Hello

My son is 3 year old. His right eye ball does not move properly. Local doctors says that there is problem with the muscle.Please tell me what is the cure of this.

I think that I know just the right person to address your question, and that would be ChihuahuaMomma. She is an Ophthalmic Technician. I am going to alert her to your question.

First of all, you must understand that I have no medical background. I am a mother. My first questions would be to you:

What did the physician say was the problem and what were his/her recommendation?
Did he say he was blind in that eye, had limited vision?

MY STORY:

When my son was four, I had a preschool eye exam done on him. He made it fine through the right eye tests then the doctor covered that eye and asked which way is Donal Duck pointing, then another question about Mickey Mouse, the images on the way he had shown him. My son looked down, bit his lip. I instructed him to answer the doctor just like he did on the first eye, thinking he might have just been getting apprehensive sitting there. The doctor then said, "He can't answer me. He is has no vision in that eye". You could have knocked me over with a feather. I was in shock. He went on to explain that he had never had vision in that eye and that there were things that could be done but catching him that late (age four), he was concerned he might never have depth perception and never play sports because of that. I put on a brave front for my son and for my mother as we went over there after the doctor visit. The instructions were to patch his strong eye, I think beginning 2 hours a day then working up through the weeks. Put him in glasses. Then also had me do eye exercises which consisted of sitting in front of him and having a pencil with an eraser in my hand. He was to keep his eyes on the eraser. I would then move it slowly side to side then up and down. He would do well for the first few minutes then his little weaker eye would just wander everywhere. It freaked me out but I just encouraged him to rest and do it again. The doctor would told me how long each time to work with him.

The first day, I came home, went in my room, laid on my bed and opened the Bible, asking God for some reassurance that my son would not be blind in that eye. As I read, what "jumped out of the page at me" so to speak said, "and He made the lame to walk and the blind to see." I thanked God for that as I took that to be for my son. (Please don't misunderstand---not all people get well, not all people get healed, not all people believe in God, not all people believe that God directs our lives through the Bible scriptures and I would be the first to admit, I do no always do this but for me, that day, I am just sharing that is what I did).

I persevered! The patch was uncomfortable, it was hot, itched a bit and his vision was so weak that it was so frustrating to him but I did as the doctor instructed. The patch covered the whole eye and had a slight adhesive. (I know some people just use the little pirate patches but for my son, those were too easy to look around it, the little stinker! LOL) We did the exercises faithfully on the schedule I was told to do. When he would watch television I would see his little head sort of cocked to one side and realized he was only using one eye and would tell him to look with both eyes and he would change position of his head and do so.

End result: When all was said and done he had 100% depth perception with his glasses and 75% without his glasses. He played football for 6 years, played basket ball (if football didn't go over into the season if I am remembering correctly, and baseball one year.

He no longer wears glasses and is a Senior Computer Programmer with three children. His youngest, age 3, has just been told the same news so they are patching according to their doctor's instructions.

I share this story, realizing it might not be the same problem at all as your son's but just to encourage you to ask as many questions as possible of your eye doctor, do as he/she instructs. If that physician does not help, get another one.

They have mentioned surgery later on my grandson now because his little eye crosses when he doesn't have his glasses on and my son did not have that problem. It also has something to do with, I think, the length of the muscle behind the eye. I apologize, I am not real clear on that. I can find out if you feel it would help to know that information.

I hope this has encouraged you that there are things out there that your doctor can have you do to ensure vision and strength to the muscle. Just ask as many questions as it takes to get answers! Best to you and your little one. Don't be discouraged or frightened. I know when the doctor first says something to a mother, it is a little scary but then we as mothers get very task oriented on finding answers and that helps us and our children.

:)

This really could be a number of things. It's not really my expertise, as I'm not an Ophthalmologist. I would suggest seeing an Ophthalmologist. Was there a head injury? I had a 16 year old boy in the clinic today who was having cataract surgery. AT 16!! He poked himself in the eye when he was 4 years old. I don't know the series of events that would cause this. But as a result of numerous surgeries and therapy, he can see 20/40, when his parent's were told he would be blind by 10.

My point is this: If your child sustained ANY sort of eye injury, take him to an Ophthalmologist. Not just a pediatrician. If they say nothing is wrong, and you as a parent feel that something is. Get a second opinion. As you know, children are far more fragile than adults. And even bumping his head on the coffee table can cause immense damage.

So take him to see an ophthalmologist.

And let us know how things go.

P.S. He could also just have a lazy eye, this can be corrected, but most people opt not to.

My sons eyes were going in all directions when he was 6 months old. They did surgery on his eyes when he was 18 months to tighten the muscles.

q... hey I have same problem since 22 year... did u find cure let me know...