Is there any treatment for crossed or weak eyes for a 24 years old adult?!
Question:
Is there any treatment for crossed or weak eyes for a 24 years old adult?
Iam asking this question because i have crossed eyes and it gives me seriouse inferiority complexs, for instance i cant look people sraight in the eyes and i actually would have had a lot of opportunity to better myself like being a model or actress and other things that i dont dare participate in because of that .I want to know if it can be corrected because it is really bothering me. Please i need seriouse answers and no jokes because i ve had my share of people making fun of me. I think it is caused by convulsions i had when i was about a year old. I would have been quite a beauty if not for my eyes.
Answers:
hello Ms. Andrew,
Surgery to correct strabismus is performed to strengthen or weaken the effect of one or more of the muscles that move the eye. When this procedure is performed on adults, it is usually done under local anesthesia. (The eye is numb, but the patient is awake.)
The surgeon will first make an opening into the outer layer of the eyeball. This allows the surgeon to reach the muscle that will be strengthened or weakened.
Strengthening the muscle means removing a small section from one end and then stitching it back together. This makes the muscle shorter, which tends to turn the eye toward the side of that muscle.
"Weakening" the muscle means making a cut across one end, but not removing any of the muscle to shorten it. Instead, a gap is left where the muscle was cut, and the ends of the muscle are tied back together with a suture (thread). This has the effect of making the muscle longer, which lets the eye turn further away from the side of that muscle.
At the end of the procedure, the surgeon will close the opening in the eye with stitches. The patient will often have double vision for a few weeks after surgery. This goes away as the brain adjusts to the new way of seeing.
whatever is ur decision, let it be physical therapy ( i am not sure whether its suited for ur age) or local surgery, pls consult the best suited doctor in ur area. i am from singapore, we dun have a medical problem here, i am unsure about ur country.
best wishes in life, sometimes, its more than what it meets the eyes. msg me if u wish to jay_ees@yahoo.com.sg