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==Overview==
Eye muscles surgery can improve ocular alignment and [[vision]] in patients with severe [[ocular]] features. However, it may not be really helpful in [[strabismus]] improvement due to lack of necessary [[ocular]] connections.


==Overview==
==Surgery==
===Surgery===
* Eye muscles surgery can improve ocular alignment and [[vision]] in patients with severe [[ocular]] features
For the most part, treatment of the eye conditions consists of visual rehabilitation. Surgery is possible on the ocular muscles to decrease [[nystagmus]], [[strabismus]] and common refractive errors like [[astigmatism]]. Strabismus surgery may improve the appearance of the eyes. [[Nystagmus]]-damping surgery can also be performed, to reduce the "shaking" of the eyes back and forth.<ref name="Surgical management of nystagmus">[http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=1279676, by John Lee]</ref> The effectiveness of all these procedures varies greatly and depends on individual circumstances. More importantly, since surgery will not restore a normal RPE or foveae, surgery will not provide fine binocular vision.  In the case of [[esotropia]] (the "crossed eyes" form of strabismus), surgery may help vision by expanding the [[visual field]] (the area that the eyes can see while looking at one point)
* Eye surgery may need to be repeated several times
* Eye surgery may not be really helpful in [[strabismus]] improvement due to lack of necessary [[ocular]] connections <ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK519018/ |title=Albinism - StatPearls - NCBI Bookshelf |format= |work= |accessdate=}}</ref>


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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Shadan Mehraban, M.D.[2]

Overview

Eye muscles surgery can improve ocular alignment and vision in patients with severe ocular features. However, it may not be really helpful in strabismus improvement due to lack of necessary ocular connections.

Surgery

  • Eye muscles surgery can improve ocular alignment and vision in patients with severe ocular features
  • Eye surgery may need to be repeated several times
  • Eye surgery may not be really helpful in strabismus improvement due to lack of necessary ocular connections [1]

References

  1. "Albinism - StatPearls - NCBI Bookshelf".

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