Re: -off topic Lazy Eye - Help

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Thanks to all for responding! I will contact some of the doctors

from the clinical study just to see if they can take him, and I will

look into vision therapy. (not that he has any room in his schedule

to fit in any additional therapy, but I'll find a way!) I think this

could really help him tremendously. I don't know how long he's had

this problem as I only discovered it a week ago.

mom to Broderick, PDD, SCD 4 months

> I also found this study between the effectiveness of the

atropine vs.

> patching if you're interested...

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> http://www.nei.nih.gov/neitrials/viewStudyWeb.aspx?id=73

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> Robbie

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> Lazy Eye - Help

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> >I realize this is off the topic, but has anyone had to treat

their ASD

> > child for amblyopis (lazy eye)? Anyone use a patch? The

pediatric

> > opthamologist said for my 19 month old to wear glasses and to use

> > drops to blur the good eye to force the weak eye to work.

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> > Anyone have any thoughts, suggestions or experience in this? My

son

> > has many sensory integration issues also.

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> > thanks to everyone.

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> > SCD 4 months - mom to broderick

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> > For information on the Specific Carbohydrate Diet, please read

the book

> > _Breaking the Vicious Cycle_ by Elaine Gottschall and read the

following

> > websites:

> > http://www.breakingtheviciouscycle.info

> > and

> > http://www.pecanbread.com

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