What kind of bifocals do you recommend?

[odeon]

I'm a grumpy old man at heart.

[P7PSP]

I'm a grumpy old man at heart.

Not me. I was a prick as a youngster but I have mellowed.

['andersom']

I wasn't! Odeon is younger than I thought he was.

I think I was 18 months old when I first had surgery. I think they were hoping to fix it early so I didn't develop amblyopia - which I did anyway.

That can be read soooo wrong.   :lol:

[renaeden]

I wasn't! Odeon is younger than I thought he was.

That can be read soooo wrong.   :lol:

I have a G-rated mind so I don't see how.

In regards to the AV Syndrome, I am guessing that the A would be more important to fix because in our daily lives we look down (at books, computer, etc) a lot more than we look up. Plus my V's angle may not be too wide (looks bad when I see it in the mirror though).

["couldbecousin"]

I wasn't! Odeon is younger than I thought he was.

I think I was 18 months old when I first had surgery. I think they were hoping to fix it early so I didn't develop amblyopia - which I did anyway.

 Awww, you were just a baby, so young for eye surgery! 

[renaeden]

I wasn't! Odeon is younger than I thought he was.

I think I was 18 months old when I first had surgery. I think they were hoping to fix it early so I didn't develop amblyopia - which I did anyway.

Awww, you were just a baby, so young for eye surgery! 

I think it is quite common for strabismus surgery to be done very early these days. The earlier the better I think, so that the child does not permanently lose three dimensional vision.

[odeon]

I wasn't! Odeon is younger than I thought he was.

I think I was 18 months old when I first had surgery. I think they were hoping to fix it early so I didn't develop amblyopia - which I did anyway.

Awww, you were just a baby, so young for eye surgery! 

I think it is quite common for strabismus surgery to be done very early these days. The earlier the better I think, so that the child does not permanently lose three dimensional vision.

Yes it is. My first surgery, at around 3, was too late.

Of course, back then they didn't know they could salvage stereo vision. The point was mainly to save vision in both eyes because if you had a severe enough case, you'd only use one eye and the other would never develop fully.

[renaeden]

Yes, that happened to me anyway, probably because it wasn't fixed properly the first time around and by the time they had finished botching it up ( ) I was 5 and I had amblyopia so bad I had to wear an eyepatch to stop me from losing sight in my left eye. The amblyopia now is perhaps not as bad as it might have been but I can't read if I use only my left eye - I get to the end of a line and can't trace to the next line I am supposed to be reading.

Is it the same for you?

[odeon]

My right eye is the bad one. I can read and watch TV with it, but like you I have difficulty tracking correctly. It's a pain but it's usable.

I wore patches several times, for the same reasons as you. I think the first was before my first surgery. I got my first glasses when I was 3, probably because while I knew how to read I couldn't focus on anything close to me.

[P7PSP]

My right eye is the bad one. I can read and watch TV with it, but like you I have difficulty tracking correctly. It's a pain but it's usable.

I wore patches several times, for the same reasons as you. I think the first was before my first surgery. I got my first glasses when I was 3, probably because while I knew how to read I couldn't focus on anything close to me.

My right eye is the bad one too.

["couldbecousin"]

My right eye is the bad one.  I can read and watch TV with it, but like you I have difficulty tracking correctly. It's a pain but it's usable.

I wore patches several times, for the same reasons as you. I think the first was before my first surgery. I got my first glasses when I was 3, probably because while I knew how to read I couldn't focus on anything close to me.

My right eye is the bad one too.

 My left eye is the weaker one.  Now I feel so left out. 

[P7PSP]

My right eye is the bad one.  I can read and watch TV with it, but like you I have difficulty tracking correctly. It's a pain but it's usable.

I wore patches several times, for the same reasons as you. I think the first was before my first surgery. I got my first glasses when I was 3, probably because while I knew how to read I couldn't focus on anything close to me.

My right eye is the bad one too.

 My left eye is the weaker one.  Now I feel so left out. 

Duh! It's inverse. I live on the left coast, you on the right coast. 

["couldbecousin"]

My right eye is the bad one.  I can read and watch TV with it, but like you I have difficulty tracking correctly. It's a pain but it's usable.

I wore patches several times, for the same reasons as you. I think the first was before my first surgery. I got my first glasses when I was 3, probably because while I knew how to read I couldn't focus on anything close to me.

My right eye is the bad one too.

 My left eye is the weaker one.  Now I feel so left out. 

Duh! It's inverse. I live on the left coast, you on the right coast. 

 I certainly do live on the right coast, and you live on the wrong coast! 

[skyblue1]

My right eye is the bad one.  I can read and watch TV with it, but like you I have difficulty tracking correctly. It's a pain but it's usable.

I wore patches several times, for the same reasons as you. I think the first was before my first surgery. I got my first glasses when I was 3, probably because while I knew how to read I couldn't focus on anything close to me.

My right eye is the bad one too.

 My left eye is the weaker one.  Now I feel so left out. 

Duh! It's inverse. I live on the left coast, you on the right coast. 

 I certainly do live on the right coast, and you live on the wrong coast! 

would say that the left coast is a dangerous place to be.....but then again, they had another earthquake in Charleston today

[P7PSP]

How big was it? I didn't find a news article but I did find a reference to an 1886 quake.