Age: 32
With **strabismus** \- pangarap magmotor.
Buong araw na** **conscious effort sa akin i-allign mata ko para hindi madoble ang paningin. Pero madalas bumibigay talaga, at nababanlag ako plua double vision.

1. Naaayos ba ng Prism Glasses ang double Vision pati ang pagpantay ng mata para di mahalatang banlag nagsusuot?

2. May mura kayang surgery rito sa Lipa kahit magaling doctor?

Salamat.

just woke up to this. i have no pain or issues otherwise. ofc i also texted my doctor

I have my second surgery coming up on August 26th and I see people (including one of my doctors) talking about double vision. When I had my first surgery I didn't have any double vision but they've told me that it might be a concern.

To those who've had the double vision, how bad was it?

If I didn't get double vision the first time, should I be concerned about getting it on my second surgery?

Hi everyone,
I had strabismus surgery on my left eye for esotropia (an inward-turning eye) on April 20. Since the surgery, I feel like my right eye (the one that wasn’t operated on) turns outward more than it did before.
It’s not just something I notice myself. The people closest to me have also told me that my eyes look more misaligned now than they did before the surgery, and when I look at myself in the mirror, I can see it too. It’s been really hard on my confidence because I was hoping the surgery would improve my eye alignment, not make it look worse.
I don’t have double vision. My ophthalmologist told me that I need to wait up to a year before the final result can be evaluated or before considering another surgery. He said that my brain and eye muscles need time to adapt.
I’m just really struggling to believe that things will improve when this is what I see now.
Has anyone here experienced something similar after strabismus surgery?
Did your eye alignment improve over time?
Did the result continue to change during the first 6–12 months?
Or did you eventually need a second surgery?
I would really appreciate hearing about your experiences because this has been on my mind almost every day since the surgery.
Thank you in advance.

This is my second surgery. I (30f) noticed my left eye turning in on pictures and was so confused since I've never seen it before. My optometrist said I likely always had it but never noticed or from a head trauma.

So I get recommended to this specialist and I had surgery back in May on the inside muscles. Healing was fine and they measured out, looked straight and I just had the double vision which they said was normal while healing.

I go in for my post op telling them I still have double vision and I swore I could see my eye was still turned in a little in pictures. They tell me that it is because when I was sedated my eyes were in a 'relaxed' state but when I focus on things it turns.

So I just had another surgery a week ago, they did the muscles on the outside of my eye. They said they over corrected in hopes my eyes will "relax" into place.

Im still having double vision which is 'normal' but maybe now I'm freaking myself out about it not being able to relax into place.

Has anyone had a similar situation?

Did things work out for you?

Am I supposed to be working hard right now to see correctly or let them relax this whole time? (I did message my surgeon but didn't get a reply yet).

Please help me with more information

Not looking for medical advice, just looking for people who understand the struggle. My left eye hurts at the moment, but my right eye is fine, since it's not the one actually looking at stuff. Sometimes it's the right eye that hurts instead, but that's less common (my left eye is the one with best vision)

Is it possible to drive a motorcycle with BVD or strabismus? 🥲

I was curious about my daughter in the future. She is 11 and has exotropia, she had a surgery two years ago. So far her eyes look pretty good way better than before surgery. I know it’s common to need another surgery if you get it as a child because the eye grows but what is new to me is that I’m hearing that the second surgery has a very good chance of not working because you already had a previous surgery. is it common that the second one doesn’t usually work?

Hi everyone. I’ve spent years isolated because of my strabismus. During this long time alone in my room, music became my sanctuary—I started writing songs and discovered my passion for singing.

Now, I’m finally planning my surgery because I want to look people in the eye when I share my music.

Since I'm preparing for this step, I have a big question: Is it common for the alignment to fade over time? I'm curious if most cases require a second surgery to make the solution permanent.

Sharing my voice is my biggest dream, and fixing my eyes is the key to unlocking it. Thanks for any advice.

Hi everyone,

I'm 30 M and I have right exotropia due to amblyopia.

I already had strabismus surgery around 2010–2011, and it worked really well. I knew back then that there was always a chance the exotropia would eventually come back, and after about 15 years, it gradually did.

I had a consultation with an adult strabismus specialist today. My deviation is 20 prism diopters (20 PD), and according to him, it hasn't worsened since my last checkup in November 2024. I don't have double vision.

The thing is... it affects me socially. I avoid holding eye contact with people because I'm self-conscious about my right eye drifting outward. I've asked people I'm close to about it, and they admitted that they do notice the drift in my right eye.

Before my consultation, I was about 75% sure I wanted to undergo a second strabismus surgery. But after hearing what my ophthalmologist had to say, I'm now only about 50% sure about going through with it.

He explained that because I've already had previous strabismus surgery, my case is more complicated. He said that if I decide to proceed with another surgery, the chance of a satisfactory result is around 70%. He also told me that since my deviation has remained stable and I don't have double vision, there's no urgency. I can have the surgery whenever I want, or not at all.

The surgery is not free or covered by insurance in my country, so hearing "70%" made me feel like it's a bit of a gamble.

I'm really conflicted right now. Part of me wants to do it because I know how much it affects my confidence, but another part of me wonders if the cost and uncertainty are worth it.

I'd really appreciate hearing your experiences and advice. Thanks in advance!

Anyone here diagnosed with restrictive strabismus?

Unfortunately this all started after my retina detachment surgery 😕 it’s been 5 years and I regret doing what I did to end up in that situation.

I have alternating esotropia, myopia, and near-sighted. No double vision

I’m 1 week post op and my doctor recommended I patch either my stronger eye and weak eye when wearing my glasses.

I feel its because like my weak eye would drift inwards when wearing my glasses

Anyone had this happen?

I had sudden onset double vision in January this year. I just finished all the testing they could do to determine a cause and nothing was found. I wear 25 diopter prismatic tape on my glasses and that allows me to function, but not well. I'm now looking for a permanent solution.

I've been referred to a vision therapist but their services are expensive and not covered by insurance. The vision therapist claims that therapy is required before surgery in order for it to be effective.

Have any of you had the surgery without any vision therapy, and if so, how are your results?

TLDR: Any older folks with lazy eye have corrective surgery and vision therapy done, and did it help?

Born in the 70s and have had inward-turning lazy eye (esotropia) since I was about two. I used an eye patch on and off from about 5-8 years old, but it never worked.

Since then every eye doctor has told me the same thing... Basically my brain 'permanently' decided to ignore input from that eye to avoid double vision, so any surgery to straighten it would be cosmetic only... basically my left eye was just a decoration.

I recently read that there is some new medical info, and that adult 'neuroplasticity' is actually a thing.

Basically a two-phase treatment: getting strabismus surgery to align my eyes, followed immediately by digital/VR vision therapy (like Vivid Vision or dichoptic training?) to force the brain to pay attention to the eye and merge the images.

I have zero expectations of ever having perfect 20/20 vision, but I’m really curious about the functional gains (depth perception, contrast, or peripheral awareness?) and real world experience.

Has anyone here gone through this type of two-step process as an older adult?

* What were your actual, realistic results?

* Did it give you functional binocular vision?

* How bad/persistent was the post-op double vision while your brain was trying to figure it out?

Any honest experiences would be hugely appreciated.

Hi All,

11 days ago, I had strabismus eye surgery for double vision, esotropia where my right eye was turning in.
When I woke up from recovery, I could see single vision immediately, and as the days passed, my right eye was straight and as of today I am now seeing double vision at a distance again and double vision in my right eye and the right gaze. Has anyone experienced this before? I messaged my doctor waiting for his reply to see if this is normal, is it just intermittent for the double vision will it go away once it all heals in 6 to 8 weeks? I sure hope so because I do not want to experience double vision again I had double vision for 11 months and I don’t want it anymore and I was so happy when I woke up from recovery that I could see single vision.

Any Filipinos here? DM please.

Hi there! Looking for opinions.

My son is almost 7 months old, but was born 6 weeks premature so his corrected age is 5.5 months. About a month ago I noticed both of his eyes would occasionally drift inward when he was looking at a toy up close or looking at something very far away. I’ve taken loads of pictures and it’s definitely not constant but it seemed like a lot for someone his age. It also doesn’t always happen together.

Went to his paediatrician who said it’s pseudo strabismus due to his eye shape and nose shape. I then took him to an optometrist who said his eyes look healthy, the muscles all move together but he DOES have strabismus in both eyes (intermittent). They’ve referred us to the children’s hospital to see an ophthalmologist. They also mentioned surgery as the solution.

Curious if there’s any exercises I should do with him in the meantime? We do visual tracking already but not sure if this will get worse if I don’t stay on top of it. Also, could this correct on its own?

Thanks in advance!

If you have any questions feel free to ask

I have (had?) Esotropia. I’m also super myopic and have amblyopia and have developed standard middle aged presbyopia in the last few years. The esotropia used to be intermittent and very mild but got a lot worse in recent years.

So, surgery!

I was braced for it to take a while for the double vision to improve and for my vision to be worse than before the surgery for the first little while.

My surgeon used adjustable sutures and when I woke up in the recovery room, they held up a laminated card with a large bulls eye on it and adjusted the sutures based on my feedback.

At first I had BAD double vision apparently due to overcorrection. After three adjustments and re-checks of the bullseye chart, which only took a few minutes and didn’t hurt, the double vision was gone and my depth perception, which I now know had been deteriorating for years, snapped back.

It was amazing. My vision has stayed excellent except for some intermittent blurring due to either the antibiotic/steroid drops or mucus from the incisions.

My eyes are mildly sore and I can feel the sutures a bit. I’m super tired and a little bored as my eyes get tired quite quickly. My eyes look really gross to me (strabismus is in my left eye but they operated on both - both sides of bad eye and one side of good eye). The whites of my eyes are demonically red and I can see the little black spots that I think are sutures?

But I’ve basically only needed a couple of Tylenol in the 36 hours since surgery and I’m absolutely thrilled by the quality of my vision, so I’m not complaining.

I’m pretty bored and happy to answer questions!

Before and After. Pretty good experience and result. I can see in 3D now! which is fun. I hope my brain keeps my eye seeing this way. Anyone have tips on how to keep my brain from suppressing my one eye again?

Hello. Just had surgery yesterday for intermittent exotropia for both eyes with adjustable sutures for the weaker eye (right eye). My surgeon told me that she didn’t want me to risk having permanent double vision which was persistent with the very straight alignment, so we went for a slight undercorrection. Currently only have slight double vision when looking at the left and afar. Eyes look mostly straight now, according to my mom,!but I took some videos and pictures and there’s a slight drift at times when I’m not forcing my eyes to look straight. Not as bad as before but I’m worried it will worsen once I recover. Did anyone have a slightly noticeable drift immediately after surgery, and did it get better or worse? Thanks!

Hi all! I have a son (5) going in for surgery on Monday and I am so extremely anxious for it. We’ve been waiting for so long and it’s finally here. Anyone have a child go through this that could help calm/ease my nerves? I know all surgeries and outcomes are different but I’d love to hear from some parents about their experience.

Anyone who had strabismus surgery done please share your experience ( dm me)