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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I posted earlier and am wondering that every single other kid had surgery.  My DD has seen 3 different eye doctors during her childhood and none have recommended surgery despite very significant crossing (without glasses).  Were all of your kids eyes still crossing with glasses?  [/quote]

There are two kinds of strabismus. If it’s present from birth, they will be a candidate for surgery. That was me. My son was followed from a few months old because of my history and didn’t have congenital strabismus. However, accommodative strabismus appeared around 2. The ophthalmologist said his was a different type from mine and they do not perform surgery for it. We did the patch for many years and he does still wear glasses.  Without glasses his eyes do sometimes appear misaligned. When I asked the doctor about it recently he reiterated that my son was not a surgical candidate and that when he is 21 he might want LASIK. If his vision is corrected, his eyes should be aligned. [/quote]

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