19 month old and 3 1/2 year old with eye problems
I would love to hear from any medical professionals or parents with similar experiences.
My son is 3 1/2 and has strabismus (sorry if mispelled). His ophthalmologist is treating with patch therapy which we have been doing for about 9 months. It seems to be getting worse or at best staying the same. The doctor says he has good control in that when the weak eye turns out he is able to refocus it and that he is able to read well. She said that he will never have full control over the eye and it will always turn outward at times but that the point of therapy is to strengthen the muscles so he can control it enough for it to not be constantly misaligned. I do not agree. My brother and I both had "lazy eyes" as children. Mine self-corrected, my brother's required glasses for a few years but both were completely corrected. Is there a more aggressive, or more successful approach?
Also my daughter, 19 months, has always rubbed her eyes a lot. We believe she has seasonal allergies and usually attribute it to itchy allergy eyes. However, she has recently started scrunching her hose and blinking hard and slow very frequently. Does anyone have any ideas what that could be?
I really appreciate any information that anyone may have.
Thanks so much.