Response to: Arblaster G, Buckley D, Barnes S, Davis H Strabismus Surgery for Psychosocial Reasons - A Literature Review. British and Irish Orthoptic Journal 2024;20:107-132.
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Language is important. Words we use can be much more descriptive. We propose using the prefix reconstruction when describing strabismus surgery. This word emphaises that extra ocualr muscle surgery is much more that cosmetic, it is always functional even when restoring facial aesthetics that improve patients confidence and perception fo themselves to others.
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