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Vision Screening: What Age?
The last optometrist I went to for her said that his office has started offering free ... I found a great childrens eye doctor and had him evaluated. ...
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- Start with your pediatrician and go from their. I'm sure there has to be a way to evaluate his vision.
- Wow, you are a busy mommy! Its funny I just got off the phone with my sister and found out my BIL passed his LSAT and is applying to Law School. With both my girls the...
- My child started wearing his glasses at 10 months old. It is amazing what they can do these days!! S. Doula, CCBE
Daughter Has Grey Whites in Her Eyes.
Go to an optometrist! There is a free program for babies under a year called InfantSee. ... If I ever have any physical concerns about my childrens health, ...
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- I would definitely see your pediatrician, or better yet, a pediatric optometrist. There might be nothing wrong, but it's much better to be safe than sorry. We know one...
- I would go see a Pediatric Ophthalmologist. (Not an optometrist) They're medical doctors who then continue on to train in Opthalmology, like surgeons, or OB's, or e...
- I've seen that before, in three out of my four children. They have a genetic disorder called osteogenesis imperfecta (my husband also has the blue-tinged sclera). OI i...
Does My Son Need Glasses?
I have never had my childrens eyes checked there at all, ... An optometrist tests for visual problems, but is not an M.D. like an ophthalmologist is. ...
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- My son was 4 and experienced frequent headaches. We took him to the pediatrician and they did a whole work up and couldn't find anything wrong with him so we took him ...
- I would take him to a pediatric opthalmologist just to be safe. But yes, he will likely need glasses. The pediatrician's office has an eye chart, but I don't thin...
- I would take him to an eye doc. You could always check with the ped but I think they'll just have him look at the eye chart and then would tell you to call an eye doc...
Eye Exams for 1-5 Year Olds
I was wondering who I should see about eye exams, optometrist or opthamologist. I recently saw information about children getting an exam around 2 yrs. ...
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- AV Eyes in Aliso Viejo is real good... we've been going there for years. Dr. Rich is really good with kids....... he has things to make it comforting as well as fun...
- Hi K., I have a 4 yr. old, 11 yr. old & a 17 yr. old, and have been using the same optometry practice in Lake Forest for about 6 years. The 2 main doctors (Dr. Slos...
- Dr. Jennifer Simpson at UCI (in Orange) is fantastic. Great with kids and very smart too. She's an opthomalogist. She has another office (not in Orange) but I'm not...
Pink Eye Won't Go Away
I was nervous because both my children have had pink eye before and usually .... K. S,. I had pink eye for about six months, but I also went to an eye specialist . ... I'm an optometrist certified to treat eye disease in California. ...
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- K.- My daughter struggled with pink eye for several months. A week may not be enought time to determine the source. But if the pink eye doesn't respond to the ant...
- Hi K., I'm an optometrist certified to treat eye disease in California. Actually most pink eye is either viral or allergic. Did your daughter's pediatrician prescri...
- I have never heard of oral antibiotics for pink eye. I've had it more times than I can count all growing up. I would go and make the dr. give her the drops. It will ge...
Pupil Differences a Concern or Not?
S. Helpful? Yes | No Save This Remove This Report This Share .... I would start by taking him to an optometrist, which is recommended in the first ... This provider will be an optometrist who has special interests in seeing children, ...
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- I know you have a lot of responses already, but I was just reading in "What to Expect the Toddler Years," book about vision problems (I was wondering how to test toddl...
- I am a new mom of a wonderful 5 month old daughter and am also an optometrist. The likelyhood of this being a normal variation is quite high. However, as others have...
- Hi J. My youngest son, who is now 5, has the same thing. His left pupil is noticable larger than his right. At 4 mos old, I had him referred to a specialist. He (the ...
8Th Grade ADHD/LD Student in Need of Help
Sep 17, 2009 ... They see childrens from age 5-14 who is having problems with learning ..... Please consider taking your son to a qualified optometrist who ...
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- Check out the Hill School in Fort Worth. It's over near TCU, maybe near McLean Middle School. I've attended workshops there, on Schools Attuned principles, (which is...
- Hi J.! I can help! I own The Cerebellum Center which offers the DORE program. DORE has help thousands of kids all over the world eliminate many of the symptoms o...
- J., It's not that the Public School teachers don't want to help your child. Thank the recent "No Child Left Behind" act that dictates the level of rigor and the acc...
Looking for Good Selection of Eyeglasses for a 1 Year Old in Denver
Call Children's Hosptial. If they can't get you in then they can reccommend places. Helpful? ... Need a Pediatric Ophthalmologist/optometrist ...
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- Hi K. - My kids both have glasses. My youngest got them when he was 2.5 and has a petite face. We went to Children's Eye Physicians (Dr. Steele) to get the perscrip...
- Call Children's Hosptial. If they can't get you in then they can reccommend places.
- Have you tried Highland Family Optical? It is next to Children's Eye Physicians at their Mineral location. They are specialized in all ages of kids glasses and have ...
5 Year Old Needs Glasses!
You really need to have a pediatric optometrist & optical shop that are speciallizing in childrens vision. At 5, Griffin can still make progress with his ...
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- Yes, I have amblyopia in one eye. I'm 65, and effectively have only one eye. My folks used an eye patch on me when I was in first grade, but I hated it so they weren't...
- I have four children and my two oldest children were diagnosed with the same problem. Your child's case is VERY mild, by the way. Both my son and daughter wear g...
- You have gotten so many great responses. I will try to keep mine short. My son has the same problem. When he was four we went to the Optometrist and he prescribed g...
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S. answers from Port St. Lucie on July 30, 2008. Get a second opinion. ... An optometrist is as equally qualified as an ophthalmologist to treat amblyopia. ..... young children stop using it when they realize they can't see out of it. ...
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- Hi A., I can't imagine trying to get contacts in my son! I think that you should decide what will work best for you. I think other posts raise good points to th...
- A., I hope this can help. A friend of mine with bad eyesight used this exercise and over a few years she regained her sight and doesn't use glasses anymore. Its an e...
- Hi A.. Can I ask where did you take your to? I can only recomment Dr. Cardone in Weston, FL. He actually saw my daughter when she was born in November. He diagnosed he...
