Strabismus
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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...
Closing One Eye to Read?
Asked by C.L. from Boston
on October 31, 2006
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My 5 year old son will close his left eye when he reads or is trying to look at something small. This started a couple of weeks ago. We made an appointment with an e...
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- It could totally be nothing. It could mean that he is left eye dominate and his left eye is stronger then his right. Try this. Have him make a circle with his hands...
- I just thought that I would recommend a pediatric optholmologist that I used when my son needed Surgery for a closed tear duct that never opened on its own. She is l...
- Hi, it could mean a few things.. both my kids wear glasses, one for lazy eye and the other has an astigmatism. they are 8 and 3.. they both squinted, closed one eye ...
Eye Patches and Amblyopia
Asked by C.W. from Minneapolis
on April 21, 2008
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My 4 year old daughter just got diagnosed with amblyopia and was prescribed glasses. The Pediatric Optomitrist we saw does not believe in eye patches, just glasses, bu...
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- I agree, you have some excellent advice given already. I just wanted to offer a little bit of support. My son has worn glasses from the time he was 6 months old. He u...
- We have had a lot of success with patching. If you consider another opinion you may want to try the pediatric opthamalogists at the Fairview University of Minnesota C...
- I would suggest going to an opthamologist and getting a second opinion. An optometrist mainly works with corrective lenses, whereas the opthamologist works with eye d...
My Daughter's Eye Seems to Be Crossing Sometimes
Asked by Y.K. from New York
on December 27, 2006
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hello everyone, i noticed in the passed week or so that my 11 month daughter sometimes crossing her right eye slightly, i thought that i' seeing things, but today my h...
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- You should talk to your pediatrician about it, then they could refer you to an eye doctor.
- Take you daughter to an eye doctor right away! This sounds very similar to a problem I had growing up and something I an now stuck as an adult because of lack of the p...
- There is an eye doctor in Forest Hills. His name is Dr. Fromer and his address is 109-33 71 road. I don't know his number sorry!
Pink Eye? :(
Asked by S.R. from Kansas City
on September 29, 2011
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Yesterday my right eye was bothering me when I put my contacts in, I didn't think much of it since my allergies are really bad right now and I have been having problem...
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- Not sure on pink eye, but clear care solution helps when allergies make it near impossible to wear my contacts. I get a lot of protein build up. Also a script for pa...
- If its pink eye its not bad. You just squirt some presciption anti-bi's in your eye and it should clear up in 24 hrs.
- You should get the herbal drops called Pinkeye remedy. They are very good. Use those several times and you'll likely be half cleared up before the appointment. It m...
Anthem Blue Cross Vs. Kaiser
Asked by S.S. from Los Angeles
on May 7, 2011
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In a few weeks I have to choose between these two insurances. We have (and have always had) Blue Cross. Love love love our doctors. Can't stand the referral process...
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- Can't tell you a lot on the psych stuff, but we've enjoyed Kaiser since our kids were babes. With our youngest I did find a Kaiser Pedi that would go along with my wis...
- we had kaiser past 10 yrs (northern CA) & I am very glad with their services & docs . (though not all the docs but few in my experiences were excellent.) This yr we...
- I loved Kaiser. My hubby's job changed and we had to switch to a different plan. I wish I still had it. Everything is super coordinated there. All your records are ...
Eye Patch
Asked by M.R. from Los Angeles
on February 22, 2008
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My 11 year old needs to wear a patch on one eye to strengthen the other. She can do this at home, while watching TV or whatever. She does not need to do this where peo...
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- Maybe try a reward system. Or, just don't accept no, and punish her if she doesn't do it. Sometimes kids tend to do it if they feel like it's not their choice. Hope...
- I also had the smae problem as a child, and i could not stand wearing the patch, and i would cry all the time when i had to use it. My eye is so bad now because its n...
- 11 is a contary age when it comes to little girls. Remind her that she may not get a driver's license if she has uncorrectable eye sight. You may have to cross "your f...
Cross-eyed 4 Yr Old, Only Sometimes
Asked by S.S. from Los Angeles
on April 13, 2008
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Recently I noticed my daughter's right eye goes crossed just for a second, but pretty often. Do any of you have children with this happening? I haven't taken her to ...
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- Yes you are right to be concerned. I would have it checked and dealt with sooner rather than later. There are lots of great things they can do, depending on what is th...
- I had the same problem when i was 3. You really should take her to the eye doctor as soon as possible. Dr. Roger Friedman is great and he is in Tarzana. Good luck!
- My son started going a little cross-eyed at 4 years old and we actually didn't pick up on it until his yearly check-up. After seeing an eye doctor we found out he nee...
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...
Help!need Advice on Eye Surgery
Asked by T.L. from Minneapolis
on December 29, 2009
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Hi, my 18month old son needs to have eye surgery for his crossed eyes. The doctor said (after we patched for about 6 months) that it is not a severe case. Only one e...
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- My son had convergence problems, which means both eyes don't work together when they need to focus on something close up. It would look like he's looking the other wa...
- My husband is an anesthesiologist and he said that the idea that anesthesia is riskier than the surgery isn't true anymore. The field of anesthesia has made great adv...
- Hi T.. My daughter, 22 mo old now, had surgery on both her eyes back in September when she was 19 months old. Her eyes would only go in one at a time too. The surgery ...
