my son is 7 years old and has been diagnosed with ambiopia, is there a cure or anything that'll help him?

Question

he now wears think glasses, but I was told there is no surgery for it, I know he's still too young but is there something that can be done o at least something that will help him fight his poor vision other than those glasses?

Answer 1

Most often,Dr's will start out trying to dilate the stronger eye so it forces the weaker eye to work harder.
If that doesn't work then patching is done for the same reason.
If the above solutions don't work THEN it's the glasses.
Catching this at the earliest possible time is the most important and crucial factor.
If this hasn't been caught at the earliest time,glasses will probably be the only thing that might provide correction for his vision.
If your son's glasses are thick,they are probably made from glass therefore they are heavy as well and he may not want to wear them.
Check and see if they can make them with plastic lenses though there are some prescriptions that only come in glass lenses and this may be the case for your son but no one knows unless they ask.
Because of cost,you may have already checked this out and glass was the most affordable for you at this time. Get them in plastic at a later date if possible.
PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE keep your eye appointments as this is very crucial at this point IF there is anything the Dr can do for your son's vision.
Though there isn't surgery to correct this particular problem,as time goes on and the child' eye has reached it maximum in maturity,he might be a canidate for RK surgery when he is a teenager but only time will tell.

Answer 2

The condition is better known as Amblyopia in America. The spelling ambiopia is most commonly used in spanish or portuguese speaking areas. Regardless it is a medical term for a conditoin where one eye develops at a lesser rate than the other. There are a number of causes for this and each cause will have a different form of correction. The most common form of correction even in todays technologically advanced world is by wearing a patch over the good eye to coerce the bad eye into working. This usually proves to have decent results, although it can last as long as a year if not longer and the psychological aspect is something to consider as well. If it a physiological problem with the muscles, surgery can be performed to straighten the eye back out. There are also a number of eye excersizes that are slowly being brought into use more and more to increase eye strength, especially in children. Talk to your doctor more about options, or find a specialist that you might be able to connect with. If caught early, there is much hope in restoring close to normal eyesight if not perfect vision. But it does take a lot of discipline on the families part. Good luck

Answer 3

Your son is at a critical age for this disorder. It is very important that corrective treatment be ensued prior to the age of 8 years old. By this time the brain will start to ignore signals being sent from one of the eyes. This will lead to blindness in that eye.

As he is 7 years old already I encourage you to explain to him how important it really is. It doesn't take very long for the eye to correct itself once the images to the brain become equivalent.

It is extremely hard on children. My youngest son wore patches and glasses. He is now 21, and although the sight in one eye is not great, he at least has it. I used to paint things on his eye patch like the jolly roger. The other boys loved it.

They cry, complain, try to get the glasses and the patches off, but if you give in to him you will do him a great disservice. Sometimes its just plain hard being a kid; and a mom.

Answer 4

If it's where one eye is weak, they used to wear a patch over the GOOD eye, to strengthen the bad eye. Look the condition up on webmd.com. I'm sure there are groups for it as well. Find out what works for most.

My sister had it and wore a patch over her eye, or over one lense. She did this for quite a while and her eyes are much, much better now. Just regular glasses.

Answer 5

Try writing to UCLA...they have some of the best doctors in the nation because of their license to experiment...and successfull in many areas...which is why they have that license to experiment on humans that is rarely authorized for other institutions...Mexico is up there as well, but not recognized by doctors here in the U.S. because of their daring practices that conflict with the hypocratic oath.
Magic Johnson even went to Mexico for his AIDS treatment
What have you got to lose? Never give up hope...
I wish you and your child the best...

Answer 6

Think glasses, cool, do they help him think, I need some of those.