Repair of cross-eye; Resection and recession; Lazy eye repair; Strabismus repair
Risks:
Risks for any anesthesia are:
Reactions to medications
Breathing difficulties
Risks for any surgery are:
Bleeding
Infection
Other possible complications include:
Wound infections
Damage to the eye (rare)
Eye continues to be out of place
Review Date: 4/8/2005
Reviewed By: Raymond S. Douglas, M.D., Ph.D., Department of Ophthalmology, UCLA Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.
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