Squint Surgery Hospitals In India Offering Low Cost High Quality Treatments

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Date: -14/10/09

Squint Surgery In India

Strabismus treatment

Q. What is strabismus (Suint)?

Strabismus is a condition in which the eyes point in different directions. Other terms used to describe strabismus are "squint", "wandering eye", "cross eyed", or a "lazy eye"...

Q. What causes strabismus in adults ?

1. The most common type of adult strabismus involves patients with misaligned eyes from childhood.

2. Weakness of one or more eye muscles caused by damage to the nerves which stimulate the muscles.

3. Poor vision in one eye for whatever reason may eventually cause that eye to drift outwards or inwards.

4. Inflammation of the eye muscles can cause these muscles to become stiff and this may lead to strabismus and double vision.

Q. What are the problems associated with strabismus in adults ?

Adults who previous had well aligned eyes and who suddenly develop strabismus, will almost certainly suffer from double vision. ..

Q. How is strabismus detected ?

Strabismus may be noted by the patient themselves (especially if it is causing double vision) or by family and friends...

Q. What are the treatment options ?

1. Glasses : – in some case prescribing glasses can enable the patient to realign their eyes

2. Prisms : – plastic prisms of the appropriate strength can be stuck on to the spectacle lenses to correct the misalignment of the eyes.

Q. What does surgery involve ?

Surgery is usually carried out as a day-case procedure under a general anaesthetic. Although it is possible to undergo surgery awake with a local anaesthetic, if a patient is not able to have a general anaesthetic…

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