Strabismus Measurements Orthoptics

[hurkleho]

Hi, I had an orthoptics appointment today and was told that I'd need surgery for a squint that's 58 horizontal and 4 vertical. I have no idea what these numbers mean, can anyone help?

[Buenchico]

See the early part of this video:

[Buenchico]

Although it's not directly relevant to your question, you might find this link helpful:
https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/squint/surgery/

[hurkleho]

Thanks buenchico, that is very helpful. I had 90 minutes of rigorous testing today and hadn't a clue what was going on, the video explains a lot

[wolf63]

I got my squint sorted when I was a toddler and again in my early thirties (1995). Both times I had to make a doggy go into a kennel as part of the tests.

It is a n easy op and recovery time is quite short.

[barry1010]

May I ask if you can see the squint when you look in a mirror? I have a slight squint that I can clearly see in photos but not in the mirror, so I am curious