Hi all... My 6 month old son was just diagnosed with a cataract in his right eye. He will need surgery eventually but for the time being the doctor wants to patch his good eye 4 hours a day and keep his bad eye dilated at all times. We follow up in three weeks and see if he is maintaining or if progressing quickly we will schedule surgery sooner rather than later. My son is so miserable with his eye patch : anyone been through something similar or any advice?
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Re: Intro and Eye patching
Welcome!
Nate wore an eye patch for 4 hours a day starting at 4 months old for about 7 months, but he was pretty chill about it.
How is your son miserable? Maybe someone can offer tips....
I hope he had a better day too. He will get used to it.
You have to be tough mama! It is important to preserve functional eyesight in the weaker eye until surgery.
If it seems like his skin is irritated from the adhesive, you can stick the patch on your jeans to knock down the stickiness. I used a bit of baby powder staggered on the sticky part of Nate's patches and also trimmed around the edges to make less sticky area. It made removal a lot less painful.
Good Luck! Be Strong!
My DD has gotten so used to her glasses now, not only does she not pull them off, she will adjust them herself when they get crooked. Just trying to say, it does get better