Guest guest Posted October 10, 2005 Report Share Posted October 10, 2005 I had this concern with my older daughter and I was concerned because both of her older cousins do have lazy eye. I took her to a pediatric ophthalmologist and he told us it was not lazy eye but pseudostrabismus which is basically just an optical illusion that makes it look like the eye is turning in. He said it often occurs in small children because their eyes are so big in proportion to everything else and it appears to be crossing in when it actually is not. I would definitely encourage an appointment. If it is lazy eye and it is caught soon enough, they can correct it with patches over the good eye to force the weaker eye to pick up the slack. This patching worked with both of my nephews. Jenni --- kannhoudek wrote: > His eye only turns in, and it is almost > imperceptible unless you are > really paying attention. > > I called our nurseline, and they suggested a few > things to check, > like patching one eye and seeing how he responds. I > will be trying > that tonight. I'm also going to look into taking > him to see an > Ophthalmologist. I have read that you should take > your baby in > around 6 months of age even if you don't notice any > problems. Since > we have insurance that covers the visit anyway, I > may as well take > him in. Now I just have to research the different > offices, and > determine where I feel comfortable taking him. > > I don't have any bad feelings about it, and I'm not > overly > concerned. It just sort of bugs me and I want some > reassurance that > it isn't anything serious. I always figure, better > safe than > sorry...and like you mentioned, things are more > easily corrected when > caught early. > > Thanks for the advise! > > > > > > > > > > I wanted to see if anyone else had a child that > has a " lazy " > eye. > > > One of my sons eyes, his right eye, will often > be looking in a > > > slightly different direction than his other one. > It doesn't > happen > > > that often, and we haven't been able to get him > to do it at the > > > doctor's office, but it does happen enough that > we have noticed > it. > > > > > > Does anyone else have a child that does this? > Was it ever > addressed, > > > and if so, how? > > > > > > My husband can make his eyes look in different > directions, and > often > > > does it when I talk too much. It doesn't affect > his vision in > any > > > way, but I wanted to check if anyone had any > ideas about this. > > > > > > We will be bringing in a picture to the doctor > since we were able > to > > > capture it digitally, but I figured I'd ask here > too. > > > > > > By the way, Aleksander is 10 1/2 months old. > And other than his > > > clubfoot and premature birth, he's been a > healthy normal baby. > > > > > > Thanks! > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Jenni- Mom to (10/31/01) and Kelsey (11/7/03)happy girl in DBB nights only for left clubfoot. __________________________________ Yahoo! Music Unlimited Access over 1 million songs. Try it free. http://music.yahoo.com/unlimited/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 10, 2005 Report Share Posted October 10, 2005 Catch it early is KEY! I personally had lazy eye as a baby and wore glasses forever. Eventually got to a point in adulthood that I could just wear glasses fro reading, cimputer, etc... I am sure a lot has changed since I was born in 1972. I have also been doing some reading nd an eye exam for unfants is highky recommended. kannhoudek wrote: I'm guessing that is exactly what it is (pseudostrabismus), but I've already called a few places and have some doctor's names to look up tonight. I also called insurance, and we would only have a $10 co- pay, and the doctors did recommend a vision test around 6 months of age. Defintely better safe than sorry! I'd hate to notice something now and do nothing, then find when it is too late that something could have been done earlier. KWIM? > > > > > > > > I wanted to see if anyone else had a child that > > has a " lazy " > > eye. > > > > One of my sons eyes, his right eye, will often > > be looking in a > > > > slightly different direction than his other one. > > It doesn't > > happen > > > > that often, and we haven't been able to get him > > to do it at the > > > > doctor's office, but it does happen enough that > > we have noticed > > it. > > > > > > > > Does anyone else have a child that does this? > > Was it ever > > addressed, > > > > and if so, how? > > > > > > > > My husband can make his eyes look in different > > directions, and > > often > > > > does it when I talk too much. It doesn't affect > > his vision in > > any > > > > way, but I wanted to check if anyone had any > > ideas about this. > > > > > > > > We will be bringing in a picture to the doctor > > since we were able > > to > > > > capture it digitally, but I figured I'd ask here > > too. > > > > > > > > By the way, Aleksander is 10 1/2 months old. > > And other than his > > > > clubfoot and premature birth, he's been a > > healthy normal baby. > > > > > > > > Thanks! > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Jenni- > Mom to (10/31/01) and Kelsey (11/7/03)happy girl in DBB nights only for left clubfoot. > > > > __________________________________ > Yahoo! Music Unlimited > Access over 1 million songs. Try it free. > http://music.yahoo.com/unlimited/ > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 11, 2005 Report Share Posted October 11, 2005 , I haven't followed this thread but I just wanted to jump in here and say to take him to a Ped Oph NOW! If indeed it is a problem they can fix it now but if it goes unchecked they can only do surgery. Been there, done that with my son. After age 7 or so it is iffy if non invasive things can help and after 7-9 years of age it effects long term vision development and can't be altered. One thing our Dr told us that helped me to keep an eye on our daughter who also 'looks' like she has a lazy eye but doesn't is to look at the pupil and where the light speck is. If it is in the same place in both pupils then she's fine. If it is in different spots or slightly different then I'm to see him right away. If you have any questions please feel free to ask. Chris Re: OT - Lazy Eye His eye only turns in, and it is almost imperceptible unless you are really paying attention. I called our nurseline, and they suggested a few things to check, like patching one eye and seeing how he responds. I will be trying that tonight. I'm also going to look into taking him to see an Ophthalmologist. I have read that you should take your baby in around 6 months of age even if you don't notice any problems. Since we have insurance that covers the visit anyway, I may as well take him in. Now I just have to research the different offices, and determine where I feel comfortable taking him. I don't have any bad feelings about it, and I'm not overly concerned. It just sort of bugs me and I want some reassurance that it isn't anything serious. I always figure, better safe than sorry...and like you mentioned, things are more easily corrected when caught early. Thanks for the advise! > > > > I wanted to see if anyone else had a child that has a " lazy " eye. > > One of my sons eyes, his right eye, will often be looking in a > > slightly different direction than his other one. It doesn't happen > > that often, and we haven't been able to get him to do it at the > > doctor's office, but it does happen enough that we have noticed it. > > > > Does anyone else have a child that does this? Was it ever addressed, > > and if so, how? > > > > My husband can make his eyes look in different directions, and often > > does it when I talk too much. It doesn't affect his vision in any > > way, but I wanted to check if anyone had any ideas about this. > > > > We will be bringing in a picture to the doctor since we were able to > > capture it digitally, but I figured I'd ask here too. > > > > By the way, Aleksander is 10 1/2 months old. And other than his > > clubfoot and premature birth, he's been a healthy normal baby. > > > > Thanks! > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 11, 2005 Report Share Posted October 11, 2005 Jenni, Yep, Yep... my daughter has the pseudo as well... Chris Re: Re: OT - Lazy Eye I had this concern with my older daughter and I was concerned because both of her older cousins do have lazy eye. I took her to a pediatric ophthalmologist and he told us it was not lazy eye but pseudostrabismus which is basically just an optical illusion that makes it look like the eye is turning in. He said it often occurs in small children because their eyes are so big in proportion to everything else and it appears to be crossing in when it actually is not. I would definitely encourage an appointment. If it is lazy eye and it is caught soon enough, they can correct it with patches over the good eye to force the weaker eye to pick up the slack. This patching worked with both of my nephews. Jenni --- kannhoudek wrote: > His eye only turns in, and it is almost > imperceptible unless you are > really paying attention. > > I called our nurseline, and they suggested a few > things to check, > like patching one eye and seeing how he responds. I > will be trying > that tonight. I'm also going to look into taking > him to see an > Ophthalmologist. I have read that you should take > your baby in > around 6 months of age even if you don't notice any > problems. Since > we have insurance that covers the visit anyway, I > may as well take > him in. Now I just have to research the different > offices, and > determine where I feel comfortable taking him. > > I don't have any bad feelings about it, and I'm not > overly > concerned. It just sort of bugs me and I want some > reassurance that > it isn't anything serious. I always figure, better > safe than > sorry...and like you mentioned, things are more > easily corrected when > caught early. > > Thanks for the advise! > > > > > > > > > > I wanted to see if anyone else had a child that > has a " lazy " > eye. > > > One of my sons eyes, his right eye, will often > be looking in a > > > slightly different direction than his other one. > It doesn't > happen > > > that often, and we haven't been able to get him > to do it at the > > > doctor's office, but it does happen enough that > we have noticed > it. > > > > > > Does anyone else have a child that does this? > Was it ever > addressed, > > > and if so, how? > > > > > > My husband can make his eyes look in different > directions, and > often > > > does it when I talk too much. It doesn't affect > his vision in > any > > > way, but I wanted to check if anyone had any > ideas about this. > > > > > > We will be bringing in a picture to the doctor > since we were able > to > > > capture it digitally, but I figured I'd ask here > too. > > > > > > By the way, Aleksander is 10 1/2 months old. > And other than his > > > clubfoot and premature birth, he's been a > healthy normal baby. > > > > > > Thanks! > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Jenni- Mom to (10/31/01) and Kelsey (11/7/03)happy girl in DBB nights only for left clubfoot. __________________________________ Yahoo! Music Unlimited Access over 1 million songs. Try it free. http://music.yahoo.com/unlimited/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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