First, I am going to make an appointment tomorrow! This is weird!
My four year old has this look he gives us that is "cross eyed". We can't tell if it is on purpose or not. He will be going to one side for a while, then the other. His big brother said he even went up with one eye, down with the other. We noticed it a couple months ago, but thought it was something he was doing for fun. Now it is hard to see him not doing it. He is quite the character, and I could see him adding this stunt to his tricks, but when we talk about him going to an eye doctor he gets upset, and still will not stop. He is not clumsy for an active little boy, except for sometimes when he departs from one of his displays, and ONE DAY last summer when we suspected something wrong with his vision.
Anyone else know of a clown like this who checked out OK, and (OK laugh at me but this is sooooo freaky it destroys reason) can he damage anything (AKA get stuck) doing this?
2007-01-01 15:45:27 · 3 answers · asked by crazy_kizmet 3 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Toddler & Preschooler
Like I said, I am going to make an appointment in the morning. I know that what I am seeing is normally a sign of a serious problem. The condition in question is called strabismus.
Strabismus can be either a disorder of the brain coordinating the eyes, or a disorder of one or more muscles. Lazy Eye can lead to Strabismus, but is actually a problem with the eye itself. We looked all this up already.
My thing is that the kid appears to have control over it, and I wonder if anyone has seen a little kid do this without having problems. If he actually has strabismus to the degree that we are seeing, I can't understand how he gets out of bed in the morning without hurting himself, let alone the way he tears around the house sometimes. I caught him a couple times walking away from a display of weirdness, and nearly falling down because he evidently did not “put his eyes back in place” before he started walking.
2007-01-01 16:47:02 · update #1
could be a lazy eye, my friend had one when she was little, she got a patch for it so it could be corrected. make and appointment with your pediatrition and ask if it could be a lazy eye, they have a test for it.
2007-01-01 15:48:58 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I really don't think a 4 yr old would do this for fun. He can't help it. It is an eye muscle problem which can usually be repaired fairly easily by an eye surgeon. Please do it before he starts school because kids can be mean about such things. Best wishes.
2007-01-02 00:09:53 · answer #2 · answered by winkcat 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You already said you're going to get this checked out, which I'm glad you're doing. This might also be a sign of seizures, especially if he seems completely momentarily unaware of his surroundings, like you describe.
Wishing you (and him) the best of luck.
2007-01-02 06:12:07 · answer #3 · answered by G A 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋