Strabismus

[KNGOODIE]

I have just found this group and decide to tell a little about my
problem. I am 38 years old, had strabismus since birth but had not
tried to get this corrected before.

I am seriously looking into the possibility of doing this now - I have
infact made an appointment with a doctor to get her opinion.

I have always been tease at all my life but never really bothered me
since I was always of the opinion that at least I have near perfect
vision. I now am getting seriously affected by this problem, mainly
because I cannot get ahead at work - nobody will admit it that because
I have crossed eyes I am overlooked for promotions etc but I know, and
hear the giggles and ridicule behind my back.

Does anyone know it the proceedure to correct strabismus has bee done
on an adult and the rate of sucess.

Thanks

Kevin

[Thomas Kopan]

I have had older patients (as in retired) actually go to a pediatric ophthalmologist for surgery for eyes that are either crossed or turned out.  From the sounds of your condition and the time you have had it, what you are probably looking for is going to be a 'cosmetic' fix, so that you look more normal.    If in fact, you have excellent vision in both eyes, it has to be determined if you are capable of using the two eyes together.  Many times they cannot because your brain has been wired this way for a long time.  If this is the case, then the fix is cosmetic.  If you can functionally use the two eyes together and fuse the images from both eyes, then you will have the surgery to bring the two eyes into as accurate an alignment as possible, but you will probably need vision therapy/orthoptics to teach your brain how to deal with its new found fusion and the perceptual changes associated with that.  You may be wise to be seen by a behavioral optometrist, or one who does therapy, to evaluate the status of your ability to obtain single, clear, binocular vision   I do not have near enough information to tell you any more.  Good luck with your procedure.   --Thomas C. Kopan, O.D. --- On Thu, 10/30/08, KNGOODIE <kngo...@gmail.com> wrote: