http://amblyopia.wetpaint.com/pageSearch/updatedRecently Updated Pages on http://amblyopia.wetpaint.comen-usinfo@wetpaint.comTue, 22 Jul 2008 16:35:48 CDTTue, 22 Jul 2008 16:35:48 CDTwetpaint.com60http://image.wetpaint.com/image/1/KkPH3NULldDR-9ZhdDPCXQ28724/GW303H200http://amblyopia.wetpaint.comHow a family avoided amblyopia in their child with early treatment.http://amblyopia.wetpaint.com/page/How+We+Avoided+Amblyopia+Homeamblyopiahttp://amblyopia.wetpaint.com/page/How+We+Avoided+Amblyopia+HomeTue, 22 Jul 2008 16:35:48 CDTOur child has <a class="external" href="http://amblyopia.wetpaint.comhttp://www.childhoodstrabismus.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">strabismus</a> and early in his treatment our eye doctor began treating him for <a class="external" href="http://amblyopia.wetpaint.comhttp://www.childhoodstrabismus.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">amblyopia</a> or &ldquo;lazy eye&rdquo; as these two eye problems are often seen together.<br><br>We actually went through more than 1 ophthalmologist (eye doctor) on our journey with strabismus. While our son never displayed the symptoms of amblyopia, we feel that our first doctor&rsquo;s recommendation to use eye patch therapy probably prevented our cross eyed baby from ever developing lazy eye.<br><br>In the end, our child underwent eye surgery (actually <a class="external" href="http://amblyopia.wetpaint.comhttp://www.childhoodstrabismus.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">eye muscle surgery</a>) 4 times over the course of 2 years. His treatment, his recovery, and our family&rsquo;s journey is now viewed as one of the great untold inspirational stories around. Now a documented story, we hope to share our experience with the rest of the world and we are happy to emotionally support others in similar situations.<br><br>Please view our full story at: <b><font color="#000000"><a class="external" href="http://amblyopia.wetpaint.comhttp://www.ChildhoodStrabismus.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.ChildhoodStrabismus.com</a></font></b><hr size="1"><br/>