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I AM 76 YEARS OLD AND HAVE DOUBLE VISION, THE CAUSE OF WHICH IS CROSSED EYES. I HAVE PRISMS AND AM AS HIGH AS I CAN GO.A PEDIATRIC SURGEON HAS TOLD ME SURGERY .PROBABLY WON''T WORK..I AM HAVING HEADACHES..THO NOT SEVERE..I AM DEPRESSED AND FRUSTRATED..ANY SUGGESTIONS?...BARBARA

 

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June 25 11:44 AM (2 minutes and 34 seconds later)
         
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Hi Barbara

How long have the eyes been crossing? Is the vision good in both eyes? what was the reason for the pediatric ophthalmologist to suggest the surgery will not work?

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June 25 11:58 AM (14 minutes and 4 seconds later)
         
Reply to Dr. Stevens's Post: EYES HAVE BEEN CROSSING FOR ABOUT 1 MONTH DOUBLE VISION FOR 6MONS TO A YEAR..I HAD LASER SURGERY ON BOTH EYES SO VISION IS GOOD PED. SURGEON SAID DOUBLE WOULDPROBABLY COME BACK..IT IS VERY HARD TO REAR THIS
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June 25 12:11 PM (12 minutes and 45 seconds later)
         

So does your eye cross in or out ??
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June 25 1:23 PM (1 hour and 11 minutes and 51 seconds later)
         
BOTH EYES CROSS IN.. THE LEFT EYE JUST SLIGHTLY MORE THAN THE RIGHT..I ALSO AM HAVING NAUSEA FOR THE PAST COUPLE OF DAYS--JUST WANT TO SLEEP. IDID HAVE A BRAIN TUMOR MENINGIOMA REMOVED IN 1983 DO YOU THINK I SHOULD SEE ANEUROLOGIST ??
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June 25 3:02 PM (1 hour and 38 minutes and 58 seconds later)
         
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Hello Barbara

I am using larger letters to make this easier for you to read.

I have not heard anything to warrant neurology referral just yet. You have esotropia and if prisms are as large as they can go, you need to let your ophthalmologist know this is the case and ask him if he would consider surgery. I think it is important to get the facts straight and then go from there. If you can determine the exact reason why he feels surgery probably wont help, that would be helpful. If there happens to be an acute nerve issues causing worsening of your diplopia, this would be like an eye moving less than before, then that is expected to improve in 3 months time and surgery would not be appropriate.

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June 26 1:50 PM (22 hours and 47 minutes and 43 seconds later)
         
JUST ANOTHER COMMENT..DR. STEVENS WAS SO VERY KIND..WISH I HAD THE ABILTY TO SEE HIM AS MY DOCTOR..THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!BARBARA
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