Strabismus Surgery

[polopuppy]

My double vision has worsened significantly since my last flare. I see double even with my prism lenses and I am maxed out on prism. My neuro-ophthalmologist believes my brain can no longer compensate for the double vision. As a result, I will have surgery on my right eye tomorrow. I am very nervous but hopeful for a good outcome.

The operation must be done under general anesthesia and that is concerning me the most. I hate going under general anesthesia and knowing that someone else is responsible for my most basic life functions, such as breathing! I work in the medical field so I think it is a situation of knowing too much!

My 4th cranial nerve is paralyzed from a brain stem lesion so my surgeon will be moving the an eye muscle to a different location on my eye and weakening the opposing eye muscle.

Has anyone else gone through this surgery and can tell me how successful it was and what the recovery was like? I will update when I can. Thanks!

[pennstater]

I can't help on the surgery polopuppy, but wanted to wish you well. I hope you have a speedy recovery and a successful one too. Will be thinking of you tomorrow morning.

[Seasha]

I too am sending well wishes for a very successful operation, polopuppy

Let us know the outcome when you are up for it.
Do you know if vision recovery will be immediate or take awhile to recover completely?

Best to you!

[SNOOPY]

Hi polopuppy,

Wishing you all the best on your surgery

[KoKo]

Best Wishes polopuppy!

We're rooting for your successful surgery!

[polopuppy]

Thank you so much for your encouraging and supportive posts. I have been told that my vision will be blurry for about a week but will slowly improve. Full recovery is not expected for 1 month and that is when I will get tested for new lenses.

My neuro-ophthalmologist thinks I will need 50% less prism than what I am using now. The surgery should stabilize the position of my eyes and allow me to see a single image with my prisms. If my double vision worsens over time, the surgery will give me some wiggle room to add extra prism. My double vision has never been stable and worsens during flares so this is important. I will let you all know how things go. Thanks again!

[Mamabug]

We'll look forward to seeing an update after the surgery.

[polopuppy]

I am home recovering and everything went well. My surgeon was great and so was the anesthesiologist who spent the night before reading my complex medical history!

The eye is quite painful, especially with any movement. There is a surprising amount of bleeding from the eye and swelling but that should get better over the next couple days. I have quite the shiner forming. I have to wear an eye shield at night and take eye drops 4 times a day for the next month. My fingers are crossed for a good outcome. Thanks for all your good wishes and prayers.

[KoKo]

I am home recovering and everything went well. My surgeon was great and so was the anesthesiologist who spent the night before reading my complex medical history!

That's great to know, polopuppy!

My fingers are crossed for a good outcome.

Our fingers are crossed for a good outcome as well.

Take care