The first point that must be clarified is that it is a surgery that is performed outside the eye. The surgeon does not penetrate inside the eye.

Basically, the muscles that move the eye in different gaze positions are weakened and/or strengthened.

The number of muscles operated on depends on the type of strabismus and the deviation.

Another important point is that, in many cases, even though the eye that deviates is always the same, muscles of both eyes can be operated on.

In adults, surgery is performed using topical anesthesia.

In children, it is necessary to perform the surgery under general anesthesia because up to 9-10 years of age, collaboration prevents it from being applied locally with drops, as happens in adults. However, even in these cases, it is performed on an outpatient basis so that within a few hours the patient can leave the clinic.