What are the different types of treatment of strabism?
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treatment options include surgical, pharmacological and physical treatment to solve a hybrid or wandering eye. In all cases, timely intervention is crucial. The sooner the problem is identified, the more treatment options will be available to the patient and the more effective treatment. Treatment of patients with strabism is usually overseeing an ophthalmologist and may include surgeons and other specialists also depending on the patient's case. In addition to attracting attention, because it causes the patient's eyes to look strange, it also worsens vision and can cause eye tension and discomfort. All forms of treatment of strabism are designed to re -adapt and hold them in place to develop normal vision in patients.
Doctors usually recommend from minimally invasive techniques. These methods are smaller and bears fewer risks. In low -degree strabismus, wearing glasses can sometimes fix the problem by stimulating the patient's eye muscles for development. Eye stains mOhou be used to cover a good eye, forcing the patient's bad eye to work hard and strengthen the eye muscles.
Patients can also be administered by drugs designed to blur a good eye or make further changes in vision. Botox® is also therapeutically used in the treatment of strabism. Eye exercises can be combined with any or all these ways to develop better coordination between eyes and improve muscle strength. Sometimes these possibilities of treatment may be enough, allowing the patient a complete recovery.
In other cases, it may be necessary to turn to surgery to relocate the eye muscles. In some patients, surgery may be recommended from the beginning if it is believed to be the best choice. In surgery of adult strabism, surgery is performed as an outpatient procedure with a local anesthetic. In children who can find surgery for upset or traumatic,General anesthesia is used to allow the surgeon to work safely on the patient. Eye exercises may be needed to rebuild muscles after surgery and the patient's eyes should be able to align properly.
In the diagnosis of strabism, people should discuss all available treatment options for strabism and gain advice and recommendations on the possibilities that are best suited for their cases. It may be useful to ask how long the treatment will take and what are the risks associated with the treatment, so people can make an informed choice of the treatment method or methods they want to monitor.