My 19th month old daughter has lazy eye, and we've been patching for a while. we're awaiting the discussion later in the year on surgery. But to answer one...
LazyEye is an email list for parents of children with amblyopia and related conditions such as strabismus. Adult amblyopes are also welcome. We are not...
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Jun 1, 2005 4:37 pm
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Hello everyone. I am new to the group. My son Weston is 5 1/2. At the age of two, we were told he was very farsighted and had strabismus/amblyopia. He has worn...
Nik had his eye surgery when he was 1.5 yr old. He was up and running by the end of the surgery day. His eyes continued to look bloodshot for almost 3-4 weeks...
Hi Judy, Thank you for the response. I am hoping that the patching will do the trick for us as well. With Alexis fortunately I don't have to worry about...
Hi Sarah, Thanks so much for the "heads up" on the eyes lashes sticking after surgery. I imagine that would be quite scary! I will definitely bring this up...
Dear Jess: Though, I don,t have kids with amblyopia. Personaly I have it, but I was diagnosed when I was 23 years old; now I am 42 .At 23 finaly knew, why I...
Has anyone's doctor, whether optometrist or ophthalmologist, recommended they or their child with strabismus or amblyopia supplement with omega 3? We've begun...
Hi- I am new to this board and have learnd a lot from all of the posts. My 3 almost 4 year old was diagnosed with amblyopia on Friday. We are a little...
Hi all. I wanted to introduce my son and I. My son Will (4YO) was diagnosed with amblyopia on Friday of last week. His right eye is 20/25 and the left is...
Hello, I have a 6 yr. old boy who has amblyopia. We are currently using Atropine drops in his stronger eye and a clear lens in his glasses in the stronger eye...
Hi Momtine, My son was 5 y/o when he was diagnosed and he started wearing glasses and starting VT. He did the vt for 6 months and we are in a break right now...
Hi Shannon, I have never had a doctor recommend this. However for about a year now I have been supplementing my children's diets with 2 tablespoons of ground...
My optometrist recommended that I take 2000 mg of flax seed oil (which is a good source of Omega 3's) each day for dry eyes. However, this is completely...
Hi everyone, Thanks for the posts regarding the IMAX. We took our son to Aliens of the Deep in 3D and everything worked out fine. He watched it through the...
... Hi Momtine, We live in an area where vision therapy in the form of actual activities taught by a professional were just not available. Our opth. set up our...
Here are a few items that will hopefully make this list more manageable and a fun place to hang out. 1. HELPFUL ADDRESSES (POSTING AND UNSUBBING) Post message:...
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Jun 5, 2005 2:47 pm
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Jen- You wrote... "His eye doesn't appear lazy or crossed. The only issues we have had with him is that he does not like to color or draw and is not great at...
Julie, Was this your son's first set of tubes? My son Joshua had his first set at 2yr old and then again at 3yr old. He didn't talk for his first two years....
Am absolutely fuming. I got a letter on Thursday morning at 11.20am, for Robert to see to optomolgist, great I think, then I look at the date and time! It's...
Glad to hear your son enjoyed himself. Thanks for the update. Shannon Hi everyone, Thanks for the posts regarding the IMAX. We took our son to Aliens of the...
Hi Jen and everyone, Just wanted to respond because your son's situation sounds a lot like my daughter's. She was diagnosed just a couple of months ago, just...
Wendy, I have suggested the thought of duct taping my daughters glasses to her head, especially when we are looking all over the house and outside for the...
Hi Wendy, I know it's frustrating. I have always found that when you get to that point you need to step out of the room that your child is in and just count...
Sounds like you are doing a great job (and she is too). I'd love to hear an update. I think hope is what will keep us going when everyone is at their wits...
our optometrist did recommend that we give our son omega 3 daily, but we had already been doing that. i had never heard of benefits to the eye specifically ...
My reseach has suggested that while flax oil is an excellent source of the omega 3 fat alpha linolenic acid (ALA) it may not be the best choice for children in...
Shannon, Can you suggets a brand of fish oils and what you have found about dosage. Regards, Canby C. Marini "Shannon" <baytoven@...> Sent by:...
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Jun 6, 2005 9:33 pm
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Kelly, A croakie is a neoprene band that you attach to the arms of the glasses. It basically is the same as the traditional chain or string that you see people...
... Wendy, I think most of us can relate to this! Of course, my son's problem was that he didn't want to wear his patch. I would step out of the room and he...
