Re: Child needs glasses?

You are correct that I don't have the chart in front of me. But I do know that no matter what the "real" refraction is, +.50 O.U. is going to do absolutely nothing for anything. I have no problem with getting a 2nd opinion, but to get all worked up about the +.50 is idiotic. Nothing in the post suggests anything serious is happening.

Enough of this; I'm out of here for 2 weeks (sailing to Cabo San Lucas).

w.stacy, o.d.

Robert wrote: 
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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