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pennysuedog

Violet does indeed have a form of Strabismus known as Esotropia.  The problem is not the eyes but the 6 muscles around the eyes are not working together correctly.  If nothing is done she would pretty much be blind in one eye because the brain can not handle seeing two images at the same time.  Her eyes look perfectly healthy though and so does the nerve!  Yeah, I actually have a rare eye disease where my optic nerve has receded which has caused small bind spots, this disease is hereditary, so I'm glad I did not pass that on.

The next step is that we will be patching V's left eye daily for an hour.  We go back in two months to see the Doctor, he was very optimistic.

So do you think I'll be able to keep a patch on her!? Fun times ahead.

  

Eta patching the right eye

kujayhawkgirl

Esotropia is exactly what Abby has

I hope Violet responds as well to patching as Abby has! She's definitely going to fight it at first, but she'll get used to it -- at least it's only an hour. Maybe you can have some fun with it and first, like playing pirates or something as a family? The pirate-type patches are $2 at Walgreens, so you all could get one, just to play with at first.

ETA: Glad her eyes look otherwise healthy! That's awesome news.

ellewoodsSC

I am glad you guys caught that!  I hope she can keep the patch on and things improve quickly.  

For the bumpies expecting LOs again, there is a free but little-known program to screen infants for any obvious vision issues because some treatable vision problem can lead to blindness if undetected and untreated.  It's called InfantSEE and babies 6-12 months can visit an optometrist for the free basic exam. 

Fianschneid

A man in my office's toddler also has this. Like KUjayhawk suggested, they try to keep him occupied with something fun during the time he has to wear the patch. After awhile, he didn't really notice it anymore.

missyishere

Good to hear you got some answers and that her eyes healthy.  Hopefully, she won't be bothered much by a patch. 

Stewartandmaura

I hope the patch therapy is effective. Good luck on getting her to keep it on!

stardust317

I'm glad her eyes/nerve look healthy. Good luck with the eye patch!!

kujayhawkgirl

crystalbaby:

Poor Violet. [:] I have no idea how you're going to be able to keep a patch on her. Impossible.

I respectfully disagree! When Abby started patching, we had to start with 3 hours. For the past 2 months, we have had to go to 6 hours straight! It is possible, especially for one hour. The alternative to patching is surgery, likely multiple surgeries.

thetheisens

I hope the patching helps and you see improvement soon!

pennysuedog

kujayhawkgirl:

crystalbaby:

Poor Violet. [:] I have no idea how you're going to be able to keep a patch on her. Impossible.

I respectfully disagree! When Abby started patching, we had to start with 3 hours. For the past 2 months, we have had to go to 6 hours straight! It is possible, especially for one hour. The alternative to patching is surgery, likely multiple surgeries.

I'll have to remember this when she pitches a fit.

kagl08

I'm glad you got an answer. Good luck with the patching! 

I have this, and was patched a lot as a kid. Now, I have less vision in that eye than the other but not by much and I require glasses for driving, but that's from my astigmatism too. 

blu-eyedwife

kujayhawkgirl:

crystalbaby:

Poor Violet. [:] I have no idea how you're going to be able to keep a patch on her. Impossible.

I respectfully disagree! When Abby started patching, we had to start with 3 hours. For the past 2 months, we have had to go to 6 hours straight! It is possible, especially for one hour. The alternative to patching is surgery, likely multiple surgeries.

I don't think Crystal meant it was literally impossible.  

 

So glad it's nothing more serious Penny!  And Violet is going to make a fantastic pirate.  

aandg

My younger brother had this. I'm not sure how many hours a day he had to wear his patch, but I remember it being a lot. He was a pirate for a couple Halloween's in a row

He's now a 31 year old adult and doesn't need glasses at all anymore.