lazy eye in babies?

Question

my 8 month old has a lazy eye but I only see it in his pictures. this is not a new problem because i see it in one of his 4 month old pics. Is this gentic because i have it myself and so does my mother.

i plan on asking the doctor in two weeks when he goes for a flu shot and recheck on his 4th ear infection

Answer 1

My niece had to wear a patch over her other eye to make the lazy eye work. We noticed it in pictures- particularly when she was tired. They started to patch at 18 months and she did well- and is now 16 and still doing well. I also have a lazy eye, but with time, it leveled out between the 2.

You should check with your pediatrician first to ensure that is all it is.

Answer 2

A pediatrician won't diagnose it as nothing unless it is a condition called Pseudostrabismus. There IS a hereditary component to many cases of lazy eye. Also, it is imperative that lazy eye (or amblyopia, as it is called) be treated early. In simplistic terms, the brain learns to ignore the image from the weaker eye, and the visual pathway to the brain develops improperly. Correction at a later age may be difficult and less effective. My bias is to confirm the diagnosis with your pediatrician promptly, then see a pediatric ophthalmologist.

Answer 3

It can be genetic, but not necessarily. My son had lazy eye with strabismis (crossed eyes). We went for many years of using a patch on his eyes. He was allergic to the adhesive, so we used a cotton patch on his glasses. We really thought we were making progress, but then suddenly his vision took a turn for the worse when he was six years old, and we went with surgery. Today he can wear contacts and is doing very well, no signs of it coming back. (I understand some people have to have the surgery over and over again). But it really wasn't that bad, they did it out patient and it took about 3 days for him to get back into the swing of things!

Answer 4

My husband had a lazy eye when he was young, which was fixed by doing exercises with matchsticks. You need to let your paediatricians know so they can monitor it immediately. Kids can be tested from 6 months. For me my daughter was referred to an ophthalmologist (not sure if this is done elsewhere around the world), who does the tests. I was given the preliminary results immediately. Although my daughter does not have a lazy eye I was advised that I need to continue having her tested every year. My son will also begin his tests once her reaches 6 months.

Answer 5

i don't think so. I have an aunt who has a lazy eye but no one else does in that side of the family. But usually, if you want to correct it, the doctors will just make you put a patch over his non-lazy eye to strengthen the lazy one. Lazy eye just means that that eye is weak, and needs to be strengthened.

Answer 6

I do agree with the posts about seeing an opthamologist - one with experience in pediatric surgery. I had the surgery when I was four (like 100 years ago) and then had years of wearing glasses and eye training excersises. By my teen years my vision was totally normal and still really is pretty much fine.

Keep an eye on it....lol...

Answer 7

I would strongly suggest discussing it with your pediatrician. Don't let it go as NOTHING. Sometimes things like a lazy eye that shows up in a picture signals a much bigger problem. Let the pediatrician diagnose it as nothing. Good luck to you!

Answer 8

it relatively is developmental, and types itself out later, yet you do no longer say how previous your toddler is. while they seem to be some months previous it could stop occurring, and if it would not you need to tell your wellbeing care expert throughout nicely-known verify-ups. If left uncorrected a squinting eye can stop working so take this heavily. (A bang on the top puzzling sufficient to reason considered one of those severe injury could have been observed in different procedures, i.e. the effect mark and so on)

Answer 9

that's what My daughter had one that i only saw it in pictures, but none if the doctors saw it, so know she is 12 and has a really bad lazy eye, and finally the eye Doctor saw it and gave her glasses, and put a prism in it. it is now finally improving

Answer 10

You should discuss it with his pediatrician.