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Eye patching begins today..

olliehoopsolliehoops member
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DD now needs to wear a patch for one hour everyday on her left eye.  Dr said eyes look healthy and great, she just has a little bit of astigmatism (spelling?) and should be patched for an hour.  They suggested the sticky bandaid type, but I don't know how that won't hurt taking it off and on?  Oh well, one day at a time, just glad she is healthy!
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Re: Eye patching begins today..

  • katie4253katie4253 member

    Great news!  I know you were worried about it. 

    No suggestions on patch types though.  Good luck!

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  • kck329kck329 member
    Good luck! I hope its not too hard to take on and off-that part doesn't sound like fun at all. How long will you have to do this?
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  • olliehoopsolliehoops member
    I guess it's like a bandaid, just not as sticky.  We'll see though, they won't arrive until Friday but I'm sure they won't be too bad! We don't have another appointment until January 25th, so for the next 6 months at least!  He said worst case scenario is glasses later on, so I'm pretty happy about that!
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  • FutureMrsDenmanFutureMrsDenman member

    We did a lot of patching with our DD.  Both eyes, alternating every day for HOURS.  And we did this for months and months.  Different brands have different levels of sticky-ness, so you might have to try a few to find one you are comfortable with your LO. 

    One thing that we did to help get them off with no fuss was to wet the edges of them with a damp/wet washcloth or with a moist wipe for a minute or so before we tried to take them off.  This loosened the adhesive and made it much easier.  There is also a bit of a "technique" to pulling them off, and it is just something you learn as you do it.  I had to "pull" gently with one hand on the patch and, at the same time, with the other hand I "pushed" her skin away from the patch ... if that makes any sense.

    Good luck!

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