Strabismus operation

La squint operation is the surgical option for the treatment of squint so much aesthetically and visually. He squint It is an alteration of binocular vision that occurs when the eyes do not have the same visual alignment and, as a consequence, they focus in different directions.

It is a pathology that manifests itself during childhood and must be treated as quickly as possible to prevent it from becoming a major problem during adulthood.

Fortunately, strabismus surgery is a effective and simple procedure, but not all patients are candidates for this surgery.

Strabismus operation

La squint operation is the surgical option for the treatment of squint so much aesthetically and visually. He squint It is an alteration of binocular vision that occurs when the eyes do not have the same visual alignment and, as a consequence, they focus in different directions.

It is a pathology that manifests itself during childhood and must be treated as quickly as possible to prevent it from becoming a major problem during adulthood.

Fortunately, strabismus surgery is a effective and simple procedure, but not all patients are candidates for this surgery.

How to cure strabismus?

La simultaneous action of the eye muscles allows the eyeballs to move up, down, vertically, and horizontally.

When any of these muscles has a limitation, what we know as strabismus occurs, an alteration that is characterized by the lack of alignment in the visual axes of the eyes. 

People with strabismus cannot focus their gaze in the same place simultaneously because one of their eyes is deviated in a certain direction.

One of the causes related to this situation is the amblyopia or lazy eye, a disorder that occurs due to the lack of visual stimulation during the development of vision, or because there is a significant difference in the graduation of each ocular structure. 

Strabismus is a condition that occurs in childhood and the ideal is to correct it during that stage to prevent it from becoming a major problem during adulthood.

The goal of treatment is to strengthen the muscles of the eye and stimulate binocular vision in a progressive way. 

In this way, the ophthalmologist will be able to prevent visual disturbances related to binocular vision, rehabilitate lazy eye or amblyopia and to correct, if necessary, problems in the eye muscles through surgery.  

El strabismus in children It can be cured in the following ways:

  • Visual correction. When strabismus derives from graduation difference between both eyes, the use of glasses is recommended. In some cases, your doctor may recommend the use of prisms, which are special wedge-shaped crystals. Prisms help correct small deviation angles and improve moderate diplopia.
  • Visual therapy. The visual therapy is to perform a series of visual exercises They help improve the movement of the eye muscles. Many patients manage to align their vision and progressively eliminate strabismus thanks to vision therapy.
  • Eye occlusions. In patients with strabismic amblyopia it is recommended to put a patch on the healthy eye to force the vision with the lazy eye.
  • Strabismus surgery. Not all patients should undergo a strabismus operation to cure this pathology. The ophthalmologist is the only person who can determine if a patient needs to undergo this intervention.

What is strabismus surgery?

Strabismus surgery is a procedure safe and effective that we do to correct the limitations present in the extrinsic muscles of the eye.

These muscles are 6 and they make sure that the eyeball can move correctly in all directions

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Who is it indicated for?

Strabismus surgery is recommended for those patients who, after wearing corrective glasses, doing vision therapy and patching to treat amblyopia, they have not managed to correct the squint.

What is?

The operation allows to correct the visual and aesthetic consequences of strabismus in patients who, after having tried other treatments, have not been able to overcome the ocular deviation.

Surgery serves to offer the patient a aesthetic appearance noticeably improved, improved parallelism, reduction of double vision or diplopiacorrect a head posture irregular and recover the coordination of the two eyes (binocular vision).

However, by correcting imitations of the muscles involved in strabismus vision cannot be improved, for which we have other methods.

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How is strabismus surgery done?

Strabismus surgery consists of strengthen or weaken eye muscles involved in their movement to correct ocular deviation. Strabismus surgery can be performed in one eye or both eyes.

Keep in mind that this operation is carried out on the outside of the eyes, and the muscles to be treated may vary depending on the type of squint and the grade of each patient. 

Before the operation

To perform strabismus surgery, it is important that the ophthalmologist analyze all the patient's ocular deviations in advance and with great accuracy.

To analyze the movements of the eyes there are different tests that the ophthalmologist uses. Among the most modern we have videoculography and nystagmography.

Before any eye operation, the entire structure of the eye must be studied exhaustively, so it will be necessary to carry out a complete ophthalmological examination. 

During

During strabismus surgery the patient is anesthetized. For adults, topical anesthesia is used, and for children, general anesthesia is recommended.

Once the patient is anesthetized, the doctor will proceed to open the conjunctiva to access the muscles that he wishes to treat.

If what we want is to relax the muscle, what we will do is place it further back, while if what we want is to tense the muscle, we will move it further in front of the eye.

Once the muscle repair is complete, the conjunctiva is put back in place and sutured. 

Postoperative of strabismus operation

After the strabismus operation, the patient can resume their daily activities and return to work in a few days. The most recommendable thing is that rest for at least a week.

The patient may experience pain and discomfort after strabismus surgery. For this reason, it is essential to comply with postoperative ophthalmological visits, since that is when the doctor can prescribe over-the-counter pain relievers or antibiotics for the next few days. 

After the intervention, to prevent lazy eye and double vision, we can put a patch on the eye.

Surgery results

Strabismus surgery is a safe and very effective procedure to improve the aesthetic appearance and the cooperation between both eyes.

In most cases, patients achieve a marked improvement, although functional vision problems require independent monitoring and treatment.

Patients operated on for strabismus improve considerably and, very rarely, changes in visual alignment occur in the future. If that happens, the ophthalmologist may recommend a second surgery. 

Risks of not performing strabismus surgery

Strabismus surgery is recommended during childhood, since one of the risks of postponing the intervention is not achieving the best possible cooperation between both eyes. However, the right time to perform the operation will always be determined by the specialist ophthalmologist.

Also, treating strabismus in childhood often avoids complexes and insecurities that may affect the social development of the person.

Price and financing of the strabismus operation 

Through a mutual, the strabismus operation, as well as the preoperative, postoperative follow-up visits and the diagnosis are fully covered by insuranceTherefore the price for the patient is 0 euros.

If we choose the route private, price of the strabismus operation is 1.990 euros per eye. However, there are plans to 12-month financing 100% of the intervention, without entry amount and for a fee of 179 euros/month.

Other treatments to cure strabismus

Apart from the use of corrective glasses, vision therapy, eye patching and strabismus surgery, there are no other treatments to treat this condition.

In fact, the strabismus operation is considered an option when other treatments have not offered the expected results.

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