Macular translocation surgery has maintained or improved
reading vision in a majority of patients. Many patients are
able to read magazines and newsprint following surgery,
although some require reading glasses or low vision aids, such
as handheld magnifiers.
Few patients are able to drive a car following surgery.
Vision is temporarily tilted and some people notice double
vision. This happens because the macula's new location has
caused a change in central vision. A second surgery perfomed in
the muscles of the eye will usually correct this, although
there is a chance that some tilt and double vision may persist.
This can be managed, generally with glasses. The tilt is
demonstrated in these pictures taken by a patient before muscle
surgery.