So, Kairi has always been cross eyed since she was born. Her left eye will turn in while the right is straight.
After finally getting an appointment with the ophthalmologists, the Dr told us that Kairi has "Accommodative Esotropia". So from the brochure it is "when the child focuses the eyes to see clearly, the eyes turn inward."
Treatments for this are:
1. Prescription glasses. "Glasses reduce the focusing effort and often straighten the eyes."
2. Patching. The patient will have wear a patch on the strong eye to force the weaker eye to become stronger.
3. Surgery. The surgery will help realign the eye pull the eye into the correct position.
So for now we have ordered a pair of glasses for Kairi. After she wears them for 6 weeks we will have another appointment with the ophthalmologists to see if she needs to be patched.
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I just saw your post over at Hearing Journey and I wanted to hop over here and say HI! In addition to a hearing loss, I was diagnosed with a lazy left eye. For years I wore glasses but it wasn't until I switched over to contacts that it forced the eye to stay straight. I will looking forward to reading more about Kairi in the future!
Abbie
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