When our infant was diagnosed at 3.5 mos. old with esotropia (class of strabismus, I was on the eve of leaving my job to become a stay-at- home mom. I was...
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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So here is the response from my senator. He is not stepping up to the plate to help prevent blindness. And this guy has his sights on the White House. Kim ...
Wow. Thanks for forwarding this information Kim. While I think increasing funding for the NIH is important. How would supporting the Congressional Vision...
Do not be discouraged by negative responses. The vision care for kids act of 2007 will provide all of the research - education and cure needed to "eradicate...
Maybe Senator Obama should speak with the governor's wife. She is an advocate for raising awareness, which ultimately is the biggest problem in our country....
I am new to the group and mom to a VI four year old boy. Sam is aphakic, has microphthalmia, nystagmus and strabismus (did I spell those right?!). I joined...
I'm with Debbie, thanks for sharing Kim! Mandi ************************************** See what's free at http://www.aol.com. [Non-text portions of this message...
Hi Brenda, I'm not sure what some of the terms mean that you listed but my daughter had eye muscle surgery two months ago For Exotropia (eyes turn out) and...
Sharon, I sent Oprah an email and a letter last year during vision awareness month to try to get her to do a show about it also. To bad she didn't listen to...
Hi Brenda, Welcome to the group. Sorry to hear what your son is going through. I also wanted to tell you about a website www.pgcfa.org that will give you...
Brenda, Firstly you did a great job mastering the terms and how to spell them. A few questions to try and set the scene: 1. Is Sam aphakic and micro-ophthalmic...
Kelly, Glad to hear you wrote Oprah too. Maybe if she gets enough emails from parents she will decide to discuss it - she discusses every other medical ...
We went to another check-up with the PO today. It has officially been 1 year from our diagnosis of ambloypia in my daughter Lindsey who turned 4 in February. ...
Sharon, The other problem is after the vision problem is caught then the child doesn't get the proper treatment, etc. I just met a mom whose 9yo daughter...
Thanks for the replys. Sam is aphakic and micro-ophthalmic in both eyes. His cataracts were not removed until he was nearly 10 months old and received no...
Kim, What a great story!!! Yeah!!! I am so happy for her. Keep up the great work!! Kelly H. www.bjortandcompany.com http://www.cafpress.com/bjortandcompany ...
Brenda, If you are looking for a better cosmetic appearance then surgery and not VT is probably the correct avenue to pursue. I am assuming that Sam's glasses...
Thanks. Sam's glasses are very thick ( vision is L-20/250 and R- 20/320). Can I run one more question by you? In your opinion, is having eye surgery for...
i am still patiently waiting to hear from you. have lots to discuss. when is your next appointment with Dr. McKeown. i may be coming to see Dr. Sally Moore...
This is an impossible question to answer for someone not involved personally and who has not even seen your lovely boy. I would think that Contact Lenses would...
Brenda, I have read studies on the PubMed website that the age children begin to notice strabismus in other children, and treat them negatively for it is about...
thanks for the replies, Ken and Amy. I really appreciate the input. There is a lot to consider. Brenda ... From: AMY MAREZ To: LazyEye@yahoogroups.com Sent:...
... I have more details now. I would appreciate your thoughts on my daughter's treatment. I feel that they are doing the right thing. Before, the Dr....
Karen, Whether a child can cooperate with an active VT program is a judgement call that only be made by the people actually interacting with her. As far as...
I will allow your PO's to continue laughing and I will continue to successfully treat patients based on sound researched techniques, including binasals....
This is Rachael who feels she must express in words her experiences with training pre-schoolers during her tour of Duty In Birminham Michigan during the 60;s....
... vision therapy and techniques such as binasals. I work now as a vision therapist, but for a # of years, I worked in physical rehabilitation and a...
Reply for Angie:; there is not the slightest doubt in my mine ( i know from my own lifetime of dealing with my very own strabismus and having had the good...
