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Medical Forum / General / Vision / April 2006infant in glasses
My 4 month old is diagnosed with accomdative esotropia (eyes crossing) and has a +7 subscription for her +9 eyes. I have only found two or three different frames that are even remotely apealing. any sugestions? so far I found www.solobambini.com www.julbousa.com and www.framesdirect.com >My 4 month old is diagnosed with accomdative esotropia (eyes crossing) >and has a +7 subscription for her +9 eyes. I have only found two or [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] >www.julbousa.com >and www.framesdirect.com I'm not an eye doctor, but .... if your daughter is really a +9, and she is an accommodative esotrope, then why is she undercorrected? Doesn't seem right to me. I would think they'd push maximum plus on her. Neil > >My 4 month old is diagnosed with accomdative esotropia (eyes crossing) > >and has a +7 subscription for her +9 eyes. I have only found two or [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > > Neil My take on this is this: If the somewhat undercorrected Rx results in normalizing the esotropia, it is adequate for the short term. The goal here is to prevent ambylopia and long-term strabismus. Sometimes it is not possible to precisely determine the refractive error on a 4 month old and it is better to correct the eye turn without risking creating a blurred image. Proper follow up would be to re assess the situation at 6-9 months and consider the full Rx. I would even consider contact lenses for this situation, especially if the child refuses to keep the spectacles on. LB, O.D. >My 4 month old is diagnosed with accomdative esotropia (eyes crossing) >and has a +7 subscription for her +9 eyes. I have only found two or [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] >www.julbousa.com >and www.framesdirect.com The "Como Baby" is your best bet. Don't worry about how it looks, it's a safe frame, no moving parts, and it fits properly on infants. Hope this helps Robert Martellaro ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Optician/Owner Roberts Optical ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "If a million people believe a foolish thing, it is still a foolish thing." - Anatole France If your baby is straight with the glasses on he will rapidly learn to like them and will reach for them when he awakens. Children appreciate single binocular vision. Don't let your fashion sense influence what is best for your baby. I do not recommend contact lenses if the patient cannot insert and remove them on their own and if he is not trustworthy/mature enough to remove them if they are uncomfortable. Ted, M.D. I do not recommend contact lenses if the > patient cannot insert and remove them on their own and if he is not > trustworthy/mature enough to remove them if they are uncomfortable. > > Ted, M.D. Well that last part precludes a big population of adult wearers, eh? FWIW, the 5 and 6 year olds contact lens wearers in my practice are, as a group, perfectly compliant with proper lens care and handling. I wish I could say the same for the adults. LB, O.D. Six to nine months of age is a huge departure from a 5 or 6 year old don't you think? > Six to nine months of age is a huge departure from a 5 or 6 year old > don't you think? Clearly. As is adulthood. For some, at least. My post was merely to enlighten "the big picture". LB, O.D. how didyouknow thatchild would be needing glasses? > > Six to nine months of age is a huge departure from a 5 or 6 year old > > don't you think? [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > > LB, O.D. |
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