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TP:
I have double vision from my AN. I have to wait until this summer before I have corrective surgery on my eye. I was wondering who else out there (I've talked with Karen - thank you) who has had this type of surgery. I haven't met with a Dr yet (in the process of finding one) so I am not sure what the name of the surgery is but I understand the process corrects the muscles in the eye to align the bad eye with the good eye.

Anyone out there who has had this surgery can you share your experiences?

1. Was it succcessful?
2. Did you have to have several surgeries to correct the bad eye?
3. If you had the surgery and it corrected your eye are you able to see clearly?
4. Any other fun facts - would be greatly appreciated.

Thank you!  ::)

nancyann:
Hi TP:  I haven't even heard about this occuring, I geuss that's why we're not replying to it.  I have the facial paralysis, etc, like you, but not the double vision.
          Blurry vision yes, from lubricants, but that's it.  I was thinking:  so you get the joy of double sunrises & sunsets, double the amount of flowers; however driving would be difficult, highways are jammed with enough cars without having to see 'double' of that !
I wish you the best in your surgery to correct it (if only you could continue to see 'double' of the things you want to!)
Take care my friend,  Nancy

mar50:
I had double vision and strabismus for several weeks after my surgery.  I ended up going to a neuro-opthomologist rather than just a general opthomologist.  If you haven't met with either, I would recommend doing so you can determine exactly what is going on.  I wore prisms in my glasses for a few months and eventually, about 2.5 months after my surgery, my eyes "straightened out".  My undestanding is that it was probably caused by the ANpressing on my optical nerve (sorry, forget which number that is 7th or 8th cranial nerve?).  The first symptom I had of my AN was double vision.  And I still have it sometimes at some angles, but nothing that interferes with my daily activities. 

Oh, and I think the deal with the surgery is that they need to make sure the nerve is ok first, then they operate on the muscle. But I could be wrong on that one, that was just what I understood.   

nancyann:
Well, there you go !  Learn something new everyday !!!!  Thanks for the info !!

TP:
Thank you for your replies. I am happy to learn that you guys have not experienced double vision for any length of time. It is not fun and personally has been the most difficult part of my healing. I will be meeting with a neuro opthamalogist in a few months and discussing my options. 

If anyone reads this please look at the first entry and if you can provide any input the questions, it would be greatly appreciated. Thank you!

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