Forgot to answer some questions last year! I'm the guy from this video. Operation is painless, just feels a little weird at times because it's the eyeballs we're dealing with here. No big deal. Cost will be somewhere around £5000 which includes the operation, follow up consultancies, eyedrops + aftercare. It's pretty reasonable given you can pretty much book it all in with a week's notice. You can get this on the NHS for free with maybe a minimum 1 year wait, potentially up to 2 years. But I really wanted it done at a specific time in December where I wasn't going out much anyway. Couldn't be dealing with a big red eye in the middle of summer. In terms of getting out and about - some people literally flew back home halfway across the world the same day of the surgery. The eye does hurt a bit after (obvs) but nothing some ibuprofen for a few days won't sort out. No need for anything stronger. Only time it properly hurt was when I dropped something under a table like 4 days after the surgery and tilted way down with my head to find it. So try to avoid crazy upside-down angles. It's gonna be a weird sensation for a short time - your brain is basically dealing with new hardware. It's a good thing, it means it worked. Be prepared to become aware of muscle sensation behind the eyes you never even thought existed before. My eye is still a bit off, vertically, but those are separate muscles and a different problem that always needed another op. However the horizontal problem has been resolved and still is 2 years later. The eye goes out mildly when quite tired after a long long day. That's just how it is. But nowhere near the angles it was before. I do a lot of video/onscreen stuff and there's a vastly noticeable difference now. I don't think you can ever really get "perfect" eyes again if you naturally have a big squint, in terms of true binocular vision and flawless alignment. But you can drastically improve the situation for sure. Also fun fact, my eyesight was always pretty good despite the squint, and the operation actually improved it slightly more. So be prepared to change glasses prescription, possibly for the better :) P.S. It's also worth noting that, because there's a video of my progress, some people might think it's an exceptional or rare case worth highlighting. It really isn't, the video stuff was just done by chance and happened to be useful. Fairly sure the other two people getting the surgery the same day as me had similar results. One lad actually had both eyes done just before me and his looked fantastic. I promise I'm not being paid by the hospital, just giving the truth. Good luck everyone!
@@andreah7696 yeah for sure, yours are way less misaligned than mine were. We have very similar situations from looking at your video :) The consultant is Nadeem Ali at Moorfields
@@andreah7696 all good yes! Still have a vertical issue which is mild and I'd need another surgery for. But I don't care so much about that - horizontally it's still pretty much where it was right after the surgery. And it's been I think about 18 months now
@@profmj7630 hey mate I didn't see this until now sorry. The only thing it affected was sports. Playing table tennis was fairly pointless due to lack of real depth perception, there's no way I'd ever be able to track the ball "normally", so always at a disadvantage in that regard. But otherwise no issues.
Made me cry x will be me one day saving money as we speak. Good for u I know it's life changing I wish I knew I could do this before. I would probably be more happier and not holding myself back
Hoping to have squint surgery at Moorfields soon. Did you have prisms in your glassesbefore. Just wondering how to manage to drive after the op if I can’t use my old glasses which have prisms and have to wait for new prescription.
Hello :). It's best to have a consultation with Dr Ali here he can assess your eligibility for surgery. He would quote you during the consultation. We offer in-person and online consultations www.londonsquintclinic.com/appointments/
Forgot to answer some questions last year! I'm the guy from this video. Operation is painless, just feels a little weird at times because it's the eyeballs we're dealing with here. No big deal. Cost will be somewhere around £5000 which includes the operation, follow up consultancies, eyedrops + aftercare. It's pretty reasonable given you can pretty much book it all in with a week's notice.
You can get this on the NHS for free with maybe a minimum 1 year wait, potentially up to 2 years. But I really wanted it done at a specific time in December where I wasn't going out much anyway. Couldn't be dealing with a big red eye in the middle of summer.
In terms of getting out and about - some people literally flew back home halfway across the world the same day of the surgery. The eye does hurt a bit after (obvs) but nothing some ibuprofen for a few days won't sort out. No need for anything stronger. Only time it properly hurt was when I dropped something under a table like 4 days after the surgery and tilted way down with my head to find it. So try to avoid crazy upside-down angles.
It's gonna be a weird sensation for a short time - your brain is basically dealing with new hardware. It's a good thing, it means it worked. Be prepared to become aware of muscle sensation behind the eyes you never even thought existed before.
My eye is still a bit off, vertically, but those are separate muscles and a different problem that always needed another op. However the horizontal problem has been resolved and still is 2 years later. The eye goes out mildly when quite tired after a long long day. That's just how it is. But nowhere near the angles it was before.
I do a lot of video/onscreen stuff and there's a vastly noticeable difference now. I don't think you can ever really get "perfect" eyes again if you naturally have a big squint, in terms of true binocular vision and flawless alignment. But you can drastically improve the situation for sure.
Also fun fact, my eyesight was always pretty good despite the squint, and the operation actually improved it slightly more. So be prepared to change glasses prescription, possibly for the better :)
P.S. It's also worth noting that, because there's a video of my progress, some people might think it's an exceptional or rare case worth highlighting. It really isn't, the video stuff was just done by chance and happened to be useful. Fairly sure the other two people getting the surgery the same day as me had similar results. One lad actually had both eyes done just before me and his looked fantastic. I promise I'm not being paid by the hospital, just giving the truth. Good luck everyone!
@@andreah7696 yeah for sure, yours are way less misaligned than mine were. We have very similar situations from looking at your video :) The consultant is Nadeem Ali at Moorfields
@@andreah7696 all good yes! Still have a vertical issue which is mild and I'd need another surgery for. But I don't care so much about that - horizontally it's still pretty much where it was right after the surgery. And it's been I think about 18 months now
Did your squint affect you in school as a child? Did you have headaches, dizziness or balance problems? Asking for my son
@@profmj7630 hey mate I didn't see this until now sorry. The only thing it affected was sports. Playing table tennis was fairly pointless due to lack of real depth perception, there's no way I'd ever be able to track the ball "normally", so always at a disadvantage in that regard. But otherwise no issues.
@pointless content thanks for responding! He just had strabismus surgery so far. it's help not seeing double. Glad we did it. Be blessed
Made me cry x will be me one day saving money as we speak. Good for u I know it's life changing I wish I knew I could do this before. I would probably be more happier and not holding myself back
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Hey Sofia, just curious, did you get the surgery?
Hoping to have squint surgery at Moorfields soon. Did you have prisms in your glassesbefore. Just wondering how to manage to drive after the op if I can’t use my old glasses which have prisms and have to wait for new prescription.
Did you get it in the end?
Yes, last September and delighted with the result
Nice one!! I just saw this now
What is the address or location?
What does it cost
Hello :). It's best to have a consultation with Dr Ali here he can assess your eligibility for surgery. He would quote you during the consultation. We offer in-person and online consultations www.londonsquintclinic.com/appointments/