Strabismus surgery is a specialized surgical procedure used to correct the misalignment of the eye muscles, aiming to restore proper eye alignment and improve binocular vision or cosmetic appearance. It is a common procedure in ophthalmology and can be performed on both children and adults, whether for medical necessity or aesthetic reasons.
Strabismus is a condition where the eyes do not properly align with each other when looking at an object. One eye may turn inward, outward, upward, or downward. This occurs due to an imbalance in the muscles that control eye movement. In severe cases or when non-surgical treatments fail, surgical intervention is recommended to adjust the tension or positioning of one or more eye muscles.
The surgery aims to:
