Guest guest Posted August 18, 2010 Report Share Posted August 18, 2010 Hello. Our 4 year old son with CMT1A has developed stabismus over the past 6 months. It is a later onset but my husband's family does have a Hx of late onset strab. However, in light of our son's CMT1A diagnosis our optometrist (I should mention that he is also my boss/friend...I'm a licensed Optometric Assistant) asked that if I ask if anyone else with CMT has experienced/knows of strabismus in CMT Pxs. Many thanks; Nic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 19, 2010 Report Share Posted August 19, 2010 Hello Nic and All, I had weakened right eye muscles from early childhood and could see double images just by relaxing the eyes. About age 30-35 I had muscle lengthening and repositioning done with excellent results - for about 15 years. It then relapsed into the same condition. Due to right eye nerve damage, there were other issues and I have left it alone. If it is difficult, I wear an eye patch. EdM from NH (an HNPP guy) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 19, 2010 Report Share Posted August 19, 2010 Hello, Nic..........I have CMT1B only diagnosed about 10 years ago when I was 65.....and I have Nystagmus since birth....... Nystagmus (N) means I have eyes that oscillate and I have to turn my head and my left eye turns in and my right eye out in order for me to see clearly. It is known as the " Null Point " ....I know it is not Strabismus but it is also a neurological condition affecting the muscles of the eye. CMT comes from my Dad's genes, as does the Nystagmus. No one in family ever diagnosed with what we actually had before me. However not all my Dad's siblings were affected. Only one had the Nystagmus and the CMT . My Dad had the CMT. No one knew what either problem was but all the symptoms fit. I have two grown children....my daughter has the CMT gene (DNA tested), my son would not get tested and neither of them have Nystagmus. June On Wed, Aug 18, 2010 at 3:12 PM, <burggraaf@...> wrote: > > > Hello. > > Our 4 year old son with CMT1A has developed stabismus over the past 6 > months. It is a later onset but my husband's family does have a Hx of late > onset strab. > However, in light of our son's CMT1A diagnosis our optometrist (I should > mention that he is also my boss/friend...I'm a licensed Optometric > Assistant) asked that if I ask if anyone else with CMT has experienced/knows > of strabismus in CMT Pxs. > > Many thanks; > Nic > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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