going through this right now (similar circumstances but a little younger at 32). The brain does get a bit "set in its ways" which means the chance of double vision is higher with older people apparently, but it doesn't mean that nothing can be done. In my situation my brain can tolerate the eye pointing in the right direction, but not if it turns inward, so it's possible I might be a bit too much of a risk.
Thanks for that.
Indeed, the only way I'll know if it's feasible is to be examined and assessed.
Good to hear that it’s not an absolute impossibility though.
Also good to know that I'm not alone in being conscious of it.
I’ve sent an enquiry to my local private hospital.
I’ll likely speak to my GP as well to set the ball rolling.
Thanks again.
Indeed, the only way I'll know if it's feasible is to be examined and assessed.
Good to hear that it’s not an absolute impossibility though.
Also good to know that I'm not alone in being conscious of it.
I’ve sent an enquiry to my local private hospital.
I’ll likely speak to my GP as well to set the ball rolling.
Thanks again.
Had it done when I was five and the results were not brilliant but it was quite a new operation then and had to travel to London for it.
I'm 60 on Saturday and I have my pre-op on 2 July.
I've always been terrified of anything near my eyes but I've had enough of having a squint and I know someone who is 16 and has just had it done without problem.
I avoid being in photographs and hate it when you look at someone with one eye and they look behind them to see who you're looking at.
I'm 60 on Saturday and I have my pre-op on 2 July.
I've always been terrified of anything near my eyes but I've had enough of having a squint and I know someone who is 16 and has just had it done without problem.
I avoid being in photographs and hate it when you look at someone with one eye and they look behind them to see who you're looking at.
Hi, I have had 3 corrective surgeries on my eyes so far. 2 lots when I was an infant and a 3rd about 18 months ago (I am 35) I currently have no problems with double vision.
When I was being assessed for surgery the first stage was to try Botox injections into the muscles to gauge how much correction was required and if I suffered any double vision so that would probably be a good idea before moving forward.
Also when I had my surgery they put sutures in to the muscles under anaesthetic, these were then adjusted while I was conscious so I could give live feedback on how my vision was being effected. This type of procedure was done in order to get the correction as good as possible while minimising the risks of double vision.
(in case your wondering it did sting a wee bit!!)
While my squints aren't completely gone they have significantly improved and I am overall very happy with my decision to have surgery
Hope this helps
Peter
When I was being assessed for surgery the first stage was to try Botox injections into the muscles to gauge how much correction was required and if I suffered any double vision so that would probably be a good idea before moving forward.
Also when I had my surgery they put sutures in to the muscles under anaesthetic, these were then adjusted while I was conscious so I could give live feedback on how my vision was being effected. This type of procedure was done in order to get the correction as good as possible while minimising the risks of double vision.
(in case your wondering it did sting a wee bit!!)
While my squints aren't completely gone they have significantly improved and I am overall very happy with my decision to have surgery
Hope this helps
Peter
I know of the risks of double vision but the Consultant thinks it unlikely.
My brain is pretty set in its way of switching which eye to concentrate on.
They did do lots of tests with prisms etc., to see if my brain became confused and tried to use both eyes but it didn't appear to be a problem.
I can always get it corrected and then wear a patch!
My brain is pretty set in its way of switching which eye to concentrate on.
They did do lots of tests with prisms etc., to see if my brain became confused and tried to use both eyes but it didn't appear to be a problem.
I can always get it corrected and then wear a patch!
I am 59..
Got both eyes corrected for squints when I was about 8 years old. Involved about 2 weeks in Hospital then..!
Travel / drive a lot , and same as yourself when tired the squint gets worse .
About 7/8 years ago , [ when I was about 52 ] I started suffering double vision as well when tired , not good if you drive 30k miles a year !!!!
Via PPP/AXA spent a day in Hospital and got a minor day procedure , and this has helped the squint when tired and double vision , but not ruling out that it may return so may need minor surgery again
No issues at all with this surgery for folk in their 50/60s...
Got both eyes corrected for squints when I was about 8 years old. Involved about 2 weeks in Hospital then..!
Travel / drive a lot , and same as yourself when tired the squint gets worse .
About 7/8 years ago , [ when I was about 52 ] I started suffering double vision as well when tired , not good if you drive 30k miles a year !!!!
Via PPP/AXA spent a day in Hospital and got a minor day procedure , and this has helped the squint when tired and double vision , but not ruling out that it may return so may need minor surgery again
No issues at all with this surgery for folk in their 50/60s...
I have a squint, and had corrective surgery in my early teens, I remember being told it was probably too late, and it obviously was, I too am concious of it, esp as the day goes on. I was recomended seeing an optition in aberdeen, and for the last 8years or so i have been wearing glasses with some fancy prisims in them to train the eye, they work, I have almost perfect vision so they just draw my eyes to face forward and make them work together (apparently i dont have binocular vision) If i happen to forget or lose them, I really struggle to focus and am aware of my eye drifiting. Jenseon and leadingham are the guys I use, and I have to say they are excellent.
Well I had my operation on 20th October and they chose which eye to operate on when I was in theatre.
My left eye looked outwards and they operated on my right eye which has pulled the left eye inwards, however when I awoke, my right eye was looking at my big nose!
So they over-corrected on the basis that my right eye will re-align itself which it slowly seems to be doing.
As it is, I look a bit like Clarence the cross-eyed lion currently.
It has though meant that my brain has to re-adjust itself - for driving in particular.
Has anyone else had this issue and how long should it take to recalibrate?
My left eye looked outwards and they operated on my right eye which has pulled the left eye inwards, however when I awoke, my right eye was looking at my big nose!
So they over-corrected on the basis that my right eye will re-align itself which it slowly seems to be doing.
As it is, I look a bit like Clarence the cross-eyed lion currently.
It has though meant that my brain has to re-adjust itself - for driving in particular.
Has anyone else had this issue and how long should it take to recalibrate?
Watching with interest. Mine was "corrected" while I was in Junior school in the early 80s and whatever they did has worked so far. My brain still favours the right eye and the left one if used on it's own is like looking through eyelashes, some stuff is in focus and other stuff is blurry depending on it's location.
Anyway it's interesting to find out how it affects people having it done later in life. Best of luck to those having ops.
Anyway it's interesting to find out how it affects people having it done later in life. Best of luck to those having ops.
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