Tuesday, January 15, 2013

What is the average cost for an intermittent strabismus eye surgery? Is this considered an elective surgery?

Q. My left eye deviates inward when I'm trying to focus on anything small, or I'm trying to be accurate with something. It creates in focus double vision if I try and use both eyes at the same time.

So, I'm considering eye surgery to correct this problem. Has anyone had any personal experience with this procedure? and how much did the operation cost.

Thank you very much.
Oh, I do wear a corrective prism in my glasses, so I experience this problem mostly when wearing my soft contact lenses.

A. The cost of strabismus surgery depends on your insurance, the hospital you have the surgery at and their room fees, fees for anaesthesia, and fees from your ophthalmologist's office. Since you have prism in your glasses, you may also need to get a pair of glasses without prism,

Many insurance companies will cover strabismus surgery, as it is a restorative surgery and not just a cosmetic surgery. This link has a lot of information about strabismus surgery in adults:
http://www.aapos.org/displaycommon.cfm?an=5

You may want to see a pediatric ophthalmologist- they are medical doctors who specialize in strabismus in children and adults. This link will help you find a pediatric ophthalmologist:
http://aapos.affiniscape.com/associations/5371/aapos_search.cfm

Good luck!


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If you could please answer what percentage of people are color blind after lasik eye surgery

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A. I would advise calling the hospital where the surgery was performed. There should be a doctor on call or they can reach your childs doctor.

Eyes are far to sensitive to take anyones advice unless they are a physician.

Best of luck to you!


How is eye surgery done on a baby?
Q. my 8 month old has to have eye surgery in the next few months. We have tried all other options and this is our last resort. My question is how is eye surgery done? Will she be put completely to sleep, have to stay in the hospital? Thanks
She has a lazy eye. They have tried glasses and the patch and her eye is getting worse.

A. Can i have the type of surgery the infant will receive?

Basically what they will do is shorten, lengthen or change the postion of the extraocular muscles. These muscules are what moves the eye. Strabismus surgery is a one day procedure. The patient only spends few hours in the hospital with minimal preoperative preparation. The average duration of the surgery is variable according to the number of muscles operated. On average, every muscle operated takes 10-15 minutes. Before the surgery, your child will have a special "sleep medicine" called a general anaesthetic. This will make sure your child sleeps through the operation and does not feel any pain. Your child will have a patch and some redness and swelling after the operation but that will subside later on.

Since it's being fixed early your infant shouldn't have any serious vision problems that can occur later on which is great.

I hope everything works out for you and your child.

Good Luck :)





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