Strabismus Surgery Complications

In our day to day life, we often come across people with misalignment of gaze whom we usually label as “wandering eyed” or “cross eyed”. This condition of misalignment of two eyes is medically referred to as strabismus, where either one or both the eyes point in the same direction. Squint is indeed a common sight that is more commonly seen in children. There are three kinds of strabismus - esotropia, exotropia and hypertropia, any of which can show up in early childhood. Though the exact cause of this disorder is yet to be known, weakness in eye muscle, poor vision in one eye and inflammation of eye muscle is seen as few causes that might trigger squint eye. Strabismus causes discomfort in vision and at times leads to double vision and headaches. It is known to interfere with communication skills as well. Though this kind of disorder is easily detected, checking up with an opthalmologist may help you to treat this problem. Strabismus can be treated by wearing glasses, placing prisms on spectacle lenses, injecting botox and at times surgery.

 

Strabismus surgery is one of the effective ways to treat squint eyes. It helps to eliminate double vision and improve three-dimensional vision, psychosocial function as well as vocational status. In this kind of surgery, the surgeon uses a combination of muscle strengthening and weakening procedures. Most adult strabismus surgery is carried out using an adjustable stitch technique, whereby the muscles are tied back onto the eye with a bow knot. Combinations of anti-inflammatory and antibiotic drops are administered to the eye for 1-2 weeks after the surgery, to help prevent infection and reduce inflammation. However, strabismus surgery is not totally free of complications. To know more on this, read on.