Strabismus Questions

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My two year old son (34 months) is scheduled for eye surgery within one week to correct strabismus in both eyes (Rt eye just began to turn).

Strabismus began at fourteen months (in the left eye). We have patched for two hours four to six days a week for at least six months. Three different opinions suggested surgery.

My understanding is that if I do not go ahead with the surgery, he may lose vision in the turning eye and binocular vision. If surgery is delayed for an extended time period it will eventually only be cosmetic, i.e., it would not correct or save his vision.

My questions are:

Is this accurate information?
What is the maximum age for successful strabismus surgeries?
Can vision training restore sight in the damaged eye or binocular vision if lost?
By what age must binocular vision be established?

I am reluctant to follow through with surgery due to multiple medical conditions:

Autism Spectrum Disorder
Diabetes Type I
Food Allergies
Asthma
Possible mitochondrial disorder
Possible celiacs

Thank you!

 

[Meibomian SxN]

My two year old son (34 months) is scheduled for eye surgery within one week to correct strabismus in both eyes (Rt eye just began to turn).

Strabismus began at fourteen months (in the left eye). We have patched for two hours four to six days a week for at least six months. Three different opinions suggested surgery.

My understanding is that if I do not go ahead with the surgery, he may lose vision in the turning eye and binocular vision. If surgery is delayed for an extended time period it will eventually only be cosmetic, i.e., it would not correct or save his vision.

My questions are:

Is this accurate information?
What is the maximum age for successful strabismus surgeries?
Can vision training restore sight in the damaged eye or binocular vision if lost?
By what age must binocular vision be established?

I am reluctant to follow through with surgery due to multiple medical conditions:

Autism Spectrum Disorder
Diabetes Type I
Food Allergies
Asthma
Possible mitochondrial disorder
Possible celiacs

Thank you!

You already got 3 opinions that all said surgery? And so you want someone on the list to say 3 different docs were wrong? I think 3 opinions is more than enough to draw a confident conclusion. Good luck.

 

[IndianaOD]

If you went to Ophthalmologists you will always hear surgery is the only option. A reputable behavioral Optometrist will give you your only other option. Depending on what type of strabismus is present will make the difference.

 

[banu]

My two year old son (34 months) is scheduled for eye surgery within one week to correct strabismus in both eyes (Rt eye just began to turn).

Strabismus began at fourteen months (in the left eye). We have patched for two hours four to six days a week for at least six months. Three different opinions suggested surgery.

My understanding is that if I do not go ahead with the surgery, he may lose vision in the turning eye and binocular vision. If surgery is delayed for an extended time period it will eventually only be cosmetic, i.e., it would not correct or save his vision.

My questions are:

Is this accurate information?
What is the maximum age for successful strabismus surgeries?
Can vision training restore sight in the damaged eye or binocular vision if lost?
By what age must binocular vision be established?

I am reluctant to follow through with surgery due to multiple medical conditions:

Autism Spectrum Disorder
Diabetes Type I
Food Allergies
Asthma
Possible mitochondrial disorder
Possible celiacs

Thank you!

see ur son is 2yrs old..and doctors are caring more about ur sons eye by patching..it means the eye u patcched is the good eye..u r forcing the bad eye to take up the vision so if u r doing it correctly and regularlly ur 2yr old child is gonna be saved from amblyopia which is caused due to strabismus..if not the nonpatched eye is gonna be losing its vision gradually..so this is the perfect age were u can restore or save the affected eye from losing the vision...and as u told the eye is turned in surgery is gonna bring ur childs eye to normal position and their would be no abnormal headposture and cosmetically its gonna be gud also restore gud vision...hope my answer helps u