seven month old with possible crossed eye/lazy eye/squint?  (4
Posts) QTPie Sat 17-Nov-12 15:06:28  DS was still "sort of"
squinting at 7+ months and we saw the GP: were referred to the
Opthalmology department at the local hospital - where they did
tests. I also took DS to see a very good Eye Specialist in
London (privately).  DH and I both have bad eyesight (DH is -7
and I am +7 and, no, they can' equal each other out...). I also
had a squint as a child (patching etc, but no surgery), we think
that DH did too. So eyesight is rather a worry with DS!
However, through thorough testing and over time, DS's squint
stop showing any sign (definitely from 18 months, but quite
probably quite a bit earlier) and his eye sight is still testing
"within normal ranges for his age" (last tested at 2 years 3
months, he is now 2 years 9 months and can spot things that I
can't when I have contact lenses in! (like airplanes in the sky
etc))  I think that many babies have quite big eyes and quite a
wide bridge, but DS is half Ch