Reply #2: Hi, Patriot. Interesting! I was born with strabismus (one eye turned in). [View All]

I started wearing glasses at age 4, and periodically wore an eye patch and did vision exercises. I really believe that time was what fixed the problem. At age 12, I didn't need the glasses any more. I am far sighted, and had to resume wearing glasses at about age 40, due to presbyopia (aging of the eyes).

My son has accomodative esotropia (also a focusing problem) which we were aware of at about age 4. Some doctors wanted to operate on him and I absolutely refused to allow it. He wore glasses for many years, and now wears contact lenses. He will be 38 in December.

Before I'd buy glasses from an optometrist (is he the one selling you the glasses?), I'd take the child to an opthamologist to confirm the diagnosis. Also, can the optometrist produce any backup for his "statistical analysis"?

My granddaughter was sold some "eye exercise" therapy a few years ago. My son-in-law's sister recommended it. I can't remember the name of the condition they claimed she had, but the whole thing turned out to be a scam. My granddaughter did not have proper reading readiness preparation from the pre-school she attended. They were more interested in teaching religion before reading.

There's a lot of BULLSH*T masquerading as medical information these days.

Good luck!