My 12m old has a lazy eyes & has to go see a optomologist?

Question

Has anyone else has exp with this isssue and can you share? I hope it clears up ok, her doctor said it was nothing to really worry about. But I can't help it I am her mother :D

the doctor suggested a eye patch later on but now now. The specialist will probally let us know more.

Answer 1

My sons eyes did that when he was younger, they turned all the time. I took him to the eye doctor I couldn't understand how he was going to check my son's eyes with him being so young. If you have a good doctor like I did they will be very kid friendly and quick. She may have to get glasses. My son did (2 yrs) and has been wearing them for three years now. Since getting the glasses his eyes no longer turn, and his eye sight has improved already. He actually likes to wear them because he knows that he can see better. She'll be fine, it's hard to think of having anything be wrong with your child but, you'll be okay and so will she. Good luck!

Answer 2

My son wore an eye patch for awhile and the problem didn't improve. His doctor had done several measurements to tell how much his eyes needed to be corrected and did an eye surgery when he was almost 11 months. During the surgery, the muscles in the inside corners of his eyes were shortened and sutured with dissolvable stitches according to the doc's measurements. He was very sleepy after surgery and his eyes were blood-shot red. They weren't swollen and he wasn't in any pain. I had to put antibiotic ointment in his eyes to prevent infection. (He hated that part.) The doctor had him wear the patches for only a few hours a day to train his eyes. They gradually became even, except when he's sleepy. About six months ago he found out that my son has astigmatism, and that it may be contributing to the problem. My son wears glasses now. At first I didn't want him to have to wear glasses, but I'd rather that than him being cross eyed and having inaccurate depth perception.

Answer 3

Ok my nephew was born with a lazy eye, but it didn't really show till he was 1year old his pediatricion send him to see an eye doctor his eye doctor said to do patching every day 2 hours for 3months, then see him again the first month was ok but then he won't keep the eye patch on we had to keep on eye on him all time during the 2hours everyday the same thing he refuses to keep it on, we returned to his doctor after the 3months passed then he said to try to keep the eye patch on or there's a second option, a small operation in his eye to help tight the musle to help him use his eye, first we got scared we said no we'll just continue with patching but are friends and family said go for it's better when he is still young,
even his doctor said that too, so a week later we called and made an appointment for the operation ,they said before the operation day at night don't let him eat or drink from 11:00pm till surgery, so he did the surgery he stayed like 4hours there after he woke up and they made sure he was doing good he went home, we had to take care of him really good for the first 2weeks after the operation you know from rubbing his eye keep his hands clean all time so he won't infect his eye and so on ,and i tell you know his eye is better then ever he looks so cute it's way better than patching and faster results, talk to your daughters eye doctor about it and see what's he gonna say and i hope she gets well soon with out any surgery.

Answer 4

Your daughter may need to wear glasses that 'blur' her good eye so her lazy eye can get into shape to see better. Don't worry about it. My husband has a 'lazy eye' that was NOT treated, and he's a FINE ARTIST who can draw the most AMAZING pictures that are full of detail. He does some with just a #2 pencil (the kind a school kid uses in the first and second grade) ... they sell for over $3000 apiece. Really. Take your daughter to the eye doctor, and get her the glasses if she needs them, and have her wear them constantly ... she'll be FINE. I told you about my husband's 'problem' just to show you that a 'lazy eye' isn't all that bad, at all. TRULY.

Answer 5

I had a friend with a lazy eye when we were kids. What they did was put a patch over her strong eye and she would wear glasses for a couple of years. This was to force her weaker eye to get strong. It must have worked because her eyes looked perfect and she didn't have to wear glasses anymore after awhile.

Answer 6

Lazy eye (amblyopia) is treatable, but must be address as soon as possible. Attempting to correct amblyopia in a 12yr old is more difficult than in a 12 mo old. You made the right choice by bringing your child to the ophthalmologist. Stick with the doctor's treatment plan, you're in good hands.

Answer 7

Usually for a lazy eye the treatment is glasses with the good eye covered over to encourage the "lazy eye" muscles to work harder.
it is effective so if that is the diagnosis then go for it. It will sort itself out if you deal with it just now, but you will need to persevere with the glasses.

Think of the bigger picture when she is older.

Answer 8

The eye patch will work great.

They can also help with eye therapy

But wearing the eye patch will make the muscles in the weaker eye stronger.

Answer 9

see the doctor but most likely he will cover the good eye for a while to get the lazy eye to work better nothing to worry about ..

Answer 10

My 8yr old has the same. She is short sighted and wears glasses, and has exercises to carry out to strengthen her weak eye.

Its not really a problem for her. They spoke about her wearing a patch for a while, but it never came to that.

It should ease with treatment.

I wont say dont worry, thats what parents are for!