Re: Child needs glasses?

On Sat, 29 Oct 2005 00:23:42 GMT, William Stacy <wstacy@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

>Especially with only .5 hyperopia, which is completely insignificant in
>a young child, no matter what. If there is an issue with amblyopia or
>heterotropia, they are not due to the .5, that's for sure. Bogus advice
>from the gitgo...
>
>w.stacy, o.d.
>

The hell it is. You don't have the chart in front of you, you don't have the VA,
for all we know the Rx is +5.00DS. We do know that the poster doesn't trust the
doctor, and that there may be an ethical or legal question with the Rx for
glasses recommendation, and that the poster is seeking medical advice from the
Internet for a six year old adolescent. I say it's smart to play it on the
conservative side and tell him to take the kid to a specialist, or at the very
minimum a second opinion from any OD or OMD, and that to say otherwise would be
clearly irresponsible.

Robert.

>Mike Tyner wrote:
>
>> "Dr. Leukoma" <drg@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote
>>
>>
>>>Robert, that's silly. Any optometrist can also rule-out amblyopia, and
>>>there are far more of them than pediatric ophthalmologists.
>>
>>
>> Plus, it's a pretty big leap to expect amblyopia when acuity is normal and
>> equal in both eyes.
>>
>> If there are no signs or symptoms, it's because you haven't ordered more
>> expensive testing?
>>
>> -MT
>>
>>

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