Comments on: Wandering http://mandagirl.com/2009/08/20/wandering/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 03:33:15 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Laura http://mandagirl.com/2009/08/20/wandering/comment-page-1/#comment-3425 Laura Fri, 28 Aug 2009 04:50:08 +0000 http://mandagirl.com/?p=586#comment-3425 Hi. I've worked for an amazing pediatric opthalmologist for about 8 years now and just wanted to offer some helpful (hopefully :) advice. It sounds as if the info your doctor gave you is spot on. Of all the strabismus out there, int. exo is more on the mild side, but also a bit harder to treat because it is a brain control problem and not something more specific. I would definitely recommend not getting involved in vision therapy. It is usually a waste of time and money and it's a BIG source of income for less than reputable optometrists. Pencil pushups (drawing the eyes crossed and holding them for a few seconds) can be helpful with exotropia to strengthen control and can easily be done at home. Surgery is great in the right circumstances. Again, only if you see the XT more than not. It weakens or strengthens the eye muscles (depending on what's needed), but it's still up to the person's brain to keep the images together. Hope that's a little helpful! Hi. I’ve worked for an amazing pediatric opthalmologist for about 8 years now and just wanted to offer some helpful (hopefully :) advice. It sounds as if the info your doctor gave you is spot on. Of all the strabismus out there, int. exo is more on the mild side, but also a bit harder to treat because it is a brain control problem and not something more specific. I would definitely recommend not getting involved in vision therapy. It is usually a waste of time and money and it’s a BIG source of income for less than reputable optometrists. Pencil pushups (drawing the eyes crossed and holding them for a few seconds) can be helpful with exotropia to strengthen control and can easily be done at home. Surgery is great in the right circumstances. Again, only if you see the XT more than not. It weakens or strengthens the eye muscles (depending on what’s needed), but it’s still up to the person’s brain to keep the images together. Hope that’s a little helpful!

]]> By: MT/ Amblyopia Kids Network http://mandagirl.com/2009/08/20/wandering/comment-page-1/#comment-3302 MT/ Amblyopia Kids Network Wed, 26 Aug 2009 02:46:21 +0000 http://mandagirl.com/?p=586#comment-3302 Hi, I found your blog on a google alert for Amblyopia. While your son doesn't have Amblyopia - I wanted to suggest that you check out the Little Four Eyes community which has a wealth of information from parents of kids with vision issues like your son and my daughter. We are patching for Amblyopia which is definitely a challenge. http://www.littlefoureyes.com http://www.amblyopiakids.com Hi, I found your blog on a google alert for Amblyopia. While your son doesn’t have Amblyopia – I wanted to suggest that you check out the Little Four Eyes community which has a wealth of information from parents of kids with vision issues like your son and my daughter.

We are patching for Amblyopia which is definitely a challenge.

http://www.littlefoureyes.com
http://www.amblyopiakids.com

]]> By: jodi http://mandagirl.com/2009/08/20/wandering/comment-page-1/#comment-3293 jodi Fri, 21 Aug 2009 22:22:14 +0000 http://mandagirl.com/?p=586#comment-3293 Interesting. I was hoping for a more straight forward solution from the doc! But maybe it's no big deal. We'll hope he just grows out of it. Cooper uses the patch even though he doesn't have decreased vision in that eye, but I think his is a muscle thing, so maybe that's the difference. We see the doc again on Monday. Thanks for the update!! Interesting. I was hoping for a more straight forward solution from the doc! But maybe it’s no big deal. We’ll hope he just grows out of it. Cooper uses the patch even though he doesn’t have decreased vision in that eye, but I think his is a muscle thing, so maybe that’s the difference. We see the doc again on Monday. Thanks for the update!!

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