Eye Glasses: Older Child
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Vision Therapy Software
Asked by J.Y. from Chicago
on August 13, 2008
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My 7 year old has convergence insufficiency; her eye muscles are not working together and the optometrist recommended vision therapy software. We are going to an opth...
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- I never used software. My eye doc suggested taking a pencil and holding it about a foot away centered with her nose and slowly move it toward the face, then away. ...
- I purchased a reading program for the whole family and it has eye-brain exercises. It is called eyeQ. It is still new to us but it seems like a great program that no...
- My daughter is 8 and had the same problem. Her doctor was out of wheaton eye clinic. She had lenses worksheets and daily exercise. After 6 months the eyes were work...
Any of You Used Vision Therapy for ADHD
Asked by J.H. from Lexington
on October 23, 2009
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Hi-My 7 yr. old son has ADHD. He is very behind his second grade class. He has only seem to get worse this year. He has problems reading and now almost refuses to r...
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- Hi J., If I were you, I'd just separate the vision therapy from the fact that your son has ADHD. One is separate from the other. There are lots of people with vis...
- My son is highly functional autistic and he also had this problem where his eyes did not work together. Vision therapy did help. It improved his reading ability. He st...
- I do not know about the vision therapy that you are talking about. However, 5 years ago we took our 11 year old son to the Sensory Learning Center. He received light...
Eye Exam for Child
Asked by A.C. from Houston
on December 7, 2011
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I need to have an eye exam done for my 7 year old. Does anyone know of a good eye doctor who can do exams on kids in the Spring/Woodlands area?
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- My family has used Dr. Moffatt and Dr. Wagner at Child and Family Eye Care in The Woodlands. They also have an office in Magnolia but we have never been there. There...
- I ditto Davidia Baxter - she's GREAT!!!!!!!!!!! Especially with kids!!!
- Dr. Davidia Baxter at Baxter Eye Care is fabulous. We all see her and she is great with my 9 year old. She has been seeing my 9 year old since she was 3. Baxter eye ...
6 Year Old Has Weak Eye Muscle
Asked by K.B. from Chicago
on March 17, 2011
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My son started Kindergarten this past fall. I took him to the eye doctor (as required by the state) and the dr. said the my son has a weak eye muscle in his left eye. ...
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- did you take him to a pediatric eye doctor. what if he has lazy eye? he would then need to have the good eye patched to make the other eye work better. I would do wha...
- pen test? Really? I go to a pediatric opthmalogist and she doesn't use a pen to test this, she uses instruments that measure such things. To base this on a pen tes...
- I would listen to the doctor... she has been trained on what to look for, and will check on things you wouldn't even notice. The reading glasses force his eyes to focu...
Need Referral for Pediatric Eye Doc
Asked by K.S. from Denver
on June 3, 2008
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I've never taken my daughter to the eye doctor because they've always checked her vision at the pediatrician and felt it wasn't necessary. Lately, though, she's compla...
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- Our 7 year old daughter has been recieving vision care since she was 2 mos. old. We go to Children's Eye Physician's at their southeast office in Centennial. It is l...
- Ask your pediatrician who they recommend. If they have children, who do they take their kids to?
- Hi Debi, I don't know of a pediatric eye doc but I'm sure my doctor's office could give you a referal. We have gone to this office since I was a little girl and I'm ...
My 7-Year-old Son
Asked by C.B. from Columbia
on February 8, 2007
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My 7-year-old son has ADHD. It has been a real challenge. He is now on Focalin 5 mg in the morning. We are having a real problem with him right now. He does not wa...
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- I think you need to stop fighting your son. Set up a schedule for him for the day: These are the things you need to do in the morning, during school, after school, at...
- dont feel bad i have a 7yr old with adhd he is on 80mgs of strataria and sometimes i have the same problems with my son my dr put my son on a mood med to help and it h...
- I have a 9 year old son with ADHD and we have experienced a lot of the same things you are going through. I do feel for you because there are days when I look at him ...
Mom of 6 Year Old Looking for Other Mothers with Kids That Have ADHD
Asked by T.C. from New York
on December 15, 2006
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I am a single mom of a 6 year old boy that was diagnosed with ADHD last year I am looking to chat with other mothers in the same boat as I am. Mornings are hard for m...
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- i have an 8 yr old son that i found out he had ADHD just be4 he turned 5. Best bets are having clothes ready for school & Structure /Structure you get the picture. A r...
- hello T., i have a son thats nine years of age and he also have adhd, i don't know of much help i can be to you and i'm not saying that to be funny i'm being honest be...
- Hello T., I'm Tina and i have a 7 year old son that has been diagnosed ADHD. He was diagnosed at age 4. I know exactly what you are going though, he takes meds...
6 Year Old Who Is Picky Eater and Recently Very Constipated
Asked by A.W. from Boston
on March 30, 2008
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My 6 year old daughter who has been a very picky eater all her life has been really constipated lately. She doesn't like to talk about it at all. She finds it embarr...
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- My son has been struggling with constipation since age 2 and he is now 5 1/2. He has been on prescribed medication for a few years and it works great. Now there is a...
- You should give her some fiber. There are fiber supliments that can disslove into anything she will eat. I use one called Benefiber. It looks like sugar and you can mi...
- I would consult with your doctor on what would be best for her. I have heard good things about Miralax like others have said. I know you said she is a picky eater, b...
!St Grader Needing Eye Doctor
Asked by M.V. from Chicago
on April 29, 2008
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My 6 yo daughter needs to see an eye doctor according to her school. I'm not sure I'm comfortable taking her to Lenscrafters (where I go for my eyes). Does anyone ha...
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- Why would you have a problem with LensCrafters? The issue is, do they have a licensed ophthalmologist there? That's what you need. The name of the place shouldn't m...
- We were recommended to take our daughter to an optometrist after an eye exam at school when she was in kindergarten. I stay in Beverly and we currently take her to the...
- Might be too far away for you, but we saw Dr. Kipp for my 1-year-old for her eye surgery, and we also have to take my 5-year-old there to meet the new kindergarten vis...
My Four Year Old Right Eye Always Hurts During the Evening Time.
Asked by C.R. from Denver
on April 9, 2008
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Has anyone had this problem. My sons eye is fine during the day, but toward the evening before bedtime is right eye always hurts. Can this be a headache, or is his eye...
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- Get his eyes checked, he may very well have a stigmatism that is straining his eyes. I know that happened to me in my teens and I had to have glasses for reading and ...
- I would make sure to see a pediatric eye doctor. My son would complain about his eyes (usually in the evening or before a nap) and it turns out that he has allergies ...
- Have you had his eyes checked? It sounds to me like eye strain from trying to see. After a full day of focusing extra hard, it's probably had enough. Good luck
