This occurs in approximately half the children who have strabismus. During surgery, the ophthalmologist makes a small incision in the tissue covering the eye to reach the eye muscles. These muscles are repositioned, depending on which direction the eye is turning. If we moved the muscles in these patients as much as we do in normal patients, they tend to be overcorrected, so less is more with these patients. When strabismus surgery is performed on children, a general anesthetic is required.
Recovery time is rapid.
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