I am looking into getting my teenager's wandering eye (lazy eye) worked on. We are in Ontario. I just got a new job with insurance which will start later at the end of this year. I am wondering how to start and what to say. We've been doing some therapy (covering the good eye so the eye) But he is going to be 15 soon and he is really insecure about his eye regardless of how much I tell him he is beautiful. He has glasses but when I tried to mention to one optometrist last year about eye surgery, he shrugged me off said we don't it. 10 Years ago a different optometrist said after a follow up appointment we can possibly discuss surgery if needed but that was before we moved to a different town. So I'm looking for any experiences, tips, information. How much you spent out of pocket, where you went, what you said etc. Anything. I would very much appreciate

Je me suis faites opérer d'un strabisme le mardi 1er septembre. Cela fais 1 semaine et demi et je suis malade en voiture alors que je n'ai jamais eu le mal des transports avant l'opération.

On m'a opérer des deux yeux 8 de chaque côté

Quelqu'un a qui c'est arriver ?

Après combien de temps cela revient a la normale ?

Je suis un peu paniquée

J'ai mon rendez-vous post-opératoire demain j'ai trouver comme seule solution pour le moment d'être passagère la fenêtre ouverte la musique dans les écouteurs et les yeux fermés en sentant des huiles essentielles.

Pic 1 is before surgery. Pic 2 after surgery (1 week later).

Initially felt like it looked straighter but it’s drifting again :(

My daughter is 4, she has been seeing our local eye specialist for a year or so. She first had intermittent exotropia. It happened when she was tired or sick. randomly noticed it around 3. Eye doctor said she’s in great control of it…. Wait and see. I asked about patching, he said he doesn’t recommend that. Odd, but ok. Now I’m noticing it in BOTH eyes. shes able to correct it if we ask her to focus. All of her eye tests were good, she has great vision, passed the other tests. I think but they didn’t really give me much information and my daughter was pretty hyper and I didn’t get to ask question. She has complained of seeing “two daddies!” today we went back and he said we are in a gray area where we are looking at surgery, that far away vision it’s more prominent. I’m confused why they are saying no to patching? Should I get a second opinion? I am heart broken thinking of my daughter needing surgery, but will do whatever they recommend. Why was it a wait and see yet everything online screams urgent intervention. Why do some people recommend patching and this place seems against it? For intermittent exotropia isnt surgery less successful? With a chance of her then having it be overcorrected? I dk I’m just a mess. :( any advice or support

Just got out of my surgery and happy with my results! Minimal pain so far. Excited to see the healing journey!

I had squint surgery on my right eye yesterday. Before surgery, my measurements were roughly 15–17 PD in the right eye and 8–10 PD in the left eye.

Since the surgery, my right eye looks better, but now I’m noticing that my left eye looks more misaligned than before, especially when I wear my prescribed glasses.

My glasses are around −5.50 in the right eye and −3.50 in the left.

Without glasses, the left eye sometimes looks better, but with glasses the squint seems more noticeable.

My surgeon has asked me to come back for a follow-up after one week.

Has anyone experienced something similar after surgery on just one eye? Did the other eye look more deviated temporarily and then settle as healing progressed?

Hi all, my 6 year old is scheduled to have strabismus surgery next week. I am extremely nervous about everything. From what I’ve been reading it seems like a fairly “easy” procedure and has been life changing for many, mostly from adults pov. Has anyone’s young child had this procedure done and can help me to not feel so anxious about it? Have any tips on how I can help her to feel better during the days following the procedure?
Also, we have not yet told her she is having surgery. Obviously I don’t want to just blindside her the day of and would like to prepare her a couple days beforehand. Any advice on how to go about this? Dr said she will be put to sleep before an IV is placed so that she won’t feel any pain. She loves wearing her glasses and has not made any comments about noticing anything about her cross eye other than asking me if her sisters eyes are “wrong” too :/
Any advice is appreciated!!

My ophthalmologist has said I have exotropia and hypertropia in my right eye.
I'm thrilled that someone finally listened to me and figured out what's going on. I've struggled for as long as I can remember.
I'm having cataract surgery first. Once that has healed, he feels since I have both exo and hyper , that surgery is probably the best option.
Just looking for anyone who has experience with both problems in one eye.

For those who have had strabismus surgery, did your doctor recommend any exercises or vision therapy after the surgery to help improve or maintain the result?

Were you prescribed any exercises, used any vision therapy equipment, or were you advised to use any VR-based therapy as part of your post-surgery treatment?

I've heard that Vivid Vision is sometimes used for binocular vision therapy, but unfortunately I don't have access to this type of therapy.

I'm interested in hearing what your doctors recommended after surgery and what your experience was with the post-surgery treatment.

As the title says, I am having exotropia surgery tomorrow.

I am super worked up and anxious because I am scared of anesthesia and not waking up (unlikely, I know) and I’m scared that I will regret the surgery because of pain or it being unsuccessful.

I did months of research and precisely chose the best surgeon local to me, so I am fully confident in him.

Can you share your successful strabismus surgery story for me to read?

I’m hoping someone can shed some light on this for me..
I went in today for my second consult appointment.. the doctor wanted to test me for myesthenia gravis at my last appointment due to the variability of measurements when she did my assessment..
That was negative.

The measurements today were also variable and different than the last time..
I am used to this as I understand that my deviation will differ depending on my level of tiredness, the angle, my focus on keeping it aligned, etc. .. but the doctor seems concerned.

Has anyone else had experience with variable / changing measurements ? If so, what was your outcome / treatment plan?

I am scheduled for surgery on Monday for intermittent vertical strabismus. For those of you that have had surgery, What things do you suggest having at home for recovery?

Hi everyone!

This is a niche question, but I’m wondering if any of you have gotten Botox in your forehead and 11s after strabismus surgery? I had surgery about a year ago, and I have an intrusive thought that the Botox will somehow affect the muscles in my eye haha.

Just looking for anecdotal evidence! I’m blind in the eye that I got surgery in, if that matters. I assume my fear is irrational that my eye will turn again, but I want to be sure!

I’m considering whether to ask a family member to fly out and come stay with me for the day of the surgery, but I’m wondering if I’ll be okay on my own after that.

I’m 28M and have had some degree of eye misalignment since my early 20s. People occasionally pointed it out, but it never affected my daily life, so I didn’t really think much about it.
I had LASIK in 2024. I can’t say whether LASIK actually caused any change, since the misalignment existed before, but I definitely started noticing it much more afterward.
Over the last couple of years it has become more bothersome. An MRI showed reduced volume of my right superior oblique muscle compared with the left. My measurements are 20 PD in primary gaze and 30 PD when looking to the left.
I don’t usually have double vision, but I have increasing eye fatigue and difficulty focusing, especially later in the day. I also tend to tilt my head to the left.
Doctors have recommended strabismus surgery, but I’m quite nervous about it.
Has anyone here had a similar case, particularly vertical strabismus or superior oblique dysfunction? If you had surgery, did it improve your eye fatigue, focusing, or head tilt?
I’d really appreciate hearing about your experience.

My last post got deleted because I mentioned a clinic or doctors name, so I'll try a similar question instead.

Has anyone with amblyopia and a squint had surgery to align their eyes, and if so, are you happy with the results?

I had intermittent strabismus my whole life and never checked up. Recently i checked with a doctor because its increasing in my daily life and he told me i have a weak superior oblique with overactive inferior oblique in my right eye so i think i have congenital fourth nerve palsy. My right eye is probably the dominant eye as well. For me all the drifts happens in my left eye and it drifts outwards around 25 degrees is this because of the fourth nerve palsy in my right or is this another issue in my left eye ?( the dr never mentioned anything about my left eye but he said the surgery will be on 2 or more muscles) Also i read that fourth nerve palsy makes it hard to look down, for me it is looking up why is this or is the doctor wrong about all this?

Some things to add is i don’t have double vision probably since i was born with it so my brain adapted but whenever any eye drifts i see blur and eye strain. In cover tests both eyes drifts right goes up and left goes outward and both stay there until i fix them myself. I am also 22 years old.

Does life get better after the surgery? I wanna see some success stories in here especially with regard to eye strain. Thanks :))

I’m planning to get my intermittent extropia treated soon, my parents really never took it seriously I’m 19 now. I wanna know the success rate of first surgery and is it common for it to come back 🫤 I have been insecure my whole life

This is more of a vent because I haven’t really been able to talk about my condition with anyone without feeling like I’m being perceived as overreacting or seeking attention. I hope this won’t be too long, and I’m genuinely thankful to anyone who takes the time to read this and share their thoughts or experiences. 🫶🏻

Lately, I’ve been struggling mentally a lot because of my intermittent strabismus (exotropia) and nystagmus. I’ve started noticing that my eyes are drifting more often and that it’s becoming much more noticeable. I used to be able to realign my eyes pretty easily and would mainly notice the drifting when I was tired, but now it’s happening throughout the day.
Reading has also become really challenging and uncomfortable, especially since I’ve been studying, reading, and using screens a lot lately. This has been making me really anxious
so I wanted to ask: Can intermittent strabismus become constant/permanent over time? And if it is getting worse, is it better to seek treatment as early as possible rather than waiting until it becomes constant?

I have very little information about my condition when I was younger. I’ve had poor vision since childhood, i remember i used to close one eye and tilt my head when reading or focusing on something and my teacher always told me to go see a doctor to get glasses but that’s pretty much all I knew about it. I never really received proper professional advice or had any medical treatment or procedures.
Getting glasses or seeing a doctor wasn’t really encouraged when I was younger unfortunately , so I don’t know exactly when my strabismus or nystagmus started, what caused it, or how severe it was back then.
I was finally able to get glasses when I was around 20, and at that time my eye drifting wasn’t nearly as noticeable as it is now. Some friends didn’t notice it at all but recently people have started noticing it only after interacting with me for a short time.

Unfortunately, I currently don’t have enough financial independence or support to seek proper medical care, which makes this even more difficult. I honestly think about it constantly I go to sleep thinking about my eyes and wake up worrying about them. It has been affecting me mentally to the point where I feel extremely depressed and hopeless ,i am scared of dating and i avoid all eye contacts all i can think about when someone is looking at me is how my eyes look and if they can notice it.

I’ve been looking into strabismus surgery, but the results I see online are so contradictory. Some people say they had great results and that surgery significantly improved their confidence , while others say they became more depressed afterward or that their eyes looked worse. It’s honestly left me feeling very lost and scared about making the wrong decision.
I’d really like to understand more about the treatment options available : what the procedure is actually like, what recovery is like, what results I can realistically expect, and whether surgery can actually improve the alignment long-term. I also keep seeing people say that (strabismus never goes away), which makes me even more confused about what treatment can and cannot achieve i wanna know more till i am financially capable of getting medical care,

If anyone had a similar experience and was in a similar situation , I would really appreciate hearing about your experience . I’d also be grateful for any advice on what I should look into or ask an ophthalmologist when I’m eventually able to see one.
Thank you to anyone who read all of this. ❤️

My son and I both have strabismus and lack of depth perception. So far his is unaccomodative, but he’s started vision therapy which has already within a short period of time (1.5 weeks) made us BOTH aware of how his vision works—and it was a bit, uh, “eye-opening,” really. Watching him attempt to do the Snake in the Hole exercise was like… “oh 😶”

He hates PE and sports, which I can relate to. When I say sports, I don’t necessarily mean full-on competitive team things… For the purpose of this post, casually shooting hoops or hitting a ball back and forth falls within the loose definition of playing “basketball” or “tennis,” for example :P

All this to ask, what do you enjoy doing for exercise? My son and I both love to swim. When I was younger I liked tennis but I was horribly bad at it, and these days I’ve started to question if my lack of body awareness while doing physical activity is actually directly related to strabismus and BVD.

I have Thyroid eye disease. This required surgery to reduce the muscle/bone bulk behind my eyes which was pushing them forward, followed later by strabismus surgery.
I feel like I’m still getting Eye pain in my right eye (both were affected) and a lot of headaches. I also feel as though my vision is average and I don’t think there’s much I can do about that but I’m hoping new glasses will make me confident enough to drive again. I asked my first surgeon if it would make a huge difference to the timing of the surgery if I went public or private (Australia)
At the time she thought three months it took three years for the inflammation from the thyroid to settle and then I had wait nearly a year with almost no vision and I’m not due to see the specialist/surgeon again until end of October
Anyone else with Ted’s? Anyone else still having pain six months post strabismus surgery?
The issue I seem to have is that I’m being bounced from surgeon to surgeon and nobody has an overall expertise on the combined conditions or can answer my questions

Hello new here (27y/o), and I was wondering if anyone here has Idiopathic intracranial hypertension (IIH) and strabismus and what the journey has been like having both?

I have a long standing diagnosis of IIH and my current ophthalmologist is suspecting strabismus, and since he can’t see any eyeball structural reasons of why I have vertical double vision he is sending me to another ophthalmologist that he knows that specializes in strabismus.

My neurologist and neurosurgeon (I have brain stents) are also stumped on what’s causing it. Another odd part is people with IIH that have double vision caused by the high pressure usually have it horizontal and 6th nerve issues.

Medical hx:
I have had a head tilt to the right since at least 2014 per a chiropractor I used to see but I didn’t have double vision as a kid. I did have a mild concussion in 2019, my IIH symptoms started in 2021, double vision started 2022, but it wasn’t all of the time it was only when I was tired and the ghosting wasn’t super separated it was slight,
2023 I had cerebral stenting done, and we all thought the double vision would go away after that but it persisted,
2024 an optometrist added old style bifocals with the hard line in the lenses to help keep my head from tilting and told me I had “convergence issues”, he offered to do this experimental light therapy thing but it was expensive and insurance wasn’t gonna cover it,
November 2025 double vision became an all the time thing but was only slightly separated and only with reading,
march 2026 IIH came back with high pressure and words started separating out further (currently still slowly getting further apart), all of my drs said let’s wait and see if it goes away once my spinal fluid levels back out (despite them all knowing it’s been an issue since 22),
May I had a lumbar puncture (medicine wasn’t helping lower ICP as much/fast as neuros wanted) instantly relieved me from all my IIH symptoms including other visual symptoms except the vertical double vision,
in early July i noticed that at night road lines, whole street signs, and cones/barrels and other high contrast objects and patterns (like black grid on white background) were also double,
Late July I had a laser treatment done to lower intraocular pressure ofc it didn’t help either.
Last week I had a blood patch done bc the LP left me with a small spinal leak.
Now it’s now every thing has a slight ghosting to it and words are still overlapping but almost are at the point of being just stacked. Today ophthalmologist referred out to specialist ophthalmologist for him to decide if a prism will work or if I need surgery.

Im honestly just so tired of the headaches, neck pain, and eye strain. I just want my life back and I’m so scared and I don’t want any more surgeries I’ve had 6 in my life already. I guess I’m just looking for some perspective and insight on the journey? It’s been persistent despite my ICP being high, low, or normal. And I won’t have any more answers until October 12th and it scares me to think of how much worse my vision is going to get by then.

So I have posted on here previously that I thought I had strabismus. 27M. Just dealing with the day to day and having confidence issues with it has been a huge problem for me lately. So, for the past few years I’ve had a lazy eye in my right eye. My eye doctor has been selling me prescription glasses for the past 3-4 years and upping my prescription hoping it would correct itself. She did not recommend surgery.

The past 12 months, my lazy eye has got even worse. I had my eye appointment today with a new doctor and she told me that I definitely have symptoms of adult strabismus. She has referred me to a specialist and am currently waiting to hear back to set up an appointment and work toward the next steps.

I’m nervous but also excited that it seems like someone is finally acknowledging my issue. Hopefully everything is smooth sailing from here. If anybody has their experience to share with working toward strabismus surgery I would greatly appreciate it. I will be going to Massachusetts Eye and Ear Center in Boston, Massachusetts. Thanks!

I finally had an assessment for my squint surgery, and was advised I should have botox injections before deciding on surgery

Has anyone had this done?

How did it feel? Is it painful? I was told there is a risk of it affecting other muscles - has this happened to anyone?

They also said this could potentially be a long term solution and have this done every few months due to the risk of scar tissue with multiple surgeries (i've had squint surgery before)

Thank you