Anyone ever know a child with extropia,deviation of the eye?
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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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This may not be true for all cases but I think that as the eyes grow and mature the correction the lenses are giving the child will eveutally correct the eyes.  Not to 20/20 or to the point where they won't have to wear glasses but the point where they won't have to wear a +6.00  But it would all depend on the problem.
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My daughter has a few birth defects, she was born with long-gap esophageal atresia and a hypoplastic left lung.  I'll tell you more later.  I need to go for now!
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to be honest, you shouldnm't really worry about this kind of thing and not let it get to you. \nsome people who were born with defects would be alot happier to have two different eyes than some of the other misfortunes of genetics, such as being deaf, not being able to walk, blindness, missing limbs, etc. etc.\nif anything don't look at this thing as a defect think of it as something that is interesting about you. \nmany people have your same condition, so it's not that really big of a deal. \nbut if it really bugs you, see about getting contacts. and of course they don't need to be prisciption ones, you can just get a regular pair colored to whatever ever color you want.
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I do believe so. My mom had it. Her doctor advised her to close her good eye with one hand, and 'exercise' the lazy eye by focusing on objects.
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I hope you have taken some of the above advice and seen a doctor.  As a teacher I have both heard and seen children who have "behavior problems" and it is because of epileptic (sp) seizures that are not typical--staring into space or they stop talking mid sentence.  I am sure whatever the situation is you'll get it checked out!
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http://www.visiontherapystories.org/convergence_insufficiency.html
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it's genetics....depends on how long their parents eye lashes are.\n\nso it was series of isolated incidents
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Lazy eye, or amblyopia, is an eye condition in which disuse causes reduced vision in an otherwise healthy eye. The affected eye is called the lazy eye. The impairment of vision in the lazy eye occurs in three phases. In the first (suspension) phase, the brain turns the weaker eye on and off. In the second (suppression) phase, the brain turns off the lazy eye indefinitely. At this point, the eye still has usable vision and can function well if the other eye is covered. In the last (amblyopia) phase, which occurs after age seven, the eye loses all the sensitivity that is essential for good vision because it has not been used for so long. Lazy eye is a visual problem with potentially serious consequences. If left untreated, the affected child may have permanent loss of vision in the lazy eye. Because of loss of vision in one eye, these children cannot see threedimensional images very well—all images appear flat. They also have problems with depth perception. This has serious consequences in their future ability to work in professions that require good vision in both eyes. Affected children also have increased risk of blindness should something happen to the good eye.\nThe following are probable causes of lazy eye:\n• Strabismus, or misalignment of a child’s eyes (crossed eyes). This is the most frequent cause of lazy eye. Approximately half of all children with crossed eyes will develop a lazy eye. In children with crossed eyes, the images do not coordinate, thus confusing the brain. Therefore, the brain will suppress the image that comes from one eye and predominantly use the image from the stronger eye.\n• Anisometropia (unequal refractive power). In this case, there is difference in image quality between the two eyes because one eye is severely nearsighted or farsighted. In other words, one eye focuses better than the other. The brain will mostly use the clearer image from the good eye. The other eye will become underdeveloped due to neglect.\n• Congenital cataract. The lazy eye can not see well because its lens is already cloudy at birth.\n• Ptosis (drooping eyelid). Vision in the lazy eye is blocked or impaired by the drooping eyelid.\n• Corneal scarring. The image quality of the affected eye is poor due to scarring in the cornea.\nThe following are risk factors for amblyopia:\n• rubella (German measles) or other infections in the mother during pregnancy\n• premature birth\n• other family members with vision problems in childhood Lazy eye may not present obvious symptoms. For this reason, it is important for small children to have regular eye examinations.
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Optic nerve hypoplasia is a congenital condition in which\n\nthe optic nerve has not developed properly; it is too small.\n\nThe optic nerve carries visual information from the eye to the\n\nbrain. If the optic nerve is underdeveloped, adequate visual\n\ninformation does not reach the brain for processing. Optical\n\nnerve hypoplasia was once considered a rare condition, but now\n\nit is thought to be the most common congenital defect of the\n\noptic nerve. Depending on the size and abnormality of the\n\nhypoplastic nerve, the vision can range from 20/20 to complete\n\nblindness, or no light perception. Affected eyes also show\n\nvisual field defects. In other words, part of the visual\n\nspace, such as the upper or lower half of the normal visual\n\nfield, may be missing. Color vision is usually normal in an\n\neye with optic nerve hypoplasia. This is in contrast to optic\n\nnerve injuries that occur later in life. These acquired optic\n\nnerve problems often lead to a loss of color vision. \n\n     Optic nerve hypoplasia may affect either one or both\n\neyes. If both eyes are affected, they may be affected to\n\ndifferent degrees. Children with bilateral optic nerve\n\nhypoplasia usually present in infancy with poor vision and\n\nnystagmus, or shaking of the eyes. In children with one\n\nhypoplastic nerve, the problem is usually manifest by\n\nesotropia, or turning in of the affected eye. Especially if\n\nthe one eye is affected, it is very important to see that all\n\nrefractive errors are corrected. Optic nerve hypoplasia has\n\nbeen associated with astigmatism. Amblyopia can further reduce\n\nvision if one eye has better acuity than the other. In other\n\nwords, the eye with the poorer vision may be poor in part due\n\nto amblyopia. The "stronger" eye becomes the dominant eye, and\n\nvision does not develop in the weaker eye because of this\n\ndominance. Amblyopia can be treated, and thus a trial of this\n\ntype of treatment may be considered.\n\n     Optic nerve hypoplasia is often associated with other\n\nbrain abnormalities which range from subtle to severe. One\n\ncommon association is with the pituitary gland. The pituitary\n\ngland secretes many hormones important for growth. Pituitary\n\ndwarfism has been associated with optic nerve hypoplasia. Your\n\npediatrician will follow your child's growth and development\n\ncarefully in order to determine if there is a problem with the\n\ngrowth hormone or any other hormones. Almost half of all\n\npatients with optic nerve hypoplasia have a problem with the\n\ncerebral hemispheres. Again, this may result in a very subtle\n\nproblem, or it may be a severe problem which may further\n\ninterfere with vision.\n\n     Like most congenital malformations, there is no clear\n\nhereditary pattern to optic nerve hypoplasia, but it is\n\ncommonly associated with some conditions such as maternal\n\ndiabetes, and also with other eye conditions such as albinism\n\nand aniridia.\n\nhttp://www.nfb.org/fr/fr1/optic.htm
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If your daughter is delayed with her eye-hand coordination, did not qualify for special education services, but her handwriting and coordination interfere with her ability to perform well in class, then she DOES qualify for a Section 504. This is under the Americans with Disabilities Act, in which accomodations must be made to allow a child (or adult worker) accessibility to the work area, materials, etc. so that he/she can effectively do his/her work (for the child, the work is learning).\n\nSchools tend to want to avoid 504 plans, as they cost money without bringing in any extra funding. However, if they don't provide her with one, they are out of compliance and can lose what funding they already have. Get your private Visual or Occupational Therapist's diagnostic information and reports on impact for your daughter's performance in school, march on down to the principal, and say the magic words, "I have documentation for my child's ADA SECTION 504 needs. So, when can the committee meet during this upcomming month?" Under 504, assignments can be modified, specialized pencil grips or keyboarding can be provided, etc. \n\nI would also recommend contact your state's or local parent advocacy group. This is made up of parents with kids with special needs who have "been there and done that" already. They can help you with your particular state's processes, making sure meetings happen and in a timely manner, etc.\n\nhttp://www.wrightslaw.com/info/sec504.index.htm\nhttp://www.children-special-needs.org/vision_therapy/optometric_vision_therapy.html\nhttp://www.visiontherapystories.org/eye_tracking_disorders.html
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Do do do be careful!!!\nOne friend had it and did fine.\nAnother is having 1-2 surgeries a month on both eyes to correct what they did to her with Lasik--she walks around with a squint. I'm afraid she may loose her vision because of this.
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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 son just did one for 4th grade.  He used Optical Illusions and their perception among age groups.  It turned out really cool.  We copied optical illusions from library books and pasted them up.  Then he made a stop-motion animation move on his computer, and explained how he did it.  He also made flip-books. It was cool.
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There is something called Tuja or Thuja.  Maybe homeopath medicine.  Consult a doctor since the child is quite small and the area is near the eye.
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My kids and I picked up something similar called eyeQ and it has lots of eye excersises to improve vision and reading, I am now a semi speed reader but have always had good vision, my one daughter went up in english and no longer complains of her eyes hurting when she studies too much. This one I can vouch for. See if its similar.
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"Congenital cataract. Some babies are born with cataracts or develop them in childhood, often in both eyes. These cataracts may be so small that they do not affect vision. If they do, the lenses may need to be removed."\n\nThere is much more info at:\n\nhttp://www.nei.nih.gov/health/cataract/cataract_facts.asp\n\nand:\n\nhttp://www.nei.nih.gov/health/cataract/webcataract.pdf#search='causecataractborn'