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For the most part, treatment of the eye conditions consists of visual rehabilitation. Surgery is possible on the ocular muscles to decrease [[nystagmus]], [[strabismus]] and common refractive errors like [[astigmatism]]. Strabismus surgery may improve the appearance of the eyes. [[Nystagmus]]-damping surgery can also be performed, to reduce the "shaking" of the eyes back and forth.<ref name="Surgical management of nystagmus">[http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=1279676, by John Lee]</ref> The effectiveness of all these procedures varies greatly and depends on individual circumstances. More importantly, since surgery will not restore a normal RPE or foveae, surgery will not provide fine binocular vision. In the case of [[esotropia]] (the "crossed eyes" form of strabismus), surgery may help vision by expanding the [[visual field]] (the area that the eyes can see while looking at one point) | For the most part, treatment of the eye conditions consists of visual rehabilitation. Surgery is possible on the ocular muscles to decrease [[nystagmus]], [[strabismus]] and common refractive errors like [[astigmatism]]. Strabismus surgery may improve the appearance of the eyes. [[Nystagmus]]-damping surgery can also be performed, to reduce the "shaking" of the eyes back and forth.<ref name="Surgical management of nystagmus">[http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=1279676, by John Lee]</ref> The effectiveness of all these procedures varies greatly and depends on individual circumstances. More importantly, since surgery will not restore a normal RPE or foveae, surgery will not provide fine binocular vision. In the case of [[esotropia]] (the "crossed eyes" form of strabismus), surgery may help vision by expanding the [[visual field]] (the area that the eyes can see while looking at one point) | ||
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Overview
Surgery
For the most part, treatment of the eye conditions consists of visual rehabilitation. Surgery is possible on the ocular muscles to decrease nystagmus, strabismus and common refractive errors like astigmatism. Strabismus surgery may improve the appearance of the eyes. Nystagmus-damping surgery can also be performed, to reduce the "shaking" of the eyes back and forth.[1] The effectiveness of all these procedures varies greatly and depends on individual circumstances. More importantly, since surgery will not restore a normal RPE or foveae, surgery will not provide fine binocular vision. In the case of esotropia (the "crossed eyes" form of strabismus), surgery may help vision by expanding the visual field (the area that the eyes can see while looking at one point)