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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Oct 1, 2003 7:27 am
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Hello Doug Just saw you're message of two weeks ago..... i usually check the site every week or two. We had problems with our 4 year old son and compliance...
Since this was mentioned, I'm wondering what the side effects of the medication are? I'd like to hear all bad/good things if you have any experience with it....
Alisa, We were doing the same thing--patching in case something happened to the good eye. Bennett did not use both eyes at the time and I was told he would...
Hello, My daughter, age 4 has been patching 7 months for about 8 hrs a day. To prevent her skin from becoming raw, we have been using Eucerin cream. Just ...
Hello Melissa, I know exactly what you are going through. My daughter (also named Julia) was 20 months old when we took her to the PO and they said she needed...
Hello, Of those of you who have had older children diagnosed with amblyopia, I would be interested in knowing what are the chances of regaining 3D vision. Our...
In reading several posts, it seems that older children are being patched at different time intervals. Our 8 year old is patching 12 hours a day. He is 20/200...
does any one have any information or resouces regarding the treatment for an adult who has a Lazy Eye that wasn't treated as a child? any help or info would...
Hi All, This is primarily to answer Alisa's q's, but others may find it of interest. First, there are a lot of doctors currently advocating 2 hours of patching...
Alisa, One more thing, as I understand it (and others, jump in if I am wrong here) the eyes have to be within 2 lines of visual acuity of each other in order...
Hi Kristin, If you are up for trying patching, our OD just told me a story about a 68 year old amblyope who developed macular degeneration in his good eye, and...
Joann, Someday when Jake is all grown up he will truely appreciate your persistency in dealing with his treatment. Way to go, MOM!!!!! Now can you tell me...
Joann, Thank you so much for sharing. I know you have given so much hope to many other parents out there like me! It really struck me when you said that your...
Hi all, For those of you with older children I am happy to report that my son (8) had his appointment today and progressed from 20/400 last October to 20/40...
Mark and Inge
daeschel@...
Oct 3, 2003 5:59 am
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joann, What is the correction jake has been prescribed in his lazy eye?I would also like to know whether the prescription was changed any time during the...
Inge, How long you have been using contact lense in your son`s lazy eye?Whether you were also patching him while using contacts? saket Mark and Inge...
Hi Saket I guess I didn't realize your son had stagnated for 6months. This must be very hard to deal with. It sounds like you are doing just what I would...
HI Saket, We've been using a contact lens in his lazy eye for about 9 months. The doctor didn't use it right away. We used glasses initially until the...
Mark and Inge
daeschel@...
Oct 3, 2003 12:05 pm
9500
Hi joann, Ample thanks for responding so quickly.My son was diagnosed in january,2003.His amblyopia is due to wide difference in the Rx of both the eyes.+0.5...
I thought I'd add Ann's "stats" to Jake's. Sept 1 (1999) 7.5 years old Diagnosis/corrective lenses/20/20 & 20/200cv Oct 7 No improvement/begin patching "all...
Hi again Saket, Wow. I am not sure what to say. I think I have said this before, but my heart doesn't want to believe that there is no hope. It sure does...
Inge, That's wonderful news! :) Your son's success is encouraging as we hope for improvement with our 7-yr old daughter's eyes. Thank you for sharing!!! ...
Inge, Its so encouraging to hear your son has received such great results since last October. Its really promising for parents of older children. I'm so glad...
Can someone identify each line of visual acuity on the Snellen Chart? I'm assuming the top line is 20/400, then 20/200, then 20/100, but I'm not sure and ...
I'm a bit confused when I see that some children are progressing to weaker prescriptions during their treatment of amblyopia. I was told by our doctor's PO,...
... Chart? I'm ... not sure and ... Is the Snellen Chart the one with the Duck,Jeep,Birthday Cake, etc etc??? If it is,, the one they gave me was 20/200 then...
Alisa, You pose a great question regarding Rx changes. I am going to ask our PO next time we are there. I am guessing that normal growth can change the Rx,...
The Snellen readings for visual acuity don't make sense in the diagram shown on <A HREF="www.vwc.state.va.us/snellen.htm">www.vwc.state.va.us/snellen.htm</A> ...
