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Penelope$ - 07 Jul 2006 00:14 GMT

Here is our story. My husband had strabismus surgery 15 weeks ago. He has
had severe eye, frontal head, neck, and back pain. He had this surgery 2
times as a child. He cannot drive, look at the computer, and has not
returned to work since the surgery. The surgeon suggests that an over
correction may have occured. Has anyone else had this problem? Does anyone
had any suggestions?

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David Robins, MD - 08 Jul 2006 05:44 GMT

On 7/6/06 4:14 PM, in article 62dcc24469ee4@uwe, "Penelope$" <u23839@uwe>
wrote:

> Here is our story. My husband had strabismus surgery 15 weeks ago. He has
> had severe eye, frontal head, neck, and back pain. He had this surgery 2
> times as a child. He cannot drive, look at the computer, and has not
> returned to work since the surgery. The surgeon suggests that an over
> correction may have occured. Has anyone else had this problem? Does anyone
> had any suggestions?

Does covering 1 eye, so only 1 eye is used, relieve all or most of the
symptoms? If so, the alignment sounds like the problem. If this does not
help, the problem is likely elsewehere, since using one eye does not involve
alignment of the eyes.

And, no, I have never seen such a severe problem that lasted so long.
Especially back pain - that is a puzzle.

David Robins, MD
Board certified Ophthalmologist
Pediatric ophthalmology and adult strabismus subspecialty

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Penelope$ - 22 Jul 2006 21:28 GMT

The surgeon had him do just that after the post surgory date had past. He
covered one eye each day for 20 minutes, during that time there was no pain,
however the pain after the patch came off was incredible. Do you recommend
any other tests that could be done, besides an MRI, and blood tests?

>On 7/6/06 4:14 PM, in article 62dcc24469ee4@uwe, "Penelope$" <u23839@uwe>
>wrote:
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>Board certified Ophthalmologist
>Pediatric ophthalmology and adult strabismus subspecialty

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Penelope$ - 09 Jul 2006 20:52 GMT

>Here is our story. My husband had strabismus surgery 15 weeks ago. He has
>had severe eye, frontal head, neck, and back pain. He had this surgery 2
>times as a child. He cannot drive, look at the computer, and has not
>returned to work since the surgery. The surgeon suggests that an over
>correction may have occured. Has anyone else had this problem? Does anyone
>had any suggestions?

I'll share more information. The surgeon believes his eyes went in the
opposite directions after the surgery. He's had an MRI, and every possible
blood test. We are now going to go to an eye pain specialist, and see what
an pain clinic can do for him.

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Penelope$ - 28 Jul 2006 19:31 GMT

>>Here is our story. My husband had strabismus surgery 15 weeks ago. He has
>>had severe eye, frontal head, neck, and back pain. He had this surgery 2
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>blood test. We are now going to go to an eye pain specialist, and see what
>an pain clinic can do for him.

The final diagnosis for my husband is: his brain didn't fuse with the
surgery. My question is: what can be done to make his brain fuse? Will he
have to live the rest of his life with this unending pain?

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