Strabismus Surgery

Strabismus or squinting is a common visual problem especially among children of early age. Although it is believed that the treatment is difficult, ophthalmologists have the expertise and advanced medical equipment that helps to rid these patients of the problem, especially if it is diagnosed early.

Squinting is defined as a problem that affects one or both of the eyes so that the pupil appears close to the nose or closer to the angle towards the ear. Squinting may be a disease itself or symptom as an indicator of a problem in vision, in some cases its occurrence is due to weakness in the surrounding muscles of the eye or damaging nerves that controls the movement of these muscles, forcing the ophthalmologist either to perform surgery using the femto laser to correct the defect or to recommend glasses suitable for squinting cases caused by vision problems.

The treatment in Jordan takes approximately 3 days.

The ophthalmologist performs a series of diagnostic tests to verify the patient's strabismus case:

• Fundoscopy.
• Eye examination.
• Corneal mapping and iris scan.

*The ophthalmologist may perform some other types of tests, such as radiography and other tests according to the case.

Although strabismus surgeries are very safe procedures, but some complications may occur, such as:

• The need for another eye surgery.
• Infections, abscesses or cysts around the eye.
• Slipping of the eye muscles out of place.
• Loss of vision, very rare.
• The need to wear glasses permanently because of a permanent double vision.

The surgery is performed under local anesthesia with intravenous sedation for adults, whereas for young children, ophthalmologists may depends on general anesthesia.

The eye surgeon then space the eyelids with a lid speculum to keep the eye open. Then he detaches the muscles from its current position and directs it to the right position so that the eye is directed to the natural direction. The muscles are then fixed to the new position by invisible stitches.

The surgery is performed under local anesthesia with intravenous sedation for adults, whereas for young children, ophthalmologists may depends on general anesthesia.

The eye surgeon then space the eyelids with a lid speculum to keep the eye open. Then he detaches the muscles from its current position and directs it to the right position so that the eye is directed to the natural direction. The muscles are then fixed to the new position by invisible stitches.