Strabismus does not necessarily need to be treated by surgery. Patients with accommodative strabismus can improve their eye position by correcting the refractive error with glasses, depending on the patient’s condition.
If the patient’s strabismus belongs to the type of accommodative strabismus or intermittent external strabismus, after conservative treatment, the strabismus can be completely corrected. For example, patients with accommodative internal strabismus can correct the refractive error by wearing glasses to balance the deviated eye position, and do not need to be treated by surgery. However, if the patient still has strabismus after conservative treatment, the patient can be treated with surgery.
Patients with external strabismus, vertical strabismus, or special types of strabismus require surgical correction, such as endorectal muscle reduction, due to the severe impact on visual function and the development of binocular stereo vision, which is not effective with conservative treatment.
It is recommended that patients with strabismus consult a doctor in time to evaluate their condition and follow the doctor’s instructions to choose the appropriate treatment.