The most important problem in strabismus surgery is the inability to accurately predict the outcome of the procedure. An answer to this problem was suggested by an approach that permitted the ...

Squint surgery involves tightening or moving one or more of the outside eye muscles, ... Squint surgery is nearly always a day case procedure so you should be in and out of hospital on the same day.

The first description of adjustable suture strabismus surgery was probably published by Bielschowsky 1 in the German literature in 1907. He described the procedure as follows: 'After my suggestion ...

Strabismus occurs when the eyes do not align properly. One of the eyes turns inwards, upwards, ... strabismus surgery can be performed at any time. Signs and symptoms in children.

But average annual admission rates varied widely, with a fivefold difference between the areas with the lowest admissions for corrective squint surgery (28.2/100,000 of the child population) and ...

Explaining the benefits of surgery, Belfast Trust, consultant paediatric ophthalmic surgeon, Kate Shirley, stated, “Squint ...

A research published online in the <i>British Journal of Ophthalmology</i> shows that the rates of surgery to correct childhood squint in England have tumbled over the past 50 years.

Rates of surgery to correct childhood squint in England have tumbled over the past 50 years, finds research published online in the British Journal of Ophthalmology. Topics. Conditions.

Entertainment Tonight reports that 17-month-old Dannielynn Hope Marshall Birkhead has, indeed, successfully undergone corrective eye surgery to treat the condition known as strabismus. Although ...

Too many children may be undergoing surgery to treat squints in some parts of the country, research suggests.