Slight squint - but only when sleepy?

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DD 2y5m has a slightly lazy eye when she gets very tired - usually for no more than 5 minutes before she falls asleep. She did have this as an infant as well, for slightly longer periods, but I wasn't too worried as I figured her eye muscles were still learning what to do. DH also gets a slight squint at times, also generally when he's very tired, so I'm guessing this is just a trait she's gotten from him. It's not there every day or anything, just occassionally. Is it worth making an appt at the GP or would you just leave it? If it were constantly there I would of course, but I'm not sure there's any danger in it if it's only present sometimes? Any experience?

Ds1 had the same at that age and he still needed glasses and wears an eye patch for a few hours a day. squints often only show up when tired but can get gradually worse. Definately get her referred for an eye exam.

I was a little afraid of that - DH and I both have rubbish eyesight, so I'm fully expecting her to need glasses at some point too, but I was hoping it would be a bit later on than 2.5! How did you manage getting him to keep glasses/eye patch on? She's an incredibly active and opinionated girl and I can't even manage to keep a sunhat/sunglasses on her for more than 10 seconds!

I would get her seen at the optician ASAP. She might be happy to wear glasses, if she needs them. My DD has glasses, and wears them religiously, because they make a noticable difference to her sight for her, and so she wants to wear them.

Lol we thought it would be hard too. However when we got him tested it turned out he is actually quitelong sighted as well and as soon as we put the glases on him after a day or so he wore them all the time to the point we had to remove them when he was asleep! I think it was because for the first time in his life he could see clearly! We noticed he'd do more like attempt to climb things at the swings he never would before again because he could see.

The patch is a different story thoguh he keeps pullingit off even nw and he's 4 so we have been given a fabric one which fits onto his glasses and he wears this with some bribery involved.

If she does wear glasses specsavers are good and do nice ones for children. he has ones with Mrt Tickle on the side atm. Alos expect her to go through pairs and pairs of them we are constantly getting them repaired or getting new ones thank God it's free!

Sorry my typing was really crap in my last post!

Do get her checked out. DS1 had similar and was seen when he was 2 and a bit and needed glasses, I was so shocked as I thought his vision was fine

He's never been a porblem with the glasses, they are much more comfy than sunglasses and I figured that the glasses helped him see better which is why he was happy to keep them on.

DS1 has also been through patching and then had an op to improve his 3D vision. He's 7 now and still wears glasses, not bothered by them at all.

Thanks for all the replies! I've just made an appointment for her Monday with the GP, so she'll hopefully get checked very soon. Will they still be able to tell if it's not usually there? Just a wee bit afraid of looking like a hypochondriac PFB mummy! It really only shows up right before bedtime...

I can't imagine her getting any more adventurous - she's a daredevil at heart - by 19 months she'd scaled my kitchen countertops and the climbing frame on the "big kids" side of the playground, hurling herself down the chute headfirst as I ran to catch her at the bottom (not having known she could get herself up there!)

They will almost certainly refer your DD to the local Eye Clinic. They will be able to tell if there is a problem or not, don't worry. The orthoptists that ds1 has seen have been fabulous.

GP and referral to a child eye specialist (orthoptist) is what you need.

Just on the off chance you are anywhere in/near Cambridge, Louise Allen is absolutely fantastic. We've been seeing her for a few years with my son. She has NHS and private clinics.

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