Anyone had kids with lazy or crossed eyes? What did you do and is it better now?
When Mackenzie was born one of her eyes was shut and she didnt open it for a few days...then it was weeks before she opened it fully and had full use of it. We were told it happens alot and that her sight wouldnt be affected.
About 6 months ago we noticed that the same eye would sometimes look inwards while the other was straight. It only happened a handful of times so we didnt worry.
Over the last month it has gotten progressively worse. It now happens with both eyes so that she appears to be cross eyed. It is worse when she is tired and on the days her eyes are bad her tantrums are also excessive- i think she is getting blurred vision and so is getting more frustrated and tired trying to focus. She is also VERY accident prone of late, falls over when shes just walking along and walks into EVERYTHING. She has about 3-4 bruises on her head at the moment from the weekend just gone.
I took her to the gp this morning and they have referred her to a specialist. The gp really didnt give us much info and was very concerned when I said about her balance and falling over too. I am worried that its going to be a problem in her head rather than just her eyes.......
What can they do for it?
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#2 *harrysmum*
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Posted 06 January 2009 - 10:26 AM
Can't they put a patch on the good eye to strengthen the weaker one. Not positive though. Just take her to the optometrist they usually bulk bill.
But i am sure the specialist will know
She may even need grommets in her ears, that is pretty common.
But i am sure the specialist will know
She may even need grommets in her ears, that is pretty common.
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Posted 06 January 2009 - 10:33 AM
Yes this has happened to all three of my children usually by the age of two.
DS#1 we patched and glasses for a little over a year but he required surgery on both eyes in Nov 07 and he's been absolutely fantastic since! He still will require glasses until puberty we are told but he's happy so which ever way it goes we're not too fussed.
DS#2 Has his good days and his bad days so assessment for surgery is tricky as they don't want to over-correct his bad eye so we're still on a ball game with him.
DD is really quite bad, some days she's totally cross eyed. We have had all our appointments with the Ophthalmologist at RCH and her sight is unaffected (thankfully one child without vision impairment) so we meet with her surgeon next month. If her squint degree hasn't varied much to her last appointment then we'll get a date for surgery.
It's not nice knowing something is affecting your child is it? It really upsets me sometimes that all three of my children have had to go through this, and fellow children in the play ground etc can be so darn cruel. At the end of the day though I count my blessings that it's something very easily fixed and not life threatening.
First step I would see your local optometrist. If s/he thinks it requires further investigation they'll get you on the right road :)
Meant to say, patching is good to maintain vision but we were told with DD that is won't do anything for the actual turn as hers is neurological not muscular iykwim
All the very best of luck!
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DS#1 we patched and glasses for a little over a year but he required surgery on both eyes in Nov 07 and he's been absolutely fantastic since! He still will require glasses until puberty we are told but he's happy so which ever way it goes we're not too fussed.
DS#2 Has his good days and his bad days so assessment for surgery is tricky as they don't want to over-correct his bad eye so we're still on a ball game with him.
DD is really quite bad, some days she's totally cross eyed. We have had all our appointments with the Ophthalmologist at RCH and her sight is unaffected (thankfully one child without vision impairment) so we meet with her surgeon next month. If her squint degree hasn't varied much to her last appointment then we'll get a date for surgery.
It's not nice knowing something is affecting your child is it? It really upsets me sometimes that all three of my children have had to go through this, and fellow children in the play ground etc can be so darn cruel. At the end of the day though I count my blessings that it's something very easily fixed and not life threatening.
First step I would see your local optometrist. If s/he thinks it requires further investigation they'll get you on the right road :)
Meant to say, patching is good to maintain vision but we were told with DD that is won't do anything for the actual turn as hers is neurological not muscular iykwim
All the very best of luck!
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Posted 06 January 2009 - 10:33 AM
She is also booked in to see an ENT specialist for recurrent ear infections/sinus infections and nasal drip associated with reflux.
Healthy kid huh....
thanks kirsty, she turned 2 in november so is the right age for it I guess. I asked the gp about just seeing an optometrist and he thinks it will be a waste cause she already has days where she is totally cross eyed (like yesterday...we were scared into seeing the gp today..)
We are seeing an Opthalmologist in a few weeks, the gp called himself and got us in at the end of the month cause he thinks it needs attention straight away. I hope she doesnt need surgery though!
Healthy kid huh....
thanks kirsty, she turned 2 in november so is the right age for it I guess. I asked the gp about just seeing an optometrist and he thinks it will be a waste cause she already has days where she is totally cross eyed (like yesterday...we were scared into seeing the gp today..)
We are seeing an Opthalmologist in a few weeks, the gp called himself and got us in at the end of the month cause he thinks it needs attention straight away. I hope she doesnt need surgery though!
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Posted 09 January 2009 - 11:04 AM
Yep the optometrist will be the best person to see. My ds had an appt a month ago, so just turned 2. They are pretty quick with being able to see what if anything is wrong with their eyes/vision.
So far 3 out of 5 kids here wear glasses with ds 2 more thna likely to get them in 5 mths time :(
DD has something called brwons syndrome which basically doesnt allow her to look up properly and her eye then turns.
Whatever happens it will be good that they get onto it for her!
So far 3 out of 5 kids here wear glasses with ds 2 more thna likely to get them in 5 mths time :(
DD has something called brwons syndrome which basically doesnt allow her to look up properly and her eye then turns.
Whatever happens it will be good that they get onto it for her!
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Posted 09 January 2009 - 12:27 PM
Good-luck hun! It can be a scary ride but at least you're onto it quick :D
When it happened with DS#1 they instantly thought brain tumor so we went through a month of absolute torment, CT's MRI's the works. My poor boy suffered so many tests but was ever so brave through it all.
The ophthalmologist we seen for him was a right prick though and we had many words on many occasions LOL. He's probably so happy I never went back to him with my other two - I refused to.
Now we're with the RCH I could not fault them. They actually have specialists that only deal with squints and I cannot think of their name atm, but they're absolutely wonderful. If you're not happy with where they send you ensure you find somewhere you're comfortable with. That would be my very best advice :)
Good-luck!
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Sorry I meant to add that DS#1 was 4yrs old when his happened hence the instant thought of brain tumor. Sorry I didn't mean to scare you.
(((hugs)))
When it happened with DS#1 they instantly thought brain tumor so we went through a month of absolute torment, CT's MRI's the works. My poor boy suffered so many tests but was ever so brave through it all.
The ophthalmologist we seen for him was a right prick though and we had many words on many occasions LOL. He's probably so happy I never went back to him with my other two - I refused to.
Now we're with the RCH I could not fault them. They actually have specialists that only deal with squints and I cannot think of their name atm, but they're absolutely wonderful. If you're not happy with where they send you ensure you find somewhere you're comfortable with. That would be my very best advice :)
Good-luck!
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Sorry I meant to add that DS#1 was 4yrs old when his happened hence the instant thought of brain tumor. Sorry I didn't mean to scare you.
(((hugs)))
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Posted 09 January 2009 - 03:20 PM
4 of my 5 kids have strabismus (lazy/crossed eye).
Its genetic here (Craigs brother and grandfather had it).
I dont have time right this second but Ill come back after kids bed and have a chat to you!!
Make an appointment iwth an Paediatric Opthomologist asap (you need a doctors referral though to take once the appointment is).
Its genetic here (Craigs brother and grandfather had it).
I dont have time right this second but Ill come back after kids bed and have a chat to you!!
Make an appointment iwth an Paediatric Opthomologist asap (you need a doctors referral though to take once the appointment is).
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Posted 27 January 2009 - 01:06 PM
Ok so we went to the ophthalmologist today. Nice guy, Mackenzie was not co operative at all lol
He did a few tests, tried to get her to pick up sprinkles, which she could do 12 months ago and cant do now :(
We had to put drops in her eyes every 10 mins for half an hour (wasnt that fun) and then wait 30 mins for another test...
And the result was that she has small eyes which cause autofocus probs...basically her eyes are working overtime just to let her focus things clearly so then when she tried to focus on something closer her eyes cant cope and they cross. He didnt give us an actual name for the condition though. She has to wear glasses and see him again in 6 weeks. If there is no improvement he changes the lenses for another 6- 8 weeks and we will repeat this process 3-4 times. If there is still no improvement we are looking at surgery because if it is not corrected she will end up compromising her vision :( he said it must be quite severe to get so much worse so quickly...
So thats our update, off to get her some glasses tomorrow, that will be a fun fight!
He did a few tests, tried to get her to pick up sprinkles, which she could do 12 months ago and cant do now :(
We had to put drops in her eyes every 10 mins for half an hour (wasnt that fun) and then wait 30 mins for another test...
And the result was that she has small eyes which cause autofocus probs...basically her eyes are working overtime just to let her focus things clearly so then when she tried to focus on something closer her eyes cant cope and they cross. He didnt give us an actual name for the condition though. She has to wear glasses and see him again in 6 weeks. If there is no improvement he changes the lenses for another 6- 8 weeks and we will repeat this process 3-4 times. If there is still no improvement we are looking at surgery because if it is not corrected she will end up compromising her vision :( he said it must be quite severe to get so much worse so quickly...
So thats our update, off to get her some glasses tomorrow, that will be a fun fight!
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Posted 27 January 2009 - 02:05 PM
My oldest DD had surgery to repair it, and now, umm 6 years later, it wonders worse than before!
Anyway, L, go to OPSM they are unreal, if the script changes, before a certain time (3 months??), they will change over the lens for free etc, etc, Ill link you the guarantee, its excellent for kids packages, and their guarantee!
I ALWAYS go through OPSM, if they break an arm, they will replace the whole frame for the price of the arm etc etc.. and thats lifetime too :)
http://www.opsm.com....rguarantee.aspx
Anyway, L, go to OPSM they are unreal, if the script changes, before a certain time (3 months??), they will change over the lens for free etc, etc, Ill link you the guarantee, its excellent for kids packages, and their guarantee!
I ALWAYS go through OPSM, if they break an arm, they will replace the whole frame for the price of the arm etc etc.. and thats lifetime too :)
http://www.opsm.com....rguarantee.aspx
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Posted 31 January 2009 - 09:19 AM
I took matt to the optometrist cause he was like this, and while my optometrist is great, they aren't so much for kids, i was told he would need glasses by the time he is 2 so i went back to the dr and got a referal to a specialist, turns out he has perfect vision and he said that to test a young child they need to be absolutely still and matt passed all the tests with flying colours which apparently isnt very common. So if you take her to the optometrist and he says that her sight is bad or anything, definetly get a second opinion if i hadnt of gone back to the dr, matt would have had glasses by now and would probably be suffering from headaches and everything.
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Posted 31 January 2009 - 09:51 AM
We only went to the optometrist to have the glasses made up, it was the specialist that has prescribed them. We arent sure how much her vision is affected at this stage cause she wouldnt answer any questions but the glasses are more for the crossed eye, to improve the muscle and lense strength. I dont think she can see 2 feet clearly in front of her cause she is forever wlaking into things and tripping over stuff thats not there! lol
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Posted 31 January 2009 - 10:07 AM
What ophthalmologist did you see Kristy? The kids see one at the Wesley and he is awesome.
S was referred with strabismus at 9mths but turns out she had retinal detachment so she's now blind in that eye. We had the crap scared out of us being told it could be cataract, tumour or scar tissue.
S was referred with strabismus at 9mths but turns out she had retinal detachment so she's now blind in that eye. We had the crap scared out of us being told it could be cataract, tumour or scar tissue.
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Posted 31 January 2009 - 04:08 PM
We havent picked them up yet Bec, sometime during the week they will be ready. I am really not looking forward to it! I am kinda hoping we get them before we go to the aquarium on wednesday and we can tell her they are sunglasses lol
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Posted 31 January 2009 - 06:20 PM
We used "atropine (sp?)" to make Laura wear them at the start, the drops they use at the opthal.'s, they cant see much with the drops in, but put glasses over the drops and bang they can see, it helped her to get used to wearing glasses, and slowly we stopped the atropine (again, SP?) and she was used to it (she was 2 and a half).
The other 2 took to them really easy, and Christians about to go into them, but I already know he's going to be trouble, lmao.
The other 2 took to them really easy, and Christians about to go into them, but I already know he's going to be trouble, lmao.
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