How long does it take for double vision to go away after strabismus surgery

After strabismus surgery patients experience double vision symptoms, most of which can be gradually eliminated in 1 to 3 months. Strabismus corrective surgery is a common surgical method used to treat strabismus, which can restore the positional relationship of both eyes to normal by changing the size of the contraction force of the extraocular muscles and the position of the attachment points. However, due to the patient’s perennial strabismus and the abnormal retinal correspondence already exists, resulting in the patient’s eye position being restored to normal, but the patient may have the symptom of double vision instead. For the case of double vision after strabismus correction surgery, patients do not need to be too nervous, usually after adapting for a period of time, the double vision symptoms can disappear on their own, and most of the patients in about 1 to 3 months after the surgery, the double vision symptoms will gradually disappear. If the double vision still does not disappear 3 months after the surgery, you need to consult a doctor.