Strabismus: Toddler
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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 ...
Anyone Have Experience with 'Lazy Eye'?
Asked by A.D. from Minneapolis
on December 11, 2006
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I'm starting to wonder if my daughter has a lazy eye. Her left eye sort of droops a little bit off and on. This is something that we noticed right after she was born a...
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- Absolutly take her in to an eye doc, pediatric. Dr Bothun at the U of M is who I take my daughter to and I love him! She does not see him for "lazy eye" but yes I w...
- My son is 3 and has worn glasses since he was 10 months old. We noticed that one of his eyes wandered to the corner of his eye, especially when he was tired. He was di...
- Good Morning A.~ I have a two year old daughter and she has been diagnosed with strabismus. I don't know if it is actually called lazy eye, however when she is tir...
Possible Lazy Eye?
Asked by J.C. from Chicago
on August 30, 2010
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if one eye crosses over towards the middle is it considered lazy eye? does anyone have some good exercises for a 22 month old or will it go back to normal? thanks!
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- No, crossing eyes is a different condition from lazy eyes (amblyopia), for this your eye doctor will prescribe special glasses with a prism. Time to take him to the e...
- My son has amblyopia and his eyelid drops when he is tired. I would take him to pediatric opthamologist and get professional advice. Some eye conditions can be easil...
- You already have some great responses, and I just wanted to emphasize the importance of seeing a pediatric ophthalmologist now instead of later. My mom has it, I have...
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 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...
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....
Lazy Eye in Both Eyes, Amblyopia Just Diagnosed.
Asked by A.D. from Lansing
on October 1, 2010
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Dear Mom's, I'm a Grandmother of 3 grandchildren, age 3+1/2, 1+1/2 and 7 months. Yesterday, my oldest grandchild was diagnosed with Amblyopia or Lazy eye in both eyes...
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- My 13 month old daughter just had eye surgery for "strabismus" (which her eye was misaligned) She was crossing her left eye around 6 months old and then alternating e...
- I myself have amblyopia, in my right eye. It runs in the family: my mother had it, and four of my brothers have it. In my case I am very lucky -- I have 20-20 in m...
- My daughter, 4 1/2, had eye surgery this summer for strabismus (eyes go outward). She did very well and no longer has any issues with her eyes drifting. We first notic...
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.
