Yearly Archives: 2006
Coats Disease can cause strabismus and blindness
See About the Photo for copyright information. Jamie’s Warning: “Request dilation at regular intervals and definitely before any strabismus surgery.” The following story was originally posted by Jamie Schmidt in our Strabismus Hope email support group. Jamie and I have … Continue reading
Posted in Children's vision, Coats' Disease, Strabismus surgery
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Beware decorative non-prescription contacts
[See photo credit at end of article]While some strabismus sufferers feel contact lenses make their strabismus worse, many others with strabismus have no problem wearing them for vision correction. Contact lenses can also be purchased to change the color or … Continue reading
Posted in Eye health, Social trauma
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Eyes Apart Strabismus Support email group
Eyes Apart now has it’s own email support group for adults, teens, and parents of children with Strabismus (squint, crossed eyes, lazy eye), to discuss knowledge, experiences, problems, and ideas related to Strabismus. We are having some great conversations there, … Continue reading
Posted in Help and find help, Strabismus
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Graphics help Ophthalmologist recognize torsion
It is difficult to comprehend what another person sees. I tried to verbally explain to my doctors that one eye was rotated or twisted, but now I’ve found a way to show them. One of the first things I noticed, … Continue reading
Posted in Lois' story, Strabismus surgery, Utilities, Vision simulators
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Forest Whitaker: movie actor with strabismus
Forest Whitaker suffers from strabismus. Yet he is currently receiving wide-spread applause for his performance as Idi Amin in “The Last King of Scotland.” Here are some quotes about Forest Whitaker: “With his jug ears, hulking physique and lazy eye, … Continue reading
Posted in Hall of Fame, Inspirations, Strabismus
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