to think dds squint surgery has failed - help!? [Edited by MNHQ at OP's request]

[curiousgeorgie247]

Dd2 (10) had squint surgery this time last year. Everything went great and her eyes were super straight. They said they were a little bit over corrected and she didn't need glasses anymore. I first started noticing her slightly squinting on February and over the last couple of weeks it has got worse.
She had an inward her eye used to turn in too much. But now it is turning out really badly. She is looking at me with one eye and the other is looking at the wall next to her.
I'm so upset and feel so bad for her. She was discharged from the eye hospital in January.
We waited years for the operation.

What do we do now!?

My ds who was 7at the time had eye surgery for the same thing last year. His eyes seemed fine for a few months, but now one of them has started to go a bit wayward. Luckily he hadn't been discharged from the specialist, so he has been going back every 3 months to see if the movement is more stable to do another operation.

Just wondering what happened to your daughter after? I’m in the exact same position with my little girl who had surgery 4 months ago. Thanks!

As others have a said, she’s Only young so a growth spurt can be an issue. As can a change in prescription. I’d get in contact with your optician and ask him/her next steps x

It happened to me op
I had squint surgery on one eye was straight for the first couple of week then instead of going inwards again it drifted out.Is she getting double vision? As when the eye drifted outwards I got it really bad and I'd never suffered it before. Because the eyes will never work together this us a common side effect.Also I was told at the hospital it was because the muscle had been tightened to much.
They will offer her another operation, often squint surgeries have to be repeated because outcomes are very unpredictable. Go back to your gp and get referred again.Mine got corrected about 3 months after the first OP and been fine since.
I'm 41 and have had around 6 operations over my lifetime on my squint as it does often come back later on.

And I dont recommend the botox treatment as outcome to unpredictable and then it takes months for it to wear of(I've had this done to!)

@happyandsingle how did you get referred for the surgery? I’ve always been told by my optician that I would have to pay privately to have my lazy eye corrected because it’s just cosmetic

I just went to my gp and got referred to moorfields in london.This was in 2008 so I dont know if the rules have changed with NHS getting stricter.
However it was never viewed as cosmetic go to your gp instead they should be able to do you a referral.

My dd has had corrective surgery twice. Aged 7 and 10. Purely cosmetic, didn't improve her vision at all.
She's now 14 and it's still not perfect. Her surgeon is great and has said he'll look again when she'd 16

Even for cosmetic its worth it.Lots of ppl seem to find it acceptable to comment on squints as a child I would get adults come up to me and say "Did you know your eyes are crossed" and I just found it bloody rude! Children can be cruel as well if they notice something different so in my sense it should not be viewed as cosmetic in the sense that a boob or nose job would be.

I have had this as a child. I was lucky the first time round and did not need more operations, but my friend had to have it twice. My DS (6) have a squint and was supposed to have had an appointment last week, but it was cancelled, because of Cov-19. Have waited for this appointment since September, and not sure when he will be seen again. The consultant last year told me my Ds is too young to operate, as eye muscles are not formed fully, and he might need second operation later in life. I've had my operation when I was 5y, but that wasn't in the UK.

My daughters 3 month post op appointment was also cancelled last month. She was 3.5 years when she had the surgery in the U.K. Her turn was very severe so I’m not sure if that’s why. With her glasses on one eye is drifting outwards and one in. This is only occasional and at other time’s they’re near straight. It’s a vast improvement however I’m surprised they’re not “set” this long after the operation. Makes me think perhaps she’ll need another one but I’m hoping patching might help. Frustrating not knowing when appointments will be up and running, although obviously understand that can’t happen right now.