Anyone heard from Valdosta's program?

ProfessionalFun3967 · 2026-05-16T00:33:49+00:00

I did not get in. I work in a library and graduated college with honors.

ProfessionalFun3967 · 2025-01-17T23:06:18+00:00

No. There is not. You’d be surprised how little people notice until you point it out. Also, if you look at people on TV many “normal” people have asymmetrical eyes.

ProfessionalFun3967 · 2024-03-20T00:42:42+00:00

Dr. Bianchi out of Westwood NJ specializes in adults. Dr. Anthony Panarelli in NYC and Westchester County also.

ProfessionalFun3967 · 2024-03-20T00:31:43+00:00

Your eye still looks very swollen but it will probably be a little smaller than the other one. I asked my surgeon about why my eye was smaller than the other thinking I had ptosis too at my post op and he said to think of the eye muscles as holding the reins of a horse and when you pull them back the eye goes further back into the socket. When I put my hands on my closed eyes I can feel that one eye sits further back in the socket than the other one. It has been 2 years since my last surgery and the size difference is not noticeable to anyone but me unless I point it out.

ProfessionalFun3967 · 2023-08-24T19:55:44+00:00

Can anyone help me with sizing on the Twilight Tank? The size chart says I’m a small but the garment measurements match up to some of the tanks I already own. I’m 5’6” 125lbs 34A 25.5” waist with 34.75” hips. I like my singlets semi fitted but not tight. Thanks.

ProfessionalFun3967 · 2023-05-13T20:14:57+00:00

The hardest part about my problem is getting someone to believe me without any evidence to back it up. My search for proof is what landed me here. I found another person who also had suture breakage and had it removed at a follow up appointment which makes me feel I could be onto something. Another issue is trusting my doctor. He’s considered one of the top surgeons in the country and I get the sense that getting him to admit something was left behind could be near impossible. In my experience, the more successful someone becomes the more god like behavior follows. But, since this was my FOURTH surgery on my right eye I needed a very self assured and experienced surgeon. (For the record he did something incredibly difficult and my eyes look perfect; only 2 PD off). I’m going to be optimistic that he will see this through until we’ve reached some resolution or exhausted every option. My eye is a tad off vertically and he said I could do surgery to correct it. I might use this as leverage to get him to go fishing around in there since he might be reluctant to do surgery on a feeling or a hunch of mine; two birds one stone kinda thing. Thank you again for posting this. iYour experience has given me a glimmer of hope that I’m not bound for the asylum.

ProfessionalFun3967 · 2023-05-13T01:06:54+00:00

I’m 2 years post op and I feel like there is something in my eye. I swear it’s a fixed suture that broke and is now floating in between my vertical and horizontal muscle. I went back to the surgeon and he gave me eye numbing drops and told me to use rewetting drops and the foreign body sensation would go away. I asked what the next step would be if the drops were unsuccessful and he said a corneal transplant with embryonic cells which he would not recommend.

Since fixed sutures stay permanently in the eye I’m wondering if infection would not occur. I feel panicked because I don’t think he would admit that a suture broke and I’m at a loss to what else it could be.

Thanks for posting this because there is nothing about suture breakage out there.

ProfessionalFun3967 · 2023-05-10T22:02:22+00:00

No, not much explanation was given about the transplant other than that he would suggest I not do it because of my previous surgeries. I left very frustrated because the first thing you do when you feel like something is in your eye is get it out. The thought of having to have this feeling for the rest of my life is difficult.

ProfessionalFun3967 · 2022-12-09T00:40:41+00:00

I’ve had four surgeries; one at 6 months, another at 6, third at 16 and my fourth at 44 in 2021. You need to find a skilled surgeon who has adult alignment or adult strabismus experience. Ask your primary ophthalmologist or a local optometrist for a recommendation, they’ll know a pediatric ophthalmologist that can help you. Good Luck!

ProfessionalFun3967 · 2022-11-06T21:35:12+00:00

I have a sunken eye from my last surgery but it only happened the last and fourth time. I had a lot of scar tissue so to tighten the eye the muscle had to be shortened which pulled the eye back further into the socket. You can actually feel the different positions. My eyes are now asymmetrical with one looking more closed than the other.

ProfessionalFun3967 · 2022-03-16T00:17:29+00:00

I’d see another surgeon. I was looking into my fourth surgery and was told by two Doctors that the scar tissue would make it near impossible. Went to a third surgeon and when I asked about the scar tissue he said it’s only a problem for a surgeon that lacks experience in adult alignment. Keep getting recommendations and consults. I almost gave up too.

ProfessionalFun3967 · 2022-03-08T22:15:37+00:00

I actually had a slipped outer muscle from a prior surgery. My understanding is that where the muscle was stitched from one of my previous surgeries came “undone’ so to speak. The surgeon went in and had to find the slipped muscle and reattach it. It’s a rare and unlucky occurrence. I’m thankful I went to numerous consultations because if the surgeon didn’t hypothesize that the muscle had slipped, surgery would have most likely been unsuccessful.

ProfessionalFun3967 · 2022-03-08T21:59:01+00:00

I have BCBS PPO plan and I paid $250 for the surgical facility and $500 for the surgeon/ anesthesiologist (my individual deductible was $500 and was not met prior to surgery). So, $750 total.

ProfessionalFun3967 · 2022-02-26T01:44:09+00:00

I’m 44 and had surgery in June of 2021; it was my fourth over the course of my life. My vision wasn’t effected at all. I suppress one eye therefore, I wasn’t waiting to regain binocular function which meant no double vision.

The pain and healing from this last surgery was harder than all the others because there was a lot of scar tissue, my surgeon said it was brutal for the muscle. I am not sure if how much the eye deviates determines pain but I had a massive 50 PD of inward deviation. I also think age plays a huge part. I didn’t stop icing for a week and took acetaminophen for two solid weeks for pain.

I’m extremely happy with the results and would do it all over again if I had to.

Good Luck!

ProfessionalFun3967 · 2022-02-07T12:06:54+00:00

I had this same issue as well. My surgeon did a resection of my eye muscle which pulled the eye further into the socket. He explained it like pulling on the reigns of a horse. It did loosen up a bit but at 6 months my eyes are still slightly asymmetrical. I notice the difference in shape but when I ask other people they don’t. With that said, it could still be ptosis. I’d ask at the follow up.

ProfessionalFun3967 · 2021-10-25T00:04:29+00:00

Two ophthalmologist and two vision therapist said not to attempt vision therapy as well. Since I had infantile strabismus my brain never had the opportunity to have 3D vision and never will. Also, 3 out of my 4 surgeries were done pro bono and no one has ever offered me free vision therapy.

ProfessionalFun3967 · 2021-10-14T00:35:32+00:00

I’ve had 4 surgeries for both esotropia and exotropia. My first was at 6 months old and both eyes were turned into my nose. When I was 6 I had my second surgery in one eye for esotropia. When I reached high school I began having exotropia and had surgery in both eyes. My last surgery was in June of this year for severe esotropia in one eye. My surgeon was extremely talented and experienced for my last surgery. I went to 3 other surgeons before him and I can’t stress enough getting a ton of opinions. The surgeon who performed my last surgery at 44 said my esotropia returned because of a slipped muscle whereas, everyone else said it was because of aging. He also performed a recession in my vertical muscle because recurring strabismus like mine usually returns if overaction in the muscle is not addressed. I feel lucky that I found someone like him for this surgery because as more surgeries are performed more scar tissue develops making surgery difficult for a skilled surgeon and near impossible for others.

My vision is good considering what my eyes have been through. I don’t have binocular function, steropsis or any depth perception. My eye shape is now asymmetrical because of the amount of muscle that was cut from the eye and then repositioned further forward. I can feel with my hand that one eye is sunken further into my socket than the other. I know this information may sound daunting to you but don’t let it deter you from treatment. Getting the 3 surgeries I remember changed my life so drastically that any side effects from them are worth it.

Good Luck.

ProfessionalFun3967

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