Contents:
- Medical Video: PLASTIC SURGERY GONE WRONG
- Overview of the causes of squint eyes
- Then, what should be prepared before squint surgery?
- What happens during squint surgery?
- Various risks that may occur when undergoing squint surgery
- What should I do after having a squint surgery?
Medical Video: PLASTIC SURGERY GONE WRONG
Not a few people who have squint eyes are ostracized and become ridiculed by many people. This abnormal eye condition is actually caused by various things, from the development of bodily functions that are not good to the offspring. But, squint eyes can be repaired through surgery. Before you decide to undergo squint surgery, first consider what should be prepared and the various risks here.
Overview of the causes of squint eyes
Squint eyes are marked by both eyes that cannot see in the same direction at the same time. Most cases of squint eyes that occur, caused by eye muscles that are not well coordinated, so that the right eye sees the one while the left eye in the other direction.
These health conditions can be handled in various ways, one of which is to do surgery. The operation is done to straighten the wrong eye muscles, so that the eyes can see well in one direction. In this operation, the eye muscles will be strengthened, loosened, or repaired to fit the normal eye.
When squint surgery is successfully performed, the eye abnormalities that usually occur in these children can make their eyesight return to normal.
Then, what should be prepared before squint surgery?
Before undergoing surgery, patients will usually be asked to take several tests. The eye test that is done aims to find out which eye muscles will be shifted, strengthened, or stretched.
In addition, before surgery the patient may be required to do fasting because during the anesthesia procedure a procedure will be given.
What happens during squint surgery?
Cross eye surgery includes fast outpatient surgery. During this procedure you will be under the influence of anesthesia. General anesthesia or anesthesia will be given to pediatric patients, while adult patients will usually only be given local anesthesia in the eye. But this depends on the condition of each patient.
This operation does not require long maintenance, so it will be finished in just a few hours. The average squint surgery only takes 1-2 hours. Patients are usually allowed to go straight home afterwards.However, this also depends on each patient's health condition. If necessary, patients may have to undergo treatment in the inpatient ward.
Various risks that may occur when undergoing squint surgery
As in other medical operations, if this operation is performed, there are some complications that might occur, such as:
- Eye wounds
- Eye infection
- Reddish eyes
- Shaded vision
- Exit blood from the eyes
- Blurred vision
- Corneal abrasion
What should I do after having a squint surgery?
Patients will usually have shaded vision in the next few days after eye surgery. However, this post-eye recovery does not last long, it only takes about one week. Even in children, it may be possible for him to go to school two days after eye surgery.
Some medicines that will be given by the doctor after eye surgery, namely, painkillers such as ibuprofen or paracetamol. Meanwhile, patients are also forbidden to swim and drive their own cars for at least two weeks postoperatively.
If you experience symptoms or even health problems after surgery, you should immediately contact your doctor.
