What is eye muscle surgery?
Extraocular eye muscles play a significant role in stabilizing and moving the eyeballs. People with eye movement disorders might need eye muscle surgery to correct misaligned eyes. The procedure usually requires general anesthesia and involves restoring one or several muscles to a proper position. Surgeons will make a small cut on the conjunctiva and tighten or weaken some eye muscles based on specific cases. Eye muscle surgery usually achieves good outcomes, and it is recommended to do it as early as possible because youth have better results than adults. [10]
