Adult strabismus can be treated surgically to improve its appearance, but amblyopia or visual function caused by strabismus is relatively difficult to restore.
Strabismus is usually caused by damage to the extraocular muscles that control eye movement. Surgery to adjust the length of the extraocular muscles can usually restore the appearance and position the eye.
If the strabismus has been present since childhood and has remained undiagnosed for a long period of time, it is necessary to determine if the strabismus is combined with amblyopia, i.e., if the corrected visual acuity is not able to reach a normal visual acuity of 1.0, then the strabismus surgery will not be able to improve the visual acuity.
If the degree of strabismus is relatively large and combined with amblyopia, it is also necessary to determine whether there are three levels of visual function, i.e., whether binocular synaesthesia, stereopsis, and fusion are present or not, and strabismus surgery will not improve visual function.
If you have strabismus, go to the hospital and follow the doctor’s instructions for proper treatment.