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anyones kid wear en eye patch?

110 replies

nitfreecod · 08/02/2006 15:59

not a pirate one!

ds3 has mild ptosis and will ahev surgety eventually. he has gone today and they did an eye test and said that his bad eye is not developing as fast as his good one ( altho si stil pretty good and is not deteriorating)

anyway to try and make him use t he bad one he has to wear patches.

UI feel realy sad abotu this for no real reason but feelt hat in the grandcale fo things it coudl eb a lot worse
it sfor 6 weeks at first 4 hours aday

am going to get " the borhters" to ge on board and we are watching spongebont h e movie tonight to have a close look at pirates.

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cod · 26/02/2006 09:13

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cod · 26/02/2006 09:15

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cod · 27/02/2006 11:19

patch fantastic
do feel sad if he cries whne it son
try to avoid takign it off to dry tears

we go nack ont eh 23rd to see how its going

the BIG News is we lost his dog ( cuddly) he is not bothered,w e are!

birthday he is having a leappad age 3-5
theother never had em but tbh we have so mcuhc stuff... oh and some books and maybe a fifi house.

uwila · 27/02/2006 11:35

Hi Cod. Cool, we have something in commond. DD was born the same day as your DS3.

Glad the patch is going well. But the thought of tears blocked up under the patch is a bit sad. Sad

curlysmum · 06/03/2006 12:41

Hi I just found this thread , my daughter has a squint , its not noticeable mosty of the time then occasionally one eye turns inwards when she looks at you from an angle, have started patching today for 4 hours on the good eye, was very worried about her going off to nursery, but I rang to check and she still has it on. She also picked some stickers in Woolworths yesterday to sick on it. I guess I will be more worried when she has to start school in September . She goes to Moorfields Eye Hospital in London and they said she does'nt need glasses as if she uses the eye more it will correct the vision, they also said they would not operate on the cosmetic side until the patching is getting results, does anyone else have any knowledge on this bit? Obviously its going to be very important for a child especially when they get to 7 or 8 and are more self aware.

cod · 06/03/2006 12:48

isnt it U but it has an absorbent bit

cod · 06/03/2006 12:49

cm the kids hgte used to ds3 wearing hsi patch really fast

t hey thoguth he was cool

frogs · 06/03/2006 13:00

Curlysmum, patching is very effective, and once the brain-eye connection is up to speed you should find that the turn on the eye improves.

Moorfields are the business in this dept, they really know what they are talking about, so I would go with what they tell you. Dd1 was discharged from Moorfields two years ago, and still talks about it nostalgically, particularly the big rocking horse in the orthoptics dept!

RachD · 06/03/2006 13:17

Have been reading this thread, with interest , for some time.
Ds, 2, is cross eyed.
Has been given glasses.
Will require patching at some point.

Am very interested that some peoples comments, - show that some hospitals are much more proactive and speedy - some people's children are younger than ds and have already had some patching.

Am very concerned that my hospital is less than proactive. Maybe its just me being paranoid.

Will continue to watch this thread and learn.

RachD · 06/03/2006 13:17

I was told that Moorfields was the best.

curlysmum · 06/03/2006 13:28

Hi yes I'm sure Moorfields is the best , she used to go to the clinic at the Local Hospital where we live and it was very disorganised with no real facilities for children. My old childminder said 'get her referred to Moorfields they are the best' luckily we live in London so I just asked my G.P. if she could be transferred and he wrote and it took about six weeks. I must say the trip up and down on the tube can be a bit of an expedition but the clinic has so much for children . She loves the Rocking Horse its difficult to get her off it when they call her name. They have video games and its almost like a mini nursery which does while away the 2-3 hours while there. They are building a new Childrens building onto it , it will be ready in Autumn and the consultant tells me it will be spectacular. For anyone who does live near London its worth the referral , apparently its your choice something I was not previously aware of.

cod · 06/03/2006 13:37

ours is lovely

relaly kind to hima nd have afab rockinghorse
worth a visit a lone
am sure htat the horse is the only htng he wil rememebr in year s to come

cod · 06/03/2006 13:38

arf! are rocking horses compuslory ????Grin

i hadnt read your post frogs!!!

cod · 23/03/2006 10:33

update
went for his check up today and his sight has improved slightly - he coudl read th e 6th layer bettera nd faster than lst time but the 7th row stil eludes him.

he was so sweey

hausfrau i showed the orthoptist the patches improted fomr Germany - she was very impressed.

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cod · 23/03/2006 10:38

no have nOW referred it to an germans peaking freind in germany maybe she can shatter hte glass doodr fo the apotheke

MrsBadger · 23/03/2006 10:43

(and yes rocking horses seem to be compulsory - I spent a long time at Great Ormond St age 3-4ish when my sister was a baby and they are the only thing I remember. Maybe there's a Mystery Rocking Horse Donor somewhere - if I ever get rich that's what I'll be!)

curlysmum · 27/03/2006 22:36

Hi Rachel you can email me if you like about this thread

curlysmum · 27/03/2006 22:40

My daughter seems to be fine with her eye patch still , I put a little sticker on it each day, disney, hearts etc. Its now become a bit of a cult following at the nursery ,alot of others seem to want one now!

carol3 · 27/03/2006 22:56

curlysmum glad your little one's taking to patching so well. We're on 4hrs a day again at the moment but have another eye test wed so hopefully will be some improvement.

jellyjelly · 28/03/2006 08:38

havent read all the thread but i used to wear one as a kid but mine was found too late so it didnt do anything. Good luck for yours.

carol3 · 02/06/2006 22:58

Hows every-one getting on with patching ? does anyone know of any childrens books about patching ? Dd2 currently on 5 hrs a day no impovment since Jan is this normal ?

UglySister · 20/06/2006 12:21

Hi, just seen this thread and (hopefully)bringing it back to life... My DD´s, 21 months has just started patching today. Surprised other mums seem to have been told for a certain number of hours. DDs doctor just said "in the morning" and we´ll see how it goes for a few months (I brought it down to 6 weeks). A few questions:

  • will we see a bigger improvement in DDs squint because we are starting patching relatively early?
  • is it better to patch longer than shorter, if the child is happy about it? DD had it on more than 5 hours this morning, but I don´t know if this is a good thing or not.
Info:
  • did you know you can get a plastic cone thing that sticks inside one lense of spectacles and means you can see the eye more or less normally but the eye is still basically patched? I don´t think anyone mentioned it below.
Sorry this is so long but is very important too! : )
UglySister · 20/06/2006 19:52

BUMP for eye patch experts..

Cod · 21/06/2006 12:38

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