Question 1

What happens in an eye muscle surgery for cross-eye treatment?

Accepted Answer

When it comes to strabismus treatment, eye muscle surgery is one of the most common and safe options. As most of us know, it is nearly impossible to cure any type of strabismus with medications or home remedies. Thus, surgery is required to correct the imbalance of muscle in the eye, which causes the affected eye to cross outward or inward.

Question 2

What is the cost of squint surgery?

Accepted Answer

It is a smart decision to invest in a good health insurance plan to ensure that you and your family members are covered in case a medical crisis occurs in the future.If you are going for a squint eye treatment/surgery, take a bracket of around INR 7000 to INR 1,00,000. However, this can change with the offered medical facilities and infrastructure.

Question 3

What is adult lazy eye?

Accepted Answer

Amblyopia, also known as adult lazy eye, refers to the medical condition where there is reduced vision in one eye caused by abnormal or irregular sight development in early life stages. The lazy or comparatively weaker eye often wanders outwards or inwards. Usually, the adult lazy eye develops from birth and goes up to the age of 7.

Question 4

What are the risk factors and causes of adult lazy eye?

Accepted Answer

Some of the many risk factors of adult lazy eye include development disabilities, family history of lazy eye, premature birth, and more. On the other hand, if this eye condition is not treated in time, it can lead to permanent vision loss.

Question 5

How to Prepare for eye muscle repair surgery?

Accepted Answer

The patient will undergo a comprehensive eye and physical examination before the eye muscle repair surgery. In addition, the doctor will take some eye measurements to determine which muscles are stronger or weaker than they should be.

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