eye surgery question....

I've been thinking about having eye surgery for some time now, and was wondering if anyone could answer me this question....

I have a squint (my left eye turns in) and would obviously quite like to get this corrected. The thing is, i'll still need glasses afterwards because of my other problems. So i was wondering if it's possible at all to still wear contact lenses after surgery? Only i dont think i could go back to wearing glasses full time again!

obviously i'll ask my optician about this but i was hoping someone could shed some light for me!

thanks for reading! :smile:

xxxxxx

Reply 1

hugatree

11

I don't see why you couldn't wear contact lenses, unless the foil that covers your eye was damaged.

Reply 2

random_bloke

1

shouldn't be a problem because i'm guessing the surgery would be on the eye muscles?

just ask your surgeon...make sure they answer all your questions.

Reply 3

*sazzy*

OP

thanks guys, yes i'm going to ask LOTS of questions at my next appoinment lol :rolleyes:

after all, its my eyes, only get one pair of them!

was just being impatient lol :rolleyes:

Reply 4

hugatree

11

I want to have one done too but not yet, I'm only 20. What if they mess up? :afraid:

Reply 5

FruitcakeLiz

1

hugatree

. What if they mess up? :afraid:

Exactly; do you really want to run the risk of going completely blind at 20?

Reply 6

*sazzy*

OP

FruitcakeLiz

Exactly; do you really want to run the risk of going completely blind at 20?

hmm, thats a worry i have too, but i figure there's no harm in finding out all the details is there?

I think its just because it's the eyes.....if something goes wrong *shudders*....well the results aren't nice! :frown:

Reply 7

explosiive

8

I had eye surgery to correct a squint when I was 11 (20 is fine, I doubt they will go wrong) and if I want I can wear contacts, so yeah you can.

Reply 8

supertramp

9

I have a squint (my left eye turns in) and would obviously quite like to get this corrected. The thing is, i'll still need glasses afterwards because of my other problems. So i was wondering if it's possible at all to still wear contact lenses after surgery? Only i dont think i could go back to wearing glasses full time again!

One of my eyes turned outwards, and I got corrective surgery. They went a bit over the top, though, because now it turns in! I can keep them straight normally unless I get really drunk or really exhausted though. I can do some neat tricks with them now, make them both turn inwards independently of each other, which to me makes up for it.

But anyway - yes. Contacts are absolutely fine. I wear them (when I can afford them) with no problems whatsoever.

Reply 9

*sazzy*

OP

Thanks guys, that helps a lot!

seeing as you've been through it, can i ask how long it takes to recover?

Reply 10

supertramp

9

seeing as you've been through it, can i ask how long it takes to recover?

It didn't take long at all. Your eyes are obviously sore at first, and going out into the cold or wind will hurt, but even just the next day they already feel better. I think mine were bloodshot for about a week but they didn't hurt much at all, just looked a bit gruesome.

Reply 11

Adhsur

15

Can I ask you if it's absolutely necessary for you to have surgery? As in, is it only a minor cosmetic thing? I have squints in my eyes but I wouldn't want to risk surgery for something so insignificant.

Reply 12

supertramp

9

As in, is it only a minor cosmetic thing?

It's not really cosmetic. It's not nice to not be able to see when you are tired/drunk/lying on your side etc.

There are different degrees of squinting, if you can control it all the time then you don't need surgery, but if it happens regularly then it's really annoying (and, well, you DO look weird).

The surgery isn't really a big deal at all. It's much better to be able to see properly and not have to constantly make an effort to look straight than to live with the alternative.

I'm really glad I got it done when I was little, because my eyes are so much better than they used to be (even though I'm still short sighted).

ETA: And it's on the NHS, too, which helps.

Reply 13

*sazzy*

OP

Thanks supertramp that helps a lot! :smile:

In response to adhurs question no it's not purely for cosmetic reasons, though that is a part of it obviously. It's just that I'd like to not have the worry of "trying to look straight". I mean, when i'm properly awake with my glasses/contact lenses you cant usually see it., and my vision is ok. But it's when i go out or am tired that it affetcs me. Not only does it feel wierd ( you KNOW you're doing it) but it can also make my eyes "ache" for want of a better word and headaches usually follow.

It just such a shame that they didnt do it when i was younger (my sister had them in both eyes and got them corrected when she was a baby). However, they wouldnt do that for me. They kept saying that glasses would correct it, and told us many theories like i'd have to wait until i was 8...then it was 13....Then apparently it was too late as it would give me double vision. I have now recently found out that this isnt the case at all and am very annoyed that i wasn't told sooner...but anyhoo thats kind of going off the point lol :rolleyes:

Have decided i do want to go through with this now, so hopefully shall have things fixed at somepoint within a yr :smile:

(as i want it before i go to uni)

thanks again for all the advice! xxxxxxxxxxxxxx

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