Glasses in Babies - OT - InfantSEE

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On

a related note about infants getting their eyes checked at an early age there

is a program called InfantSEE. Under this program, AOA (American

Optometric Association) optometrists provide a comprehensive infant eye and

vision assessment within the first year of life regardless of a family's

income or access to insurance coverage. An InfantSEE assessment between

six and 12 months of age is recommended to determine if an infant is at risk

for eye or vision disorders. For more information see their website and

to locate and InfantSEE doctor in your area:

http://www.infantsee.org/

I

took my son when he was around 10 months old and the exam was completely free.

Hope

this helps!

Molly

Novato, California

Nicolas, 3.5, tort & plagio, STARband (CIRS Oakland)

4/24/06-9/12/06, Graduate!

, 6

, 9.5

From: Plagiocephaly

[mailto:Plagiocephaly ] On Behalf Of Bingham

Sent: 26 June 2009 04:47

Plagiocephaly

Subject: Re: Glasses in Babies - OT

With our son the PT actually caught him crossing his eyes

during one of his sessions for tort. I didnt think much of it as he was

just starting to really get into teething and always trying to look at things

that were in his mouth. I mentioned it to the pedi at our 4 month

well baby check up and she wasn't too concerned however we do have a family

history of eye problems, I had a very lazy eye that was corrected with patching

and glasses starting at the age of 3 and my both my sister in laws had crossed eyes.

She suggested we see a pedi opthamologist more so because of the family history

to get some base line records just in case.

At the eye doctor they dilated his eyes and did some tests where he followed

things and he could see how his pupils reacted to them and had very little

crossing at that time, a very good sign, however he then he started to put

lenses up to his eye and looked through this light device and I guess he could

see how his pupil was reacting to the different lenses since it was dilated

.. He too was surprised how bad my sons RX was he measured at +8.75

in both eyes. He basically said he needs glass like NOW and we cannot

wait. He also told us that my son will wear glasses or contacts his whole life

the RX may get less but he will always be farsighted. His glasses are actually

at a RX of +6.75 so that the eye muscles are forced to work and don't get lazy.

It was the best thing we ever did, my son has come such a

long way in the month he has had his glasses its amazing!!! His tort is

resolved although they never found it to be ocular however when you cant see

things up close you accommodate in so many ways, he hated tummy time and now

loves it probably because he can see what he is actually doing!!!! He

just graduated from PT this week so we are sooo happy!!! Now just the

band and we are all set. I did ask if the plagio had any correlation with the

eyesight, he said he didn't think so however I have this feeling it does, I

will be interested to see as his head re-shapes he has pretty severe plagio

18mm asymmetry, if his eyesight will improve.

There is a big push now with the American Academy of

Pediatrics to have all babies eyes checked at the 6 month well baby check up by

a pedi opthamologist, so many babies go undiagnosed until school age or

toddlers and actually many need glasses sooner.

On Fri, Jun 26, 2009 at 1:02 AM, <melanie.watson@...>

wrote:

curiosity question - how do they check baby's eyesight and how did

they get a prescription? how did you know about the farsightedness

Re: Keeping Helmet Off???

Hi Kara

As you may remember Mark has glasses too, also very farsighted and

we had to leave the band off till they adjusted it to the glasses. They

will need to make grooves in the sideburns so the frames aren't digging into

her face. Make sure they make the groove wide enough so you can adjust

them as needed. Also the may need to shave some away off the top above her

eyebrows for the frames. I think it would be fine till Friday when you

can have them adjust it, I think that is how long we waited as well. Like

you mentioned wearing the band for sleeping wouldn't involve the glasses.

I don't know if I mentioned this before but it is a pain when feeding with the

glasses and the band on. Mark still nurses when I am home and takes a

bottle when I am at work and he usually falls asleep when he eats so we take

the band off and remove his glasses and but the band back on before

feedings. This way if he falls asleep he won't with his glasses on. I can

send you a picture of Mark so you can see the grooves and how his band fits

with his glasses.

Good Luck!!! Trust me its all worth it when she puts her glasses

on for the first time and you can tell she is actually seeing and not just

compensating, I was in total denial he needed glasses until I saw his

reaction!!

Mark 5 1/2 months DOC band

On Wed, Jun 24, 2009 at 8:03 AM, kara_baltuch <kara_baltuch@...>

wrote:

Hi,

has been in her helmet for about 3 1/2 weeks now and is doing great. we

can not get over the change in her head. Yesterday she got her glasses. She is

very far sighted and needs them ASAP. Do you think it is ok to leave her helmet

off while she adjusts to the glasses? We are going on Friday to get her helmet

adjusted for the glasses. I figured I would leave her helmet on for naps and

sleep which would be about 16 hours a day. This would only be for 2 days. Any

guidance would be great!!

Thanks,

Kara