JAR:

Asp23: I was referred to SNEC via poly clinic and enjoyed subsidized rate. If I remember correctly, I paid close to one thousand (part of the amt paid thru cpf) for the day-surgery. Had the operation early in the morning, i went in with boy to the operating theater till he dozed off after anesthetic, then waited outside and after abt 2hrs, boy was wheeled to the day-surgery ward to recover. Rested for a few hrs and after the nurse helped washed his eyes and taught u how to take care, boy was discharged. The most difficult part was immediately after operation and for the first few days as the eyes are still sore. Some cryings were unavoidable and boy was unable to open his eyes for the first 2 days as he found it too painful to do so. Within 5days to a week, no longer painful. However the redness only subsides in about one month time and no swimming are allowed for one mth.
As boy was schooling, we chose to have the operation at the start of the school holiday and am glad that his eyes were fully healed by the time school reopened.

His squinting are on both eyes and not constant.

As mentioned in my earlier post, we only opted for surgery after eye patching for 1 and a half year as there was no improvement.
Maybe you can asked Dr Quah what is the success rate of eye patching for your boy before deciding if you would like to try eye patching.

We only realized that my boy had problem seeing 3D images after tested by optometrist at SNEC.

cherrygal:

Mummy so Kiasu,

Can I ask how you made your kid do the patching? My gal has a mild lazy eye but she refused to let me patch. Any ideas?

mamago:

verykiasu2010:

Have you all heard of Dr Wolf KS-Eye Clinic ? She is quite good, I heard. Can go for free consultation first

(you huh! si suah chao, go back to avatar thread there...)

Ahem...

Thousand apologies, all concerned ksp; he is our avatar thread Woffi Clinic's CFO, he has the tendency for soliciting for biz out of the concern of being out performed by our Marketing director, Ms, Fightingmum.

Woffi Clinic is a ksp's aesthetic specialist; which does not perform medical procedure.

Our sincerest apologies for his unwarranted comment/appearance here.

Please consult a medical specialist for your ward's condition.


PS. Ksp Verykiasu2010, our CFO, is about bringing a smile to your day... God bless, everyone.

verykiasu2010:

Have you all heard of Dr Wolf KS-Eye Clinic ? She is quite good, I heard. Can go for free consultation first

Asp23:

tks Jar for the fast response, i am oso now trying eye patching don know muz try till when....hopefully it helps but as Dr quah didnt mentioned anything if i didnt ask, there are times which i don know wat to expect / wat to ask....sigh.....


so ur boi is surgery at both eyes together or 1 side only? or he did both eyes surgeries at different time?

JAR:

EASON MAGPIES:

Great to hear your success story. Thanks.


I am now seeing the doctor from KK and I was hoping there are other ways to cure than to do surgery. Since my DD is less than 3 years old,I was just very worried about her doing surgery.

We are now thinking of going SNEC to get a second opinion.

Since you are thinking of going to SNEC to get a second opinion, one suggestion, unsure if this is allowed. Since my son's doctor Dr Quah practices in SNEC and KKH, is it possible for you to request to be served by Dr Quah for your next appointment at KKH? Dr Quah's clinical area of interests is in Squints ( Strabismus), and i believe it is better to be seen by him than some other eye specialists in SNEC. We were attended by a few other specialists at SNEC before(some are pretty new and inexperienced), we managed to change our visits to match Dr Quah so that my boy can be attended by him.

amusebouche:

I can't offer any other medical or practical advice but here are some things I wanted to share:


Fixing My Gaze by Susan Barry (available in NLB) is a comprehensive and compassionate overview of this condition by a neuroscientist who also had a squint. It’s a well researched book and Barry explains the physiological and experiential aspects of the condition in a manner that is simple to understand. I really recommend reading this.

Life and Times of Stella(http://lifeandtimesofstella.com/) is written by a mum helping her daughter (who also has a squint) to rehabilitate her vision.

And reading deminc's experience reminded me of this article (http://children-special-needs.org/lazy_eye/lazy_eye.html) - a humorous look at the effects of impaired 3D perception.

Good luck with your consultations and your daughter :rahrah: I hope this is useful in understanding her condition!