[scanders]

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This is much more uncomfortable than the OD was, as far as recovery, which surprised me, but I’m coping. (He said I had one of the tightest graves inferior muscles he’s ever worked on.) I still have double vision, but the images are closer together, and if they don’t fuse in a few weeks we’ll look at adding prism. At least it’s close enough that prism is an option again.

They didn’t tell me exactly how this fusion happens, since I still need to see while I’m waiting for it to happen. (I was too dopey to ask at the time, and then it was the weekend.) Any helpful hints? I think it’s my brain that needs to figure this out. I’m trying to spend some time each day without the foil or patch on. And “scratchy” doesn’t begin to describe how it feels…

Thanks for any advice!

[Kimberly]

#1183332

Hello – Hopefully, others who have had strabismus surgery will jump in here with their experiences post-op.

There are two videos on our YouTube channel from Dr. David Granet at UCSD Shiley Eye Center, where he discussed this surgery in detail, so this might be of interest:

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https://www.youtube.com/user/GravesAndThyroid/videos

As I recall, a few of the photos were fairly graphic, but this was a really informative presentation.

[flora]

#1183333

Hi Christy,

While I haven`t had the eye procedure myself, I just want to say that I`m glad you`ve got past another bump on this road we are on. Hope your recovery is quick, and that your eyes will feel more comfortable really soon,

Flora

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