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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Feb 1, 2008 10:42 am
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My son has been in glasses to treat his amblyopia (equally in both eyes) for over 4 months now with zero progress. His PO has referred us to another PO to see...
Yes, My son started out with glasses for the first 2 months and only responded a little so we started with patching and that worked. When is your appt. with...
Is there a "best in the world" doctor for amblyopia? My son has amblyopia and we've been patching since he was 3 (he's 6 now). He has seen 4 pediatric...
Hi Tana, As a vision therapist, I would suggest researching vision therapy from the standpoint of developmental optometry - www.covd.org <http://www.covd.org>...
Ty for the responce =) Our appt isn't until March....that is the earliest we could get unfortunately. Would patching work since he has ambylopia equally in...
Amblyopia equally in both eyes? One can have alternating supression between eyes... I am a vision therapist, not a doctor. So....doctors??? You might be...
Tanya, Has he ever had an MRI done to see if maybe it's something more? I'm not trying to scare you, but just because he would have an MRI doesn't mean it...
I'm not a dr. so I don't want to give any advice like that, but I think if it's equal then patching might not work. I would call back and ask to be put on...
Kelly, You are thinking properly. I suggest a thorough exam by a developmental Optometrist as a second opinion. As the old saying goes, the devil is in the...
I live in MN, but am willing to travel anywhere in North America or the UK. Thanks, Tana _____ From: LazyEye@yahoogroups.com [mailto:LazyEye@yahoogroups.com]...
Hi Kelly, Thanks for your response, I will look into that. Just to clarify, are you suggesting that any pediatric opthamologist should be able to cure, or at ...
Thank you for the suggestion Angie, we do have an appointment with a board certified developmental optometrist at the end of this month so your recommendation...
Jennifer, I have spent the last 34 years commited to improving the visual performance of my patients who are mostly children HOWEVER, if patching is...
Katie, While obviously I have never examined your daughter, myelinated nerve fibers usually have no efect on vision. Ken KOslowe OD MS FCOVD-A ... Her ... to ...
you do not state what is the cause of your son's amblyopia nor what are the power of his glasses so it is hard to give you any answers. If glasses alone are...
Equal bilateral amblyopia is almost always caused by refractive error (need for glasses) and is usually caused by a combination of farsightedness and...
I'm not sure how one goes about finding the best doc in the US - but I have to say I LOVE our 3rd opinion doctor (we weren't happy with the first two). He is...
Ken, I appreciate your insight. Can you say more about why you feel my son's prognosis is not more optimistic? Many thanks to all for the responses to my...
My soon to be 4 year old son was diagnosed with lazy eye and after an initial 4 months of patching it was determined (after an actual eye exam)that his vision...
Going back to your original question - I don't know how to answer this question - there are so many variables! For instance, developmental optometry and...
On the "which doctor" question, I do think that you have to be careful WRT to any given practitioner, as you do in all of health care. There are good ones and...
Jennifer, I am talking more in generalities than specifics when I make statements on the list about children who I have never examined. The hardest type of...
Correct me if I'm wrong, but perhaps she meant this: The Dr said that bifocals typically help a 1/3 (of patients,) have no effect on (another) 1/3, and in a...
There is a direct connection between the focusing muscle, ( which, like auto-focus in a camera, clears things up at various distances), and the eye muscles...
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Feb 5, 2008 12:24 pm
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While I do not mean to be critical of a Doctor who I never met, if you know what you are doing you should be able to predict the effect of bifocal glasses in...
hi there, i am glad to have found this group, I am hoping someone will be able to offer me some advice or insight.Or maybe just an "Ive been there" My daughter...
