Oscillating eye after IR recession - pls help with opinion. Thank you!

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fresnelp@yahoo.com - 06 Jan 2005 12:47 GMT

Hi all,

6 years ago I underwent an operation for vertical strabismus in Europe:

L.E.: IR retroposition (I believe this is also known as recession),
R.E.: IR myectomy (I believe this is also known as resection

I was told that there was no risk, but there "could be no change".
Alas, there was change - double vision, and oscillating left eye (up,
down, and sideways). Could you please comment what caused the problem,
could it be foreseen, did the surgery make sense, and can it now be
fixed? I have seen 5 or 6 strabismus doctors, and they are reluctant to
do surgery. They say the excyclotropia in the L.E. is very small
(around 15 degrees) to be operated. So is the 5-10 prism horizontal
strabismus, and the 5 prism oscillating vertical strabismus. They
recommend occlusion. Can really nothing be done?
Thank you in advance,
Peter

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g.gatti@agora.it - 06 Jan 2005 14:48 GMT

Now this criminals do all sorts of violent operations, and still
believe in them, despite NO RESULTS in relieving the disease.

Then they say the true cure is DISPROVEN.

Their violent treatments are DISPROVEN by the reality itself.
But why don't you do the only treatment that works for yourself?

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drfrank21@hotmail.com - 06 Jan 2005 22:49 GMT

> Hi all,
>
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> Thank you in advance,
> Peter

Muscle surgery can be dicey for certain conditions- I would tend to
believe the multiple specialists you've seen that further surgery
would be of dubious value and may do more harm than benefit.
Occlusion therapy is probably your only good option at this point.
It's too difficult to answer your other questions (ie. what caused
the problem(s), did the surgery make sense) on the limited info
you provided. Your original surgeon would be the best source to
any those. Good luck.

frank

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