Monday, June 04, 2012

Eye muscle repair

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Alternative Names

Repair of cross-eye; Resection and recession; Strabismus repair; Extraocular muscle surgery


Risks

Risks for any anesthesia are:

  • Reactions to anesthesia medicines
  • Breathing problems

Risks for any surgery are:

  • Bleeding
  • Infection

Some other possible complications are:

  • Wound infections
  • Damage to the eye (rare)
  • Permanent double vision (rare)

Review Date: 08/09/2010
Reviewed By: Linda J. Vorvick, MD, Medical Director, MEDEX Northwest Division of Physician Assistant Studies, Unviersity of Washington, School of Medicine; and Franklin W. Lusby, MD, Ophthalmologist, Lusby Vision Institute, La Jolla, California. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.

A.D.A.M., Inc. is accredited by URAC, also known as the American Accreditation HealthCare Commission (www.urac.org)