Strabismus Surgery - Middletown,CT

I am 50 and had this surgery when I was 3.9 yrs old. I know they do it differently now. I wore glasses even after, had to wear a patch at times, but when I was about 14, I started getting headaches, it was then that my Dr discovered that my eye was strong enough to not have to wear my glasses all the time, just for reading and close work. I hope this helps you. I have been told that the younger a child is the better your results with this procedure. Good luck

we've not done the surgery. we've managed to avoid it in my now 7 year old by intensive therapy. But, and a big but, her exotropia is pretty mild - just us and the docs are the only ones who've every seen it and she's always maintained 20/15 vision in both eyes and binocular vision. I'd suggest pushing your doc for therapy after the surgery. Just because the eyes look aligned after surgery does not mean the brain will figure out how to use them together or control them together without some help. there's a fun computer program that can be used as well as pencil pushups and prism work (not as glasses). if your doc/surgeon doesn't think therapy after the fact is helpful, I'd ask why they think that and ask for a referral/second opinion. Strabismus is almost always a muscle problem (before it causes the brain/eye connection not to work properly) - how can PT not help this?
Good luck!

My daughter had strabismus surgery when she was about 8 months old. She is now 6 years old and wears glasses to keep her eyes straight. The surgery worked for a while, but she still has to wear glasses...which is not a huge issue. The surgery itself went fine and we just had to put some ointment on her eyes for a week or so. The worst part was the waiting! We were so glad when it was over and got to see her. They only let one person go see her in the post op area. She was just waking up cranky and groggy from the anethesia. The told me to bring a bottle or sippy cup and I gave her some apple juice. Then, they put her in a room until it was time to go home. She was playing by the end of the day. Best of luck to you!

My 17 year old son has had two surgeries. It still isn't quite right. After we started down this path, I met our chiropractor. She said that had she had a chance to work with my son, she thinks she could have corrected his problem without surgery. But, since we have already gone down that path, it is too late for her to do anything for him. Wish I had known that! She does craniosacral therapy. You might consider trying this route if you have any doubts at all. I know it is hard to change plans this late in the game though. I'm sure it will go well for your son. It's so hard to have our children go through surgery!

My daughter had 1 surgery right before she turned 2 and another one at 2 1/2 and her eyes are great. There is always a 30% chance that they have to have a 2nd one cuz sometimes the eye will over correct after the 1st surgery which is what happened to my daughter. Both surgeries went pretty quick and other than her having a bloody looking eye for a few days she didn't seem to have any affects from it.

My now 11 year old daughter has had 4 eye surgeries starting when she was about 18 mths old. Her eyes were really bad and I was warned before had that she was likely to need more than one.
I think the biggest thing for me was I wasn't prepared for the blood coming out of her eyes. It makes sense but it is freaky when you actually see it. She's waking up, she can't see real well at first, and she's scared and sore, so she cries and blood is staining the tears. It was scarey and I just wasn't prepared. Overall, there were no problems. By the end of the day she was fine. Black eyes for a week or two so be ready for the looks from idiots wondering what you did to your poor baby.
In the end, the last surgery seemed to do the trick for us. She has been in glasses for about 2 years now and they are saying she may be done with them in another 6mths to a year. It's hard but is worth it in my opinion. Good Luck!

My daughter had this surgery at around age 3 and did very well after. It was hard taking her at such a young age and I was apprehensive about it, but so glad now that we did it. She still wears glasses daily because she has other eye issues, but the surgery worked well for us.