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How long do strabismus surgery results last? (Does strabismus come back after surgery?)

For children, the surgery results are often very successful, with no residual vision impairment. Their eyes usually continue to develop normally into adulthood, with no further alignment problems. In adults who have been dealing with strabismus for an extended period of time, there is a cosmetic benefit to the procedure, plus varying degrees of visual benefit. Adults can experience more visual acuity, an expansion of peripheral vision, and overall improvement in function. Cosmetic benefits often carry over into psychosocial benefits, which affect the patient’s self-esteem, relationships, and careers.

In a successful initial surgery, the risk of strabismus coming back is almost none.

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* Savings estimate based on a study of more than 1 billion claims comparing self-pay (or cash pay) prices of a frequency-weighted market basket of procedures to insurer-negotiated rates for the same. Claims were collected between July 2017 and July 2019. R.Lawrence Van Horn, Arthur Laffer, Robert L.Metcalf. 2019. The Transformative Potential for Price Transparency in Healthcare: Benefits for Consumers and Providers. Health Management Policy and Innovation, Volume 4, Issue 3.

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