Strabismus surgery and blepharoplasty? (photos)

August 16, 2020
Asked By:jayhp in Mountain View, CA

I'm scheduled for a consultation with an oculoplastic surgeon. My primary concern is strabismus, but I also have ptosis in the "lazy" eye and heavy eyelids. Is it possible to combine strabismus surgery with ptosis surgery? With a blepharoplasty?

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August 20, 2020

Answer: Strabismus surgery and blepharoplasty?

Mehryar (Ray) Taban, MD, FACSOculoplastic Surgeon, Board Certified in Ophthalmology
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Answer: Strabismus surgery and blepharoplasty?

Mehryar (Ray) Taban, MD, FACSOculoplastic Surgeon, Board Certified in Ophthalmology
August 20, 2020

Answer: Absolutely not!. Ptosis and strabismus surgery should never be done together.

Kenneth D. Steinsapir, MDOculoplastic Surgeon, Board Certified in Ophthalmology
August 20, 2020

Answer: Absolutely not!. Ptosis and strabismus surgery should never be done together.

Kenneth D. Steinsapir, MDOculoplastic Surgeon, Board Certified in Ophthalmology

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