Strabismus – The Various Treatment Procedures - Arohi Eye Hospital

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Strabismus The Various Treatment Procedures
Arohi Eye Hospital
Strabismus, or squint in layman terms, is a
condition in which both the eyes point in
different directions. The defect could be in one
or both the eyes. Either both the eyes could be
pointing inwards or outwards, or one eye could
be normal, while the other would be pointing
elsewhere.
Strabismus in adults Strabismus in adults can be
seen as a result of progressive untreated
strabismus in childhood. But, if the individual
did not have any symptoms of strabismus in
childhood, the strabismus could be a result of
an eye injury, eye disease, or any trauma caused
to the brain. Approximately 4 of adults suffer
from strabismus. The most common cases come from
childhood strabismus, with starts at a time when
the patient can suppress one eye, and avoid
double vision. Other cases that are caused due
to medical illness or an accident, makes this
sudden onset hard
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• for the patient to tolerate, thus prompting
  immediate evaluation and treatment by the best
  squint specialist in Mumbai.
• Treatment of strabismus Should you opt for it?
• Earlier, there was no successful cure for adults
  suffering from strabismus. But now, with the
  advancement in technology, it has become
  possible to not only treat the condition, but
  also improve the field of vision, depth
  perception, and the way the two eyes work
  together. Patients who do not treat their
  strabismus suffer from a loss of binocular
  vision and stereopsis, as a result of which the
  two eyes do not work in coordination, as they
  should, to provide depth perception.
• Various treatment options
• The most successful treatment for strabismus
  repair is a reconstructive surgery, which
  involves tightening or moving one or more of the
  outside eye muscles that move the eye to change
  the eye position. These muscles are attached very
  close to the front of the eye under the
  conjunctiva, the clear surface layer. Strabismus
  surgery can eliminate double vision, improve
  three- dimensional vision, and expand the field
  of vision, thus eliminating abnormal head
  posture, improving psychosocial function, and
  improving vocational status. But, all this is
  going to take a little while. Remember, you are
  going to have a difficult time for up to a week,
  to recover after squint surgery, but the results
  that you are going to have will be amazingly
  successful that will last for a lifetime!
• However, there are many other treatment options
  possible too, depending upon the individual
  case. For example,
• Glasses can be prescribed to the patient to
  improve vision and eliminate double vision.
• Prisms can be temporarily attached as a piece of
  plastic to glasses, or permanently ground into
  the glasses.

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• Eye patches can be prescribed to cover one eye,
  and block the double vision.
• Botox injection may help the eye muscles to be
  paralyzed, thus allowing the eyeball to fall
  back into correct alignment.
• With so many options available, how would you
  know what is
• right for you? This is where you will need the
  help of a specialist. Arohi Eye Hospital is the
  best squint specialist in Mumbai who can help
  identify your condition and symptoms, and also
  help you treat it with the best possible
  treatment.
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