Treatment and surgery of squint in adults
Surgery on adults
Strabismus in adults is a medical condition in which the eyes do not fit together, it is a common disease in adults and its primary treatment is surgery, but does the doctor remove the eye from its place when performing adult strabismus surgery
Doctors of the pediatric and adult strabismus surgery and Treatment Unit at Hero specialized complex do not remove the eye to perform strabismus surgery, and the fact that no one does this is one of the common misconceptions about strabismus surgery.
Strabismus treatment
Strabismus is a common condition among adults that occurs when the eyes point in different directions (deviated), one eye may look straight ahead and the other eye inward, up or down, and here we will find out the cause of sudden strabismus in adults.
It is recommended to visit the Eye Center at the hero specialized complex in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, because of the experience of doctors, the quality of technical devices in it, providing complete care and getting treatment for strabismus in infants and treatment around the left eye in children.
Treatment of squint eye by surgery
Treatment and surgery around children and adults, strabismus surgery can be performed starting from a very young age, the only difference between surgery in adults compared to infants is the functional results that may differ slightly.
We perform strabismus operations for children in the hero specialist complex using total anesthesia, the child will be asleep and will not feel anything during the operation, which takes from one to two hours, the doctor makes a small incision in the tissues covering the eye to reach the eye muscles and then realigns the muscles to help the eyes look in the same direction. The doctor may perform the operation on one or both eyes, depending on the case.
After surgery, the redness of the eyes may last for a week and then gradually go away, and the eyes may look a little swollen, and the child returns to normal life within one to five days, and the results of surgery may appear immediately after the operation or it may take 4 to 6 weeks to find out if it was successful.
After strabismus surgery, we recommend that children:
Avoid getting soapy water or shampoo into the eyes.
Avoid rubbing the eyes.
Avoid violent play such as running at high speed, wrestling, or games that need visual concentration.
Avoid swimming.
We do not recommend returning to school before two weeks have passed after the operation.
Treatment and surgery for children and adults
Strabismus surgery is an effective treatment in most cases, after which the child can restore binocular vision, expand the field of vision in some cases, and can protect against vision loss. And the experiences of children's strabismus operations say that the success rate of strabismus surgery is very high, so it is suitable for all ages. Is surgery painful It is usually not painful, but the child may feel some discomfort for several days after the operation.
The cause of sudden eye squint in children or squint in infants is caused by eye muscles that do not work in harmony. Squint occurs in infants more than others, and the reasons include the following:
Children with a family history of strabismus, particularly having a parent or sibling with crossed eyes.
Farsighted children.
Children who have had trauma to the eye on the example of cataract surgery.
Children with neurological problems or brain development where the nerves in the eyes send signals to the brain to coordinate movement. Therefore, children who are born prematurely or suffer from conditions such as Down syndrome, cerebral palsy, and brain injuries have a higher chance of developing strabismus of some kind.
Surgery is the basis of the treatment of squint in children, but in some cases, the degree of deviation of the eye is not large and there is no need for surgical intervention, the doctor resort to other options to treat the squint:
- Glasses or contact lenses to treat uncorrected refractive errors.
- Prismatic lenses are special lenses that can refract the beam of light that enters the eye and help reduce eye rotation when looking at objects. A prism can be attached to the glasses or made as part of the lens to help reduce double vision.
- Eye exercises to correct eyesight, which gives positive results in a number of cases according to the degree of strabismus, when the eye cannot follow close objects.
- Eye drops and ointments or botox injections weaken an overactive eye muscle and these treatments can be used in combination with or instead of surgery.
- Patching to treat lazy eye if a person suffers from it at the same time as a squint
It is preferable to treat squint in children using eye patches and glasses with or without atropine drops, and if these treatments do not work, the ophthalmologist may recommend surgery for the eye muscles, and in most cases, children return home the same day after surgery.
While adults are treated differently depending on the degree of squint. In mild to mild cases of strabismus, optical treatments such as vision correction prism are preferred, but if the desired result does not occur here, the doctor advises performing the operation.
With our long experience in treatment and surgery around children and adults, the Batal Eye Specialist Center team, with more than 10 years of experience, ensures a comprehensive eye examination before setting up a strabismus treatment plan for children that fits every child’s case. This will be carried out under the supervision of a pediatric ophthalmologist using the latest diagnostic devices in the treatment and surgery of children and adults
Senior Consultant, Pediatric Surgery and Eye Surgery Fellow of the British Royal Surgical College Fellow of the American Academy of Ophthalmology
Specialization: Strabismus and pediatric eye surgery
Degree: Member of the British Royal College of Surgeons and Member of the American Academy of Ophthalmology
Batal Eye Center
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