Guest guest Posted October 10, 2005 Report Share Posted October 10, 2005 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 10, 2005 Report Share Posted October 10, 2005 , Does his eye turn in or out or both? It could be intermittent exotropia (turning out) or, I can't remember the turning in official name, entropia? -- anyway these are both forms of strabismus which my daughter had. It is different than lazy eye and can sometimes be treated non-surgically, but if it worsens could be cause for surgical correction; that's what my daughter had when it began happening on a daily basis. The strabismus is caused by a loose or tight eye muscle that is pulling the eye one way or the other. Lazy eye is sometimes caused by strabismus, the brain gets tired of seeing the mixed up images from the eye not being focused and stops looking out of the eye causing the vision itself to weaken. If you catch strabismus before it gets to the point of messing with the vision it should be correctable. I would see a Pediatric Opthalmologist right away to truly diagnose this - a good doc should be able to tell what is going on with the eye even if you are not visibly seeing it happening at that moment. If you would like to talk more about this feel free to email me. Thanks, allison > > 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 10, 2005 Report Share Posted October 10, 2005 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 10, 2005 Report Share Posted October 10, 2005 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 10, 2005 Report Share Posted October 10, 2005 Yes, w/ true lazy eye it must be caught early because if it is not the weaker eye is losing vision and can eventually lose all sight if it is not taken care of. (Not trying to freak you out, but just cautious!) > > > > > > > > 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 My son also had a lazy eye. When he was two he was blinking his eyes excessively. Our pediatrician told us to take him to the eye doctor. It turned out he was doing all the blinking due to a dry spot on his eye, but they did a full eye exam and found out that he had an astigmatism (sp?) in one of his eyes. They put him in glasses and we had to return in three months the bad eye was still not responding to the glasses (this was the lazy eye). He gave him an additional six months in glasses for the eye to begin to respond if it had not he was going to begin patching, but luckily the eye started to respond to the glasses and we never had to do the patching. He still wears his glasses. Pam and (8-12-01) > > 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 10, 2005 Report Share Posted October 10, 2005 My SIL had a lazy eye as a child which was corrected by glasses (really big and not too cute). Her daughter also was diagnosed when she was around 2 and she also wears glasses to correct it (very cute, she has a blue and a pink pair). I love kids in glasses! & Grace > > 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 > > > > 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 Thanks! I was checking his eyes out quite a bit last night, and I'm fairly sure it isn't anything, but he will be going to the opthamologist as soon as I can get him in. I'm just waiting now for the office to open so I can make an appointment. I wanted to take last night to explain to my husband why I wanted to take him, to research the docs, and take a closer look at Aleksander's eyes. He's getting evaluated by our " follow along " program, which is early childhood development. He qualified for free stuff because he was early, and the clubfoot helped too. I'm not at all concerned about him developmentally, but figured why not! My tax dollars might as well benefit my family directly! > > > > > > 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...
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