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Medical Forum / General / Vision / March 2006contacts for toddlers
one of the eye doctors we have seen suggested contacts for my child .due to my 3 year olds high myopia.i woul think this would be hard but he said he has other kids do it with assistance from parents and it is quit easy. i know when we had to put eye drops in her eyes the first couple of days were hard but then it was easy. any comments or experiences? for those of you who have been following my threads my daughter has been wearing the glasses with no complaints. it is funny being a -11.00 she can still see when they are off. the doctor is going to a big convention in chicago next week and is bringing my daughter's chart because it is such an unusual case. the optometrists here already explained the case about lenticular myopia. The reason she can see without glasses also has been explained > the optometrists here already explained the case about lenticular > myopia. The reason she can see without glasses also has been explained When has that ever stopped you from commenting? But that wasn't the question. Why don't you read the post beginning with the subject line.  Signature~RT > any comments or experiences? One of my neighbors' son began wearing contacts when he was a toddler and he still wears them now at age 8. Their example prompted me to see about contacts for my 9 year old. I found it easy to put them in and out of his eyes (I was a lens wearer for 24 years) and he learned himself quickly (but your daughter won't be able to do it herself for several years). We went to a pediatric contact lens specialist who has patients as young as infants. They have specially trained assistants to help you and your child. They were very patient and made us all feel at ease. I think finding a good pediatric contact lens specialist is important because they will provide you with strategies to make the experience easy. BTW, my son is a pro with the lenses but hates getting drops. Signature~RT thank you for your reply >> any comments or experiences? > [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] >because they will provide you with strategies to make the experience >easy. BTW, my son is a pro with the lenses but hates getting drops. You can get her fitted with PureVision or Night and day lenses and these can be left in for a week or 2. Saves on the daily removal routine. They are very beneficial and easy to learn. dr grant I would not subject your daughters eyes to the risks of extend wear contacts. And like I said, we wonder the point of glasses/contacts if she sees 20/60 with or without? But you don'yt know anything about it Nancy. EW for kids has been practiced for 2 decades. It is very safe and effective on the kids. It also saves the trauma of ripping their eyes open every morning. Go and learn something and stop being an ignorant fool. dr grant has anyone missed the point shes 20/60 with or without correction? Dear Ace, Did you miss the commentary about a young woman who was -5 diopters and went to -8 diopters, and the statement was that her vision was "toast" and would just get "toastier"? But you object that a person with 20/60 gets a -10.5 diotper lens? What do you object to that? Please explain. Best, Otis i miss the point about why you continue to post in this forum since the name is sci.med. vision and you don't know anything about those topics. i miss the point why you would come here when you are literally hated by everyone here and have even been reported to the state authorities. you hard-headed dumbass, go away. Dear PClar, Subject: An open forum. Sci.med.vision is open to the public, and people that you hate, Ace, and many others are free to post their statements. If you do not like it -- well that is the nature of free speech. I would point out that you express the majority opinon, but NOT the second-opinion on the subject of preventing a negative refractive state of the fundmental eye. See: www.chinamyopia.org for details. Best, Otis Yes Otis, this forum is certainly open to anyone to post. Learned or unlearned. And you are in the latter category. You continually put your foot in your mouth and make a total fool of yourself. There is no "Sceond Opinion" that exists anywhere in the eye care profession except in the heads of a few total amateurs and idiots like yourself who don't follow myopia research. There are no facts whatsoever that back you your claims, but for whatever reason that doesn't stop you from giving wrong advise to people. May the State of Pennsylvania take action against your forthwith! http://nbeener.com/OTIS_INVESTIGATION.pdf http://www.nbeener.com/Oda_May_Brown.html?1107470227575 ==================== > Dear PClar, > [quoted text clipped - 24 lines] > > Otis i thought more problems arise with leaving contacts in over night. when i use to wear contacts i was told not to leave them in. also my daughter will have to wear lenses for people with high astigmatism. will this make fitting any harder? and any suggestions on brands? >You can get her fitted with PureVision or Night and day lenses and >these can be left in for a week or 2. Saves on the daily removal >routine. They are very beneficial and easy to learn. > >dr grant You have made no reference to high cyls. You can get purevision torics also. The lenses are safe to leave in overnight as they are able to supply more oxygen to the eye. I would be seeking an OD who regularly fits children. dr grant "i thought more problems arise with leaving contacts in over night. when i use to wear contacts i was told not to leave them in. also my daughter will have to wear lenses for people with high astigmatism. will this make fitting any harder? and any suggestions on brands?" If you dont believe me, I invite you to speak to my own optometrist. He tells people NOT to wear extend wear contacts and NOT to sleep in them. Do you think contacts will help her when glasses do nothing? Nancy, noone believes you because you are not only stupid, but you don't know anything about contact lenses. Your own OD doesn't either as he would be able to give you OK lenses that you desire so much. The FDA has approved 3 soft lenses and several RGP materials for EW. I suppose you OD knows more than the FDA? You probably know more than the FDA too as you are an expert on OK as well as Lasik. dr grant > Your own OD doesn't either as > he would be able to give you OK lenses that you desire so much. Whatsup Grant. Ya stupid or something? Ace's OD would never give Ace OK lenses because he says it's bad to sleep in lenses. Sheesh. Signature~RT Oh bugger, that's right. What was I thinking? grant There are a few things I would also be looking at. 1) Has your doctor done b-scan ultrasonography to assess for Lenticonus? 2) Is there any improvement with the -10.5 over no script? If not, glasses and CL's are really not going to do anything about improving the vision. 3) If going for contacts, I would be looking at (in order of preference): a) Menicon Z lenses (RGP hyper oxygen material - the best lens for kids) b) Focus Night and Day (not sure how high they go in minus and cyl corrections) c) PureVision (they go to -11.0 and have astigmatic lenses) email me at drgrant@ozemail.com.au and we can discuss this some more without the hysterical rants of the twirps like Nancy and Otis. dr grant Dear Concerned Parent, Subejct: Please contact dr grant. You NEED a good second-opinion here. If your child is seeing 20/60, then a -10.5 diopter "prescription" is far in excess of anything that is reasonable. I would bet that some of these ODs -- if it were their own grandchild -- would do everything in their power to avoid the use of a -10.5 diopter lens on a child that sees 20/60. Dr. Grant and I have our differences, but you need his advice -- totally. And it is "now or never". Grant> Is there any improvement with the -10.5 over no script? If not, glasses and CL's are really not going to do anything about improving the vision. Otis> What bothers me is that the ophthalmologists who want to prescribe a -10.5 diopter lens -- never seem to ask that question. Please see Dr. Grant. Best, Otis from the last doctor at bascom palmer it appears that the dead center of her eye is the high myopia. but as you go away from the "nucleus" it gets alot better. the doctor also brought others in and never seen anything like it before. she does see better with her glasses(about 20/50) and wears them with no complaints. but when she takes them off she can still see decent. i try to give her an hour a day without them to relax her eyes. she does not complain when they are off either. the doctors still think it could be lenticonus but it is not showing the way it normally does. they did an ultrasound on her and all he said was the eyes looked fine. i will ask him again when i see him next week. >Dear Concerned Parent, > [quoted text clipped - 26 lines] > >Otis from the last doctor at bascom palmer it appears that the dead center of her eye is the high myopia. but as you go away from the "nucleus" it gets alot better. the doctor also brought others in and never seen anything like it before. she does see better with her glasses(about 20/50) and wears them with no complaints. but when she takes them off she can still see decent. i try to give her an hour a day without them to relax her eyes. she does not complain when they are off either. the doctors still think it could be lenticonus but it is not showing the way it normally does. they did an ultrasound on her and all he said was the eyes looked fine. i will ask him again when i see him next week. >Dear Concerned Parent, > [quoted text clipped - 26 lines] > >Otis i will email you, thank you. >There are a few things I would also be looking at. > [quoted text clipped - 17 lines] > >dr grant |
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