General complications of any operation
- bleeding
- infection
- allergic reaction to the equipment, materials or medication
- chest infection
Specific complications of this operation
- continued strabismus
- worse strabismus
- double vision
- a slipped or lost eye muscle, muscle scarring or making a hole in the eye with a needle
- reduced blood supply to the front of the eye
Consequences of this procedure
- scarring of the conjunctiva
- pain