Strabismus: Infant
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My 8 Year Old Daughter and Crossed Eye Issue
Asked by A.F. from Cincinnati
on June 13, 2010
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My daughter is 8 years old. When she gets excited or is playing an imaginary game her eyes cross. We have taken her to the eye doctor twice and both times he could no...
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- Find a pediatric ophthalmologist...they specialize in children's eyes and they are much different from a regular eye doctor. My daughter's eye was turning out when wa...
- I would take her to a NEW DR., maybe a specialist. God bless her and her eyes.
- Have you taken your child to a pediatric opthalomologist? My original eye doctor caught nothing so I decided to take my son to a child specialist. In cleveland that's ...
Lazy Eye in Infant
Asked by L.C. from Dallas
on April 8, 2008
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My 6 month old was diagnosed with a lazy eye. We are going to a pediatric specialist in May. I wanted to gather all the information on treatments that anyone has had...
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- Dr Helen Hittner in Houston is great! She is a pediatrc opthamologist. Her bedside manner is a bit stiff, but she knows what she is talking about. My daughter was a...
- Usually, the baby wears an eye patch for a few hours a day.I guess it depends on the severity also. Then of course as the child grows, vision need to be checked and c...
- We take our son to Dr. Stager Jr. in Plano - ###-###-####. My son is 3 1/2 and has some eye issues as well, he is very well known in the community and has performed s...
Help with a Child with Lazy Eye
Asked by M.C. from Cleveland
on May 10, 2007
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My 3 year old was diagnosed with a lazy eye last november and we have been patching and we go to the eye doctor on the 5th of june and i am so scared that he might hav...
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- Don't have any personal experience with this, but just wanted to recommend my eye doctor at Professional Vision Care in Westerville. They have specialists who work wit...
- Hi i'm not sure why they are getting you all worked up over this. I have lazy eye in my right eye I have never had a problem with it. I personally would get a second o...
- Hi M.: I had lazy eye when I was little too and my parents had me get surgery. I have 20/20 vision now at 37 yrs old-if he gets surgery at his age he will not remember...
Lazy Eye
Asked by D.M. from Detroit
on May 15, 2007
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My daughter is 6months and since birth I noticed that her left eye was lazy. Her pediatrician recommended us to a pediatric optometrist (Dr. Omalley). She went for a c...
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- We went through this with our son too. We went to Dr. RAO on Orchard Lake Road between 14 & 15 mile on the west side of the street. He is AWESOME. He also does the sur...
- Hi Delicia - I had a lazy eye when I was a child. They tried the patch with me, then glasses to help correct it. None of that worked, so I ened up having surgery to...
- my son is 6 1/2 months and we just went to a pediatriac opthomologist. He's also an M.D. and has worked with children for decades. He's an older gentleman and I think ...
My 18 Month Old Has a Lazy Eye, Any Tips or Suggestions Would Be Helpful.
Asked by M.H. from Hickory
on January 23, 2007
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My 18 month old has a lazy eye, how do you keep a patch on a very active baby? She hates wearing hats and anytime we put a pair of sunglasses on her she jerks them rig...
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- may sound silly, but toddlers like silly stuff: find some cartoons like Dora or backyardigans that have pirates in them. this may make it more of a game than a bothe...
- Hi M., I have a 8 year old that has had glasses since he was 18 months with his lazy eye. It runs in my family. Unfortuately the doc I saw when he was younger told ...
- When I was a little girl, I also had a lazy eye. I remember my mom taking me to this Doctor who made me do little exercises that helped my eyes learn to work together....
20 Month Old with 'Lazy' Eye
Asked by M.S. from Philadelphia
on May 5, 2011
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Hi,
My 20 month old has been looking a bit cross-eyed lately. His left-eye seems to be at this center near his nose when he's looking straight at me. I noticed i...
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- Opthomologist, definitely. "Lazy" eye can have any of several different causes that call for several different remedies. My son only needed glasses. Some need patch...
- If you have a way to find a pediatric ophthalmologist go there. But if you don't or you need specialist referral for insurance then go to your pediatrician. You have c...
- Eye doctor. I have lazy eye. They will correct it by making him wear glasses and a patch over the good eye. Catching it early will help strengthen the muscles in the ...
Eye Problem
Asked by L.A. from San Francisco
on October 30, 2009
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hi, my daughter is 4 year old and she have a problem with her eye every time she cry, focus on something from far away or even if she press on it she seem like she ha...
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- My husband had lazy eye when he was a child (there's a medical term for it). It is very important to determine if this is the problem. If so it needs to be corrected...
- Hi L., I would absolutely take her to see a ophthamologist. Make sure they work with children. Some offices don't want to and will tell you that the child needs to kn...
- Yes, have it looked at! It may get worse if you wait. Some eye problems can be corrected while kids are young and still growing.
Infant Eye Test
Asked by T.S. from Philadelphia
on February 12, 2011
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My daughter is 6 weeks old. Last week when I had her at the Dr., the Dr. noticed that her eyes have a tendency to cross when she is focusing on something (doesn't happ...
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- Seems young to me BUT if our doc suggested I take our kid, I would. I always like to be on the safe side and be pro-active. My daughter has a lazy eye and I was told...
- Hi, T.: Give it some time, you'll know. D.
- I remember the guideline for growing out of strabismus being 6 months. I took my daughter twice to check it around that timeframe just to check it because she had occ...
Infant Torticollis
Asked by T.P. from Phoenix
on May 5, 2010
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My Son of four months was just diagnosed with infant torticollis, we are waiting for the PT to be approved by the insurance so we can make an appointment, But I rotat...
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- Try chiropractic, I would before doing pt and you might not need approval first. Or you can do both, since they do different things. But an early curvature can lead to...
- The problem encountered in infant torticollis is most often a tailbone that went out of default position through the birthing process, breech per se, by pressure and p...
- Hi T., Our boy was diagnosed with torticollis at twelve weeks also. The right side of his face was quite flat in comparison to the left, and now, at age three, the...
What Products to Use for an Infant Who Has a Rash
Asked by K.W. from Las Vegas
on January 16, 2008
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Hi
I was wondering what products many of you recommend for an infant (2 month old) who has a very bad sandpaper like rash all over her body. Her back is actually peel...
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- Hi K., I use Aveno for my one month old only. Even the body lotion. The slightest fragrance in a product can trigger a rash or peeling - its amazing how sensitive t...
- K.-- You poor thing---I lived this with my son. That rash, no doubt about it, is a food allergy. DO NOT put aquaphor, Eucerin, or any other mineral oil based lot...
- I'm sorry your baby is having such a rough time. My only suggestion is to use a "free of dyes and perfumes" detergent like All or Arm and Hammer instead of Dreft, sinc...
