Faden surgery is a surgical procedure done to increase the field of binocular vision. The rectus muscle is sutured to the sclera to prevent rotation of the eye towards the muscle by weakening the rotational force of the rectus muscle. Faden surgery, alias posterior fixation suture, is done to treat incomitant strabismus, Duane's retraction syndrome, nystagmus blocking syndrome, etc. The main drawback of this surgery is accessibility.
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I have vision loss and a squint in my right eye. Why?
Query: Hi doctor, I am having a squint in my right eye. It is turned inwards by birth and I have no vision in my right eye. My left eye is 100% perfect. I met an eye specialist. He checked my squint and told that my vision is not recoverable. He advised me to get cosmetic eye muscle surgery. He said it in... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I have gone through the documents and reports (attachment removed to protect patient identity). You have large angle esotropia (90PD) (a form of squint). As per my experience, operating two muscles will reduce the deviation, but will not correct it fully. As per my e... Read Full »