Guest guest Posted February 8, 2002 Report Share Posted February 8, 2002 Hello , Being that I have a wonderful 17 yr. old nephew (10th gr.) who has a severe visual deficit. Your message did concern me and I wanted you to know that there is information out there on these types of symptoms. Although my nephew squinted throughout his younger years and has been seen by many eye-specialist, he was not seen as having a possible severe neurological visual deficit. Therefore he never received the appropriate intervention at an age that was most critical for him. Due to the lack of treatment, he is now 3/4 blind and will soon be enrolled in a blind school for the visually impaired to finish the remainder of his high school education. Not to say this is the outcome for any child that squints, but please beware that this can be a sign of something more. I'm just an Aunt who adores my nephew and wishes that someone had come across answers years ago. With this hardship, I strongly encourage anyone with a child that squints or has a lazy eye appearance to please, please, get your child evaluated as soon as possible. Below are some informative web sites that I had found for my sister and perhaps will answer some of your questions concerning this as well. I hope this helps. Best Wishes, Mustafa Amblyopia and Strabismus http://www.strabismus.org/amblyopia_lazy_eye.html " Amblyopia and Strabismus are not the same condition. Many people call strabismus " lazy eye " but, amblyopia and strabismus are not the same condition. Some of the confusion may be due to the fact that strabismus can cause amblyopia. Amblyopia can result from a constant unilateral strabismus (i.e., either the right or left eye turns all of the time). Alternating or intermittent strabismus (an eye turn which occurs only some of the time) rarely causes amblyopia. " Squinting- http://www.mcg.edu/news/96features/squinting.html All About Strabismus by Dr. © 2001 Development, Causes, Diagnosis, Types, and Treatments. Squint- http://www.augentagesklinik.com/en/informationen/schielen.html " Squint (strabismus) is the name given to usually persistent or regularly occurring misalignment of the eyes. Around 150,000 fellow citizens suffer from a squint. They suffer not only from the frequently disfiguring externally visible abnormality, the visual impairment associated with squint is an even greater burden. Squint is not just a blemish but often a severe visual impairment. The earlier a child develops a squint and the later it can be treated by a doctor, the worse the visual impairment will be. By the time the child reaches school age, the prospects of successful treatment decline dramatically. Babies and small children with a squint should be treated at the earliest possible moment. " SQUINTS AND THE LAZY EYE http://www.eyecareusa.org/squints.htm Question: " What should you do if you notice that your child has a squint? " Answer: " It is very important for you to realize that your child will not outgrow the squint, and that he should be seen by an eye-specialist as soon as possible. " " If your child has a persistent squint two months after birth he or she should be referred to a eye specialist. Eye-exercises and other orthoptic treatments have no place in the management of most types of squints, and this should be considered only in special circumstances if the ophthalmologist deems it necessary as a temporary measure. " Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 18, 2002 Report Share Posted February 18, 2002 Thank you so much for this information, !! I am definately going to have his eyes checked out. --- <khalidsvision@...> wrote: > Hello , > > Being that I have a wonderful 17 yr. old nephew > (10th gr.) who has a > severe visual deficit. Your message did concern me > and I wanted you > to know that there is information out there on these > types of > symptoms. > > Although my nephew squinted throughout his younger > years and > has been seen by many eye-specialist, he was not > seen as having > a possible severe neurological visual deficit. > Therefore he never > received the appropriate intervention at an age that > was most critical > for him. Due to the lack of treatment, he is now 3/4 > blind and will > soon be enrolled in a blind school for the visually > impaired to finish > the remainder of his high school education. > > Not to say this is the outcome for any child that > squints, but please > beware that this can be a sign of something more. > I'm just an Aunt who > adores my nephew and wishes that someone had come > across answers years ago. > With this hardship, I strongly encourage anyone with > a child that squints > or has a lazy eye appearance to please, please, get > your child evaluated > as soon as possible. Below are some informative web > sites that I had found > for my sister and perhaps will answer some of your > questions concerning > this as well. I hope this helps. > > Best Wishes, Mustafa > > > Amblyopia and Strabismus > http://www.strabismus.org/amblyopia_lazy_eye.html > > " Amblyopia and Strabismus are not the same > condition. Many people call > strabismus " lazy eye " but, amblyopia and strabismus > are not the same > condition. Some of the confusion may be due to the > fact that > strabismus can cause amblyopia. Amblyopia can result > from a constant > unilateral strabismus (i.e., either the right or > left eye turns all of > the time). Alternating or intermittent strabismus > (an eye turn which > occurs only some of the time) rarely causes > amblyopia. " > > Squinting- > http://www.mcg.edu/news/96features/squinting.html > All About Strabismus > by Dr. © 2001 > Development, Causes, Diagnosis, > Types, and Treatments. > > Squint- > http://www.augentagesklinik.com/en/informationen/schielen.html > > " Squint (strabismus) is the name given to usually > persistent or > regularly occurring misalignment of the eyes. Around > 150,000 fellow > citizens suffer from a squint. They suffer not only > from the > frequently disfiguring externally visible > abnormality, the visual > impairment associated with squint is an even greater > burden. Squint is > not just a blemish but often a severe visual > impairment. The earlier a > child develops a squint and the later it can be > treated by a doctor, > the worse the visual impairment will be. By the time > the child reaches > school age, the prospects of successful treatment > decline > dramatically. Babies and small children with a > squint should be > treated at the earliest possible moment. " > > > SQUINTS AND THE LAZY EYE > http://www.eyecareusa.org/squints.htm > > Question: " What should you do if you notice that > your child has a > squint? " > > Answer: " It is very important for you to realize > that your child will > not outgrow the squint, and that he should be seen > by an > eye-specialist as soon as possible. " > > " If your child has a persistent squint two months > after birth he or > she should be referred to a eye specialist. > Eye-exercises and other > orthoptic treatments have no place in the management > of most types of > squints, and this should be considered only in > special circumstances > if the ophthalmologist deems it necessary as a > temporary measure. " > > > > > > __________________________________________________ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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