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I am hoping that somebody can help me...

My son is now 9 months old and recently we have noticed that his one eye is a little bit lazy. My hubby and I have done some reading on the internet and apparently if the necessary steps are taken at this young age, possibly even in the form of eye drops, then the problem can be corrected easily, but if left until he is 4 or 5 (when normal Optitions will see him due to the fact that he has to be able to read) then it is too late and more drastic measures would have to be taken.

As you all know, to be referred to a specialist on the NHS could take months and I am trying to avoid waiting any longer than I really have to. I am hoping that somebody either knows somebody who is an Ophthalmologist or has any other advice.

Like all parents, we only want the best for our children, and I would appreciate any help I can get.

Admin, I am sure this post should be elsewhere, just not sure where??

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This might be wrong Beanof Love so maybe you should get advice before doing it, but my little brother when he was tiny had a lazy eye and what they did was to cover the good eye for a 10 minute period, extending this time by 5 mintes a day until he was wearing the cover for 5 hours a day. This forced him to use the lazy eye. He is now 18 and although he wears specs ( wew all do) he doesn;t have a skew eye any more.
Hope this helps.
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Thanx C!

I have read about this form of treatment. Unfortunately he has the odds stacked against him... my whole family wears glasses and most of my husband's family do too.

My mom had a lazy eye too...

I just want to get him to the proper doctors as soon as possible, but going through my GP is going to take ages.....

Ceece Wrote:This might be wrong Beanof Love so maybe you should get advice before doing it, but my little brother when he was tiny had a lazy eye and what they did was to cover the good eye for a 10 minute period, extending this time by 5 mintes a day until he was wearing the cover for 5 hours a day. This forced him to use the lazy eye. He is now 18 and although he wears specs ( wew all do) he doesn;t have a skew eye any more.
Hope this helps.
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Sorry... Ialso wanted to ask... how long did the treatment last... how many months/years?

Gosh It seemed to be for ages. Ithink probably until he could get the proper tests done so that would have beenuntil he was 6 or so. This was in SA by the way.

Bean,

I do know that not all tests carried out by Ophthalmologists have to be done when they can read. I had my son tested at a very young age because I also have a lazy eye. He was only a few months old at the time.

I am very fortunate to have an optometrist and they organised everything for me. They have an Ophthalmologist who regularly comes to their shop and they organised an appointment on by behalf.

lols,

was this here in the UK?

yes it was

Hi

My daughter now aged 14 had a lazy eye which we only detected when she was about 11. Our optician in South Africa immediately put her on a strict cycle of covering her eye every day with one day off a week. It had to completely block out the light so it meant she had to wear a double eye patch sealed with micro pore (not a black patch). Her retina is now picking up images and she is of course using spectacles. We were recommended an optometrist in Potter's Bar and he has been treating her since we arrived in the country. iIcan recommend him to you but you will have some financial outlay...it will not all be free. His name is Dr Clyde Alexander and the tele number is 01707 652 322.
Pat

...of Ellis and Thompson Opticians , High St. , Cobham , Surrey KT11
( he is so much more , then just an optometrist...)