Comments on: Ask Dr. Nate: Can Babies Really Use Contact Lenses?

By: Salah MMJ

Salah MMJ — Thu, 05 May 2011 19:29:00 +0000

hello Dr Nate
my 4 month old girl has just underwent cataract surgery for her left eye and am about trying to find source for contact lens ,i hear about extended wear lenses that can be put continuously for up to 1 or may be more months ??!!
what is your opinion about this lenses?
I live in Iraq , if you please direct me to the best manufacturer for such lenses ?

thanks

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By: BrightEyesTampa

BrightEyesTampa — Sun, 30 May 2010 07:05:54 +0000

Great advice Kaytee. You are right, kids are amazing and they will adapt to whatever is normal for them. I'm glad your little one is doing so well!

Thanks for sharing!

By: BrightEyesTampa

BrightEyesTampa — Sun, 30 May 2010 00:05:54 +0000

Great advice Kaytee. You are right, kids are amazing and they will adapt to whatever is normal for them. I'm glad your little one is doing so well!

Thanks for sharing!

By: kaytee

kaytee — Thu, 27 May 2010 00:23:08 +0000

thank you for posting about contacts in infants. I am sick of the ignorance out there at times that dont realize we are not doing this for pleasure! lol My now 10 month old baby girl was born with bilateral congenital cataracts. They were not found till 4 months and she had surgery immediately. I am alos a member of the Aphakic site!
While it might be easier sort term to put the contacts in or out while the infant is sleeping, most parents will agree its BEST to do it while they are awake. They get used to it. We have been doing contacts every day and night since November. Now my daughter rarely fights me, she rarely cries and jsut lets me. I still have to put my leg over her chest to hold her arms but no tears. It takes me 3 seconds!

By: Natebw

Natebw — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 01:04:24 +0000

Hello Ingrid,

While it is impossible to give you specific advice without knowing all of the details, I can say a few general things.

Two years older is harder with contacts than either two months old or four years old, but many two year old patients use contacts and it will give more natural vision and likely improve the time the eyes are straight.

It is hopeful that her eyes will become more straight with time, but there is no guarantee and there are things you could be doing to assist her in developing convergence (skill at keeping eye in).

Have you found an optometrist for an additional evaluation? Australia has many very good optometrists for children. Try this link, if you haven't already: http://www.acbo.org.au/

All the best!

By: ingridnelson

ingridnelson — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 08:37:24 +0000

Hi there,
I got your contact details through Little Four eyes, of which I am a member. I just wanted to run a couple of thinks past you if I could. I have a two year old daughter, Paris, she has been wearing glasses for over a year. She is plano in her left eye and -4.5 in her right with some astigmatism correction as well – around 1, axis 90. She patches two hours per day. We saw our PO today ( we live in Australia) and he was pleased to say her acuity had improved from 3/18 to 3/12 in her myopic eye over the last few months of patching. Her script remains the same.
She does have intermittent exotropia which is controlled well with the glasses however the drift is definitely more obvious and frequent without the glasses. The PO said the important thing was what her eyes are doing with the glasses on. As the eye gets better and she gets some fusion the eye will stay straighter and straighter. Would you agree with this? I also mentioned contacts as I read that contacts are a better option for children with large amounts of difference between the eyes – he said perhaps around age seven or eight? I was just hoping you could give me your opinion on this and what your course of action would be? Based on her condition, what is her prognosis for good vision and straight eyes. Thank you so much. Ingrid Nelson

By: BrightEyesTampa

BrightEyesTampa — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 12:34:46 +0000

Mariana, please see the response at:
http://www.brighteyesnews.com/2009/04/08/ask-dr...

By: BrightEyesTampa

BrightEyesTampa — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 12:33:19 +0000

Yes, putting the contact in while he is sleeping is a great idea. I know that lots of parents use this method as much as possible.

Thanks for the suggestion!

-Dr. B