Does you child have lazy eye and do you use patching?
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I actually spoke to my doctor about this recently regarding my own eyesite. The answer is it depends on the age of the child and how far along they are in development. \nPatching assists the lazy eye in becoming less lazy. At a young age children's eyes still have the ability to become stronger. However as one eye (non-lazy) becomes more and more dominant, the lazy eye becomes lazier. Patching forces the lazy eye to work. It is a forced trick on the brain, not the eye. Once your child gets used to focusing that eye again, you take the patch off.\nIf your child is still young it does help, if he's older you have to patch it for longer to see the effects. It doesn't fix the vision of the eye, but it helps the communication between the eye and the brain.
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I know this sounds wierd but my mom always made me do this when I had a stye. Rub a gold ring (real gold) on the eye it always helped me
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Oh, my daze! You've noticed that too? \n\nI just thought this was some hereditary thing happening with only my guys (hubby & sons). I never saw my dad or brothers do this.\n\nEven my little 3 year old's got this habit!!!\nlol
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Yes! I tried it and I went blind! No more eye exams, contacts, glasses, solution or that dang cleaning process!
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I had one as kid...\n\nThe sticky patches are best because they are uncomfortable to pull off. If you kid wears glasses also (i did), put it under the glasses, so it isn't as noticeable to his classmates/friends/family. \n\nTry to reward him when he wears it. Activities that strain the eye like reading, video games, etc. are good for helping his vision, and straightening his eye. Reward him with those. What kid doesn't like video games?
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Probably not. She does seem to have lazy eye though.
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Hmmm.... scratch with my hand in an obvious way?.. nope..my kids would be appalled, and my son with his very keen sense of being a smarty britches would probably say very loudly, "Mom.. thats a private thing, go to the bathroom if your itchy, that's the rules"  Since thats what I have told him to do instead of adjusting in class when he's in front of an audience (Yes I got a letter home)\n\nBut a technique I do use to be less obvious is to pull at my waistband of my jeans to act as though I forgot to wear a belt and my pants are slipping, that little wiggle usually helps.. but if not then I tug at my pant legs towards the bottom by my shoes, like i pulled my pants up too far and now my socks are showing.. the bend over wiggle helps too..and if all else fails when in public I'll do a little cha cha dance and really wiggle.. when my kids are with me they think we are having a silly moment...
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my ex did...he said he more so trained them. he stopped wearing his glasses little by little and started purposly focusing on objects until they became clearer. my eye sight is too bad to attempt that, it would take too long and id miss too much lol good luck though :)
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My four year old has excellent hand & eye cordination from playing games.  She is excellent in using a computer.
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dont know where you from having to pay for it but yes it needs seeing to. If you cant afford it get a friend to bathe it with antiseptic, shave the area around it then pull it together using ordinary plaster. Here in britain we dont pay but neither do they do stitching anymore. They do just what I told you. you going to have bad scar there kid look after it. Keep it clean and look after it.
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I had surgery when I was about 14 years old to correct a Lazy Eye. \n\nBe open with your dr. If you have questions before the sugery ask them before you're admitted to the hospital. \n\nWhat they usually do prior is give you something to relax you either the night before or before surgery.  When in surgery they give you anesthesia to make you go into a good deep sleep.  You don't feel a thing during surgery.\n\nAfter surgery you're taken to a recovery room where you stay with nurses on watch while you wake from the anesthesia. After that you're taken to your room to rest.\n\nJust take it easy the first two days, don't rush anything.  It took me about a week to feel better, I think I had to wear my eyepatch about a week to two weeks, it's been so long I don't recall all the details. Mine was done in the early 1980's today's surgery is much more advanced and recovery time is usually a lot sooner. It also depends on the surgery you're having.\n\nI know you mentioned it's for retina surgery. If it's a detached retina, you definately want to get that fixed.  If it's other retina surgery, unfortunately I don't know any others or info to help. But your eyesite is very important.  \n\nAgain, discuss any concerns with your dr.  that's always good to do.
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This exact thing happened to my son.  He has eye allergies, and that seems to make him more prone to infections.  He had healthy bacteria (that we all have) get up under his contacts and cause an infection.  I would see an opthomologist, as you will need a prescription for drops.  My son had to stop wearing his contacts for two weeks (one week to put in the drops, and one week to continue healing the eye).  This was after falling asleep in the contacts for 10 minutes in front of the TV on a few nights in a row (he had been real busy and tired that week, and I just let him do it, thinking how short a timeframe it was couldn't do any harm).  I would wake him, make him take out the contacts, and send him on to bed for the night (he normally takes his out daily).  However, it was just enough time for an infection to take hold.  Long story short, don't sleep in your contacts, even for a short period of time.  Don't swim in them, either, ever.  My son uses Elestat drops during change of seasons or any time his allergies act up, as well.  He also vigorously washes his eyelashes twice a day with a washcloth and baby shampoo.  It seems to help the buildup.  No-rub solutions are misleading, too.  You need to rub the contacts and rinse them daily to remove the protein.
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Take your daughter to an eye doctor at once.  EENT's don't usually deal with a lot of eye problems.  Also, you should be wary of any medication that is only available in one place.
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There are several different causes, the most common being "lazy" muscles on that side. A common treatment is to cover the good eye, which forces the "lazy" eye to work harder, developing the muscles either curing the problem or at least alleviating it.
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Yes, there is an operation in which they detach and reattach the muscles that move the eye. It is a very simple and quite common procedure, however you may have a type of lazy eye that is more akin to epilepsy and this is brought on by stress or fatigue. The operation is probably covered by most health insurance.
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Yes, it leads to blindness.  I can only see out of one eye now due to excessive consumption during my youth.  If only Yahoo Answers had existed then!
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I do also, have since childhood. An eye doctor told me that it is not all that uncommon. He had a word for it that I do not recall. Harmless, and somehow related to the eyes. Great news is, your children can expect to have it also.