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mdizak 10 points 1y ago
I apologize, and I know you're just a concerned and loving parent, but this really isn't the place to ask such a question. Nobody here can answer that question. You're going to need to ask the doctor, as they know more about your son's condition than we do.Hope everything turns out for the best though.
t_town918 3 points 1y ago
I understand, and thank you.
FaerilyRowanwind 7 points 1y ago
If it’s not improving it probably won’t. He may just be a monocular kid and that’s fine.
Edit: not a doctor. Just someone who works with kids with visual impairments.
Edit: not a doctor. Just someone who works with kids with visual impairments.
t_town918 1 points 1y ago
Do children adjust with one eye? I am not asking for medical advice.
FaerilyRowanwind 1 points 1y ago
Yes. Yes they do. Functionally he may have some depth perception issues and of course he will have the visual field loss on that side but he can definitely compensate. His vision wasn’t going to improve in the eye either way. Essientially it sounds like they were working on trying to keep it working with the other eye. But at some point it’s fine to just call a loss a loss and not make someone miserable if they are seeing no benefit. So definitely talk to your doctor about it. That said. He really should be just fine with one eye. I’ve had many students with one eye who’ve had no issues at all and just compensate.
t_town918 1 points 1y ago
Thank you for your advice!
TwoSunsRise 7 points 1y ago
No medical advice here but I've lived with one eye since I can remember and it's very possible. It doesn't change much, tbh. I know that's a worse case scenario and he could improve but just wanted to put that out there.
t_town918 2 points 1y ago
Tha k you.
tasareinspace 5 points 1y ago
No one can say for certain how that will go, but I think a very important thing to do is to make sure he has all the accommodations and services he does need for his vision. If he has trouble getting around, maybe talk to an Orientation and Mobility instructor. If he's struggling to see stuff in class, just make sure he has his accommodations.
BlakeBlues 3 points 1y ago
It's possible. I'm a teacher for students with visual impairments, but I don't teach vision therapy. I would recommend talking about these prospects with the vision therapist. It doesn't seem like it is likely that his 20/300 acuity will be corrected by vision therapy, but it certainly could help a bit, at least with helping him to use his eyes together
queengemini 3 points 1y ago
Is this due to a lazy eye? Obviously his doctor would know best but perhaps you can ask about botox therapy on the eye muscles in the crossed one or when he is old enough and is informed/ consenting to it he could get the surgery for it. Either way teaching him to live his best life with what he has and be fully prepared for / accepting of the possibility that it may not meaningfully improve if it all ends this way.
t_town918 1 points 1y ago
He has never had a lazy eye. .his vision has been checked since birth. He has had glasses since was 9 month old.
queengemini 2 points 1y ago
Ah, in that case I retract in favor of my last sentence
t_town918 1 points 1y ago
I will call his pediatrician in the morning to have him get the referral to his first eye doctor. My son has been seeing not eye mart doctor's, but similar. They referred him to eye therapy. Thank you for your advice.
AutisticPearl 2 points 1y ago
I'm sorry to hear about that, in my personal experience right there if you didn't really do anything. Child but it didn't work for me we tried it for ages personally, I we just prepare for the worst.
KillerLag 2 points 1y ago
That is probably something you should talk to his eye doctor about. We don't know his health condition, his eye condition or how the treatment is going.
t_town918 2 points 1y ago
I have. And thank you.
BlueIr1ses 1 points 1y ago
I was born legally blind in one eye and highly myopic, but correctable, in my other eye. They tried patching for me, but it didn't work. The one important thing is know the signs of an eye emergency and make sure to take him to the doc right away if he has any. If he injures his good eye, or experiences something like a retinal detachment, he doesn't really have a backup.
t_town918 1 points 1y ago
I will call his pediatrician to get a referral an eye doctor he had when he was a year old. When he got his first set of glasses. I am not sure of the names between the two types of eye doctors. His first eye doctor was more qualified. The second doctor isn't, but is the one that referred him to eye therapy. It might showe how much his vision has changed in his one eye in the last 11 years. Thank you for your advice.
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