This is an update from my last post.
Maddie's optometrist appointment went really well, except for the incredibly long wait to see the doctor. Our appointment was at 10:35 and we did not leave the office until 11:40. It would not have been so bad if the office had been kid friendly, but it was certainly not. I has been under the impression that this was a kid friendly office, but other than a little box of goodies for the kids when they leave the office, it was NOT kid friendly. I am so glad that I planned ahead and brought snacks and a few things for Maddie to do.
We were told that anatomically the bridge of Maddie's nose is really wide and that causes her eyes to appear like they are not focusing in the same direction; who knew. The doctor also told us that she is a bit far sided, but nothing that he treat right now. So we are going to take her back in a year and see how she is doing.
I am so glad that everything is okay, and also glad that we took her in, just to be sure.
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Hey I sent the bracelet to you but I'm an idiot and wrote something wrong on the address so it came back to me :( I'll send it again!!
Did you think her eyes were crossing?Strabismus? I have two kids with it-Emily and Tom. This was the age when it showed up also-2 1/2-3. We take our kids to an ophthalmologist and we have been told that in the early stages it may be seen only sometimes at an appt. so that's why the follow up. Just as a side note we were told that our Emily did not have anything wrong with her eyes when she was almost two years old(by an optometrist) and by age three it was apparent that both eyes were affected to the point where she had to have surgery.
I am glad that your daughter is doing ok.
I am so glad to hear that things went well at Maddie's appointment. Our son, Joe, is also a little far-sided and we noticed that when he was reading (which he loves to do) he would cover one of his eyes. Or he would tell me that his eyes felt tired and that he needed a rest. Hmmm. When we got him checked again, it turned out that one of the muscles in one eye was weaker than the other and so they put a prism in his glasses to help train it. Who knew?! :)
I hope that you have a bright, sunshiney weekend with your little one! Peace...
I'm glad she's doing good! I had a friend over last week who thinks her baby will need glasses... and he's not even a year. I can't imagine how much of a pain that would be.
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