I have noticed that my 14 month old has slightly cross-eyes. Her right eye crosses inward ever so slightly. The pediatrician didn't say anything about it with her last check up after her eye examination. However, I notice it more some times than others. Tonight, I was cuddling with her, and she was looking at her mobile (one of those ceiling projection kinds) and her right eye seemed to move independently from the other. Again, very slight, but I noticed it as she was watching the shapes go around. Should I be concerned about possible vision problems with that right eye? I plan on mentioning it to the pediatrician at her 15 mo visit, but just wondering if anyone has experience on what I should look for if poor vision is the problem.
I used to work for Dallas Services for the Visually Impaired and agree with Patty and Kim. A pediatric opthamologist can correct this if the child is brought in at an early age.
Good for you for picking up on it!
Bypass ped and go directly to pediatric opthamologist. Could be farsighted
or just have a lazy eye. The earlier it is treated the better off it will be.
My sons eye turned once and we were in opthamologist office that week.
Turns out he was extremely farsighted. Solution: Glasses. He was not
quite 2.
We too noticed the same problems with my daughters eye around age of two. So I took her into an eye doctor and he didn't say much, then I mentioned it to her pediatrician who said it needs to be checked out and referred us to a pediatric ophthalmologist. I agree with the others, take her in, our doctor said surgery can be avoided if caught early and treated with glasses, possible eye therapy.
If you begin to notice it more frequently go ahead and check out some eye drs that specialize in development or pediatrics.
I really don't think it could hurt to take her and get it checked, even if it is just to put your mind at ease. :)
I would recommend setting her with an appointment with a pediatric ophthalmologist to see if there is anything they can do to correct it. She may have a lazy eye and the earlier you are able to treat it the less likely it would be to effect her later in life. I started having my son's vision checked at 8 months old. I notice you are from Raleigh, there are probably some great ones there. I use North Carolina Eye Ear Nose and Throat in Durham, I know they also have one off Captial in Wake Forrest if that helps at all.
Definitely have it checked out by a specialist. It's amazing what they can do if they catch stuff early enough. My sister was legally blind in one eye, but they caught it early and she only had to wear glasses for 3 or 4 years. Now she has 20/20 vision.
I agree with Patty K - go direct to the specialist. My daughter had a lazy eye that was not caught until she was 5 when it took 2 years to fix. At age 2 it would have only taken months to fix. Don't wait!
I would ask for a specialist referral, too. While he's too old for the Infant SEE program, there are doctors who check out very little kids.
