In a message dated 4/30/00 4:37:37 PM Eastern Daylight Time, beau61@... writes: << special places to buy baby glasses and are there any choices in...
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CindyMarco@...
May 1, 2000 1:13 pm
In a message dated 4/30/00 10:49:16 PM Eastern Daylight Time, robnkath@... writes: << Cindy, You wrote that your son Andy did experience vision loss, which...
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Toni Passano
tonipassano@...
May 1, 2000 1:34 pm
Katherine- The second opinion PO that we got for our 9-month old daughter said that he was sure that she was "Using both of her eyes becasue she had a slight ...
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Amy Sholders
amy.sholders@...
May 1, 2000 5:21 pm
Hi Sari. To answer your question, well, there's a couple of ways to answer it, I guess. I think that delaying surgery (again, I didn't have an option...
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petshell
petshell@...
May 1, 2000 7:17 pm
Patching was used for Alex to prevent amblyopia in his right eye. it was done specifically for that reason. he hated it but it worked (he has duanes 1 in both...
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Amy Sholders
amy.sholders@...
May 1, 2000 7:26 pm
I'm curious, how was Alex's coordination while patched? Could he read (or was he too young for that--sorry, I can't remember his age!)? When you say "he...
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travlambert@...
May 1, 2000 9:26 pm
Hi Amy, I am confused by what you call your binocular vision. By binocular, do you mean that you are using your eyes together as you would looking through a...
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petshell
petshell@...
May 1, 2000 9:27 pm
he did not like his eye being patched. the left eye was patched and he had minimal movement of his right eye (which lived in the corner by his nose!! quite...
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petshell
petshell@...
May 1, 2000 9:41 pm
Alex wore glasses from 3 1/2 months old as he had severe longsightedness - here he is at four months old what do you reckon! Shells...
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Amy Sholders
amy.sholders@...
May 1, 2000 9:58 pm
It has always been explained to me that "binocular vision" refers to the fact that I cannot get both of my eyes to focus on exactly the same spot when a...
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petshell
petshell@...
May 1, 2000 9:58 pm
the first picture was before his operation- his right eye is slightly closed but you can just see the eye stuck in the corner the second pitcure this was one...
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petshell
petshell@...
May 1, 2000 10:01 pm
actually first photo is after op. and second in before it!! ... From: petshell To: Duanes@Egroups.Com Sent: Monday, May 01, 2000 11:03 PM Subject: [duane's]...
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Jane and Lee Bowen
ljcm@...
May 1, 2000 11:50 pm
I don't know of any special places. We got Matthew's at Walmart and they're very cute. The glasses are wire with the stem coated in rubber around the ear....
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Jane and Lee Bowen
ljcm@...
May 1, 2000 11:53 pm
He is too cute. The glasses look like they fit right to his face. Does he try to pull them off or is he used to them? ... From: petshell...
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Danabott@...
May 2, 2000 12:01 am
I was born with Duane's syndrome 34 years ago. I had surgery at age 3 which was ovbviously unsuccessful. I was wondering if there are any success stories. I...
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Anita Johnson
ajohnson@...
May 2, 2000 1:29 am
I reckon he is a cute kid! ... longsightedness - ... referral list! Click on "Database" and "P.O.Referral List", then "Add Record"....
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kcmail@...
May 2, 2000 2:08 am
Toni, To access the P.O. Referral "database", you must start at the duanes@egroups "home" page on the web: http://www.egroups.com/group/duanes Select the...
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petshell
petshell@...
May 2, 2000 6:14 am
as you can see the right eye has moved back to its prefered position. Shells...
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petshell
petshell@...
May 2, 2000 6:20 am
Alex spent the first two years attempting to pull them off, and if he didn't his twin sister would!!! After the 'terrible two's' he gave up and now wears them...
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petshell
petshell@...
May 2, 2000 6:20 am
Lucy has duanes type 1 in left eye, Alex has bi-lateral duanes type 1...
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sarikb@...
May 2, 2000 7:03 am
Shells, thanks for sharing the pictures! I haven't managed to view the later ones yet, but the baby picture is adorable. Sari...
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sarikb@...
May 2, 2000 7:16 am
Now I've viewed most of the pictures, and can say with authority(!) that your kids are adorable. I was struck by the fact that Lucy's holding her head at ...
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sarikb@...
May 2, 2000 7:19 am
Hi, Dana. In what way was your surgery unsuccessful? Which type of Duane's do you have (which way does your eye not move)? A lot of people in this group have...
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travlambert@...
May 2, 2000 11:58 am
Hi Dana, What kind of Duane's do you have and what specific problem are you trying to address? There are many success stories in this group in respect to...
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kcmail@...
May 2, 2000 1:55 pm
My 23 month old son Daniel has improved from 14 diopters to 8 diopters from midline 3 months after being prescribed glasses and patching. We noticed an...
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CindyMarco@...
May 2, 2000 5:39 pm
Andy had a visit yesterday with Dr. McKeown which went well. He's keeping the glasses for another year since he is still far sighted, but appears to have...
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The Hunters
djsnoman@...
May 2, 2000 9:19 pm
That is very interesting I have always wondered what the down sides of having this surgery were. My daughter had this 6 weeks ago and we didn't experience any...
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sarikb@...
May 3, 2000 3:37 am
I am fascinated by Daniel's progress through patching and glasses. Does this mean his eye actually can move more (toward the center)? Does he have Type I or...
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Paul & Julie Andrews
paul@...
May 3, 2000 8:27 am
Cindy, Our PO has also advised caution when looking into Vertical Rectus Transposition. He also mentioned that is could cause further narrowing of the eye...
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lobrimi@...
May 3, 2000 12:04 pm
Daniel gets very upset when I first put on his patch (a large band-aid type), but quickly gets interested in something else and forgets about it. He's never...
