About a month ago, we noticed that our 18 months old's eyes seemed to cross when she was focusing on something close to her (esp. when eating). I have a family history of crossed/lazy eyes and the pediatrician saw it and referred us to a pediatric opthalmologist.
Today was our visit and Madeleine has accomodative esotropia. Basically she is far-sided but can correct her vision by crossing her eyes. Luckily, we caught it before her weaker eye developed into a lazy eye, but that is still a possibility.
Anyway, we had to pick our her first pair of glasses. The doctor recommended these indestructible rubber/plastic type that have a strap that goes around her head. We opted for the light pink. They're not exactly the most fashionable things I've ever seen, but neither are crossed eyes really.
Its very upsetting for me that my little baby has an eye problem and will probably wear glasses for at least 10 of her most formative years. Anyone else have experience with anything like this?
Today was our visit and Madeleine has accomodative esotropia. Basically she is far-sided but can correct her vision by crossing her eyes. Luckily, we caught it before her weaker eye developed into a lazy eye, but that is still a possibility.
Anyway, we had to pick our her first pair of glasses. The doctor recommended these indestructible rubber/plastic type that have a strap that goes around her head. We opted for the light pink. They're not exactly the most fashionable things I've ever seen, but neither are crossed eyes really.
Its very upsetting for me that my little baby has an eye problem and will probably wear glasses for at least 10 of her most formative years. Anyone else have experience with anything like this?