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Squint surgery
Treatment of squint may require eye muscle surgery. However, some patients may need glasses, prisms, medications, or may be best left untreated. The best way to determine whether straightening of the eyes is possible and appropriate, is to undergo an examination by a strabismus surgeon.

What are the success rates of a squint surgery?
Nearly 80-90% patients are successfully corrected in the straight-ahead position with one surgery. In some patients the surgery may be only partially successful. In some patients the eye alignment will change over time, resulting in the need for additional surgery or surgery for the other eye.

What are the complications of squint surgery?
Like any other surgery, squint surgery is not without complications. These complications are very rare:
Perforation of the globe may occur in 0.3% - 2.8% of cases, resulting in endophthalmitis in less than 1:3500 cases, and retinal detachment in even fewer cases after few months or years.
The benefits of surgery far outweigh the risks.

Squint: Introduction | Signs & Symptoms | Non-Surgical Treatment | Surgical Treatment
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