My dad (54) has been having severe eye problems following a mini-stroke behind one of his eyes. He hasn't got any control over the muscle, so it keeps crossing. His doctor wants him to take a month to let it heal on its own and then do surgery if it's not much better. Do you know if his sight is likely to come back in full?

Thanks,

Lori

Normally, the muscles surrounding each eye work together to move both eyes in the same direction at the same time. Strabismus occurs when the eye muscles do not work properly to control eye movement. When the eye muscles do not work correctly, the eyes may become misaligned, and the brain may not be able to merge the two images.

Surgery is often the only way to correct severe strabismus. During surgery, the doctor changes the length or position of the muscles around the eye to help it align better.

I hope he will get well very soon.

There is a slight chance that the person who had a stroke might be partially blind. When a person has stroke, usually, it paralyzes half of its body vertically or horizontally.