Talk:Strabismus surgery

message: The article begins with a statistic about extraocular muscle surgery, but to the casual reader, this is misleading, is it not?  Not all extraocular muscle surgery is for the treatment of strabismus.  In fact, the paper from which this figure was pulled states: "Although common indications for extraocular muscle surgery in patients with INS include associated strabismus and “convergence damping”, surgery is most commonly performed on those patients in whom there is a null position in eccentric gaze…" 65.0.199.156 (talk) 04:56, 6 February 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Misleading stat? 

message: I never knew this surgery existed, thanks for informing me Arad esp. because it was in the main page. :)
Hmm so I wonder, can they change the eye color permanantly too? If they have gotten this far, I am sure they must have made progress on how to change eye color without the need for contacts? --Parker007 21:37, 3 April 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: You have got to be kidding, why would you want to change an eye color? btw, who created this surgery, its an owesome surgery. yeah, that right, we should mention the history of this surgery.--Towaru 22:26, 3 April 2007 (UTC)

text: I had this surgery as a kid (after prism-glasses etc somehow failed to stay on my schoolboy head for long) and i've had what looks like a scar on my eyeball for the last 20-odd years!  —Preceding unsigned comment added by Tittybiscuits (talk • contribs) 14:56, 27 September 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Never knew this surgery existed 

message: Correction of Adult Strabismus can involve two choices: injection of BOTOX (which can be a temporary fix) and surgery.  Several ophthalmologists consulted did not recommend BOTOX implying that it can cause more problems (eye-droop, etc) than it can cure.
To allow a person with strabismus to see a single-image, eyeglasses
are usually ground with a correction called prisms.   Prism values usually start at value +1 and go up from there as the problem gets worse.
Surgery is usually considered when the prism correction to eyeglasses normally exceeds +10 (i.e. +5 in each eye).  This means that a correction of +5 (out) will make each eyeglass lense thicker on the outside edge of the lense.  A correction of +5 (in) will make each eyeglass lense thicker on the inside edge of the lense.
For a person with myopia (near-sightedness), along with strabismus,
this will make eyeglass lenses thick. 
To correct the strabismus problem through surgery, the physician
normally involved is a pediatric (child) ophthalmologist because
the demand for this procedure is far greater in children than adults.  The surgery itself is normally out-patient and takes about
two (2) hours.  Usually, one eye will be adjusted but sometimes both eyes are corrected.   The patient will experience 'blood-shot' eye(s) for a few weeks after the procedure.
In some cases, the surgery's effects are temporary: after a few years a prism of +2 may be needed in each lense again; after a few more years, +4 in each lense.  The time to another surgery, if the initial correction starts to deteriorate, is historically ten (10) years.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by Wiki55jack (talk • contribs) 18:32, 20 February 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Adult Strabismus Surgery - Experience  

message: Hello all,
I was wondering which are the top 5 Hospital or Institute or Doctors in the world for a stravismus surgery.
I would be very grategul if you give me this information.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 84.205.231.38 (talk) 00:31, 16 June 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Best hospital/Institute/Doctors in the world 

message: Hello! I am a 4th year medical student at UCF who is passionate about ophthalmology that will be working to help improve both the quality and quantity of information on this page over the next month. Below is my work plan for the next few weeks.
Initial Assessment
Most of the information in the article has been retrieved from appropriate resources such as the American Nystagmus Network, various textbooks, and systemic reviews. Most of the sources are from within the 5 years. However, the article does need more citations in various areas - such as the complications section and the section labeled "Types". In order to improve the quality of the information I will need to pull from similar resources (textbooks, secondary resources) that are able to support the uncited information. Globally, the article itself needs a reorganizational overhaul. I would like to add sections that include "Indications", edit "Types" to "Types of Surgery" and separate both into subsections delineating common pediatric and adult strabismus indications and surgeries. The "Outcomes" section has many subsections that could use organization and have information that is either very specific or experimental. I would like to generalize common reported expectations for individuals/patients coming to the page to get an idea of what the process of surgery and recovery is like. 
Plan
My plan over Week 2 will be to:
- Identify the best resources I can for the areas of the article that are uncited
- Reorganize parts of the article to better cover all aspects of the process of strabismus surgery
- Identify holes in the article that require expansion and find concrete sources to fill those gaps
- Completely stop working in sandbox and have edits posted to article page
My plan over Week 3 will be to:
- Expand on portions of the article I have identified using sources I found the previous week
- Continue to reorganize and standardize sections for easier reading
- Re-evaluate all of the cited resources for alternatives that are of better quality
- Respond to any possible edits and prepare article for peer editing
My plan over Week 4 will be to:
- Consider peer edits and make improvements to article
- Continue to monitor for and respond to community edits
- Finish my review of the cited sources  — Preceding unsigned comment added by Bdhillon94 (talk • contribs) 17:57, 22 October 2020 (UTC)
thread_title:  2020 Work Plan for Improvement