Re: Vision Problems

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In a message dated 09/05/1999 9:03:48 AM Pacific Daylight Time, syed@...

writes:

<< I heard that hearing impaired children need to have regular vision exams

because

they are at risk for a condition. I can't for the life of me remember the

name of the

condition that I need to get a pediatric opthomoligist to check out. If

anyone knows

pls. let me know.

Thank you >>

You are referring to Ushers Syndrome That begins with deafness and later

become blind also..

Terry

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> I heard that hearing impaired children need to have regular vision exams

because

> they are at risk for a condition. I can't for the life of me remember the

name of the

> condition that I need to get a pediatric opthomoligist to check out. If

anyone knows

> pls. let me know.

Usher Syndrome - A Condition which affects Hearing and Sight

http://www.s55wilma.demon.co.uk/usher.html

and

What is Usher Syndrome?

http://www.boystown.org/genetics/usher.htm

Kay

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>I heard that hearing impaired children need to have regular vision exams

because

>they are at risk for a condition. I can't for the life of me remember the

name of the

>condition that I need to get a pediatric opthomoligist to check out. If

anyone knows

>pls. let me know.

>Thank you

Retinitis pigmentosa

Not sure about the spelling.

Barb

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At 11:04 AM 9/5/99 -0500, Syed Asad wrote:

>

>

>I heard that hearing impaired children need to have regular vision exams

>because

>they are at risk for a condition. I can't for the life of me remember the

>name of the

>condition that I need to get a pediatric opthomoligist to check out. If

>anyone knows

>pls. let me know.

>Thank you

I don't know of the condition that you are referring to, but it just makes

sense to have the vision checked for kids that rely heavily on vision to

communicate. My kid's school requires vision exams yearly. is

slightly nearsighted, so he needs to wear glasses in class.

Chris

<< Christofer deHahn..................Manager, EDA Systems and Test >>

<< Quantum Corporation...........Shrewsbury, Massachusetts, USA >>

[Guest guest]

> it just makes

> sense to have the vision checked for kids that rely heavily on vision to

> communicate. My kid's school requires vision exams yearly.

I agree Chris. What I found hard to believe is that in the school district

we moved out of last year, when I looked at the school records (which they

let me hand carry during the move) I found out my son had failed that years

vision screening - yet nobody had bothered to let me know about it. Just one

of the many zillion reasons I'm glad we no longer are a part of that

district. As a point of comparison, in the new school, his second day of

school his teacher sent home a note saying JD was having problems seeing the

blackboard and I should have his eyes checked.

Hugs to all,

Kay

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At 07:40 PM 9/6/99 -0500, Dave & Kay wrote:

>

>

> > it just makes

> > sense to have the vision checked for kids that rely heavily on vision to

> > communicate. My kid's school requires vision exams yearly.

>

>I agree Chris. What I found hard to believe is that in the school district

>we moved out of last year, when I looked at the school records (which they

>let me hand carry during the move) I found out my son had failed that years

>vision screening - yet nobody had bothered to let me know about it. Just one

>of the many zillion reasons I'm glad we no longer are a part of that

>district. As a point of comparison, in the new school, his second day of

>school his teacher sent home a note saying JD was having problems seeing the

>blackboard and I should have his eyes checked.

Does he wear glasses? If so, how often, and how does he feel about wearing

them?

Chris

<< Christofer deHahn..................Manager, EDA Systems and Test >>

<< Quantum Corporation...........Shrewsbury, Massachusetts, USA >>

[Guest guest]

> Does he wear glasses? If so, how often, and how does he feel about wearing

> them?

He always wears them in his classes at school (as reported by his teachers),

but doesn't like to wear them at home. I figure he's old enough (12) to know

when he needs to wear his glasses, and when he doesn't. But it has been a

year so I guess it's time to have his eyes checked again (wouldn't have

thought about it if we hadn't been discussing it, thanks.)

Kay

[Guest guest]

At 11:28 PM 9/6/99 -0500, Dave & Kay wrote:

>

>

> > Does he wear glasses? If so, how often, and how does he feel about wearing

> > them?

>

>He always wears them in his classes at school (as reported by his teachers),

>but doesn't like to wear them at home. I figure he's old enough (12) to know

>when he needs to wear his glasses, and when he doesn't. But it has been a

>year so I guess it's time to have his eyes checked again (wouldn't have

>thought about it if we hadn't been discussing it, thanks.)

's 8 and feels about the same way as your son, he wears them every

day at school, but after school, it's rare. We make it a point to make sure

he takes them to the open caption movies and other events where the center

of attention is far away.

Thanks,

Chris

<< Christofer deHahn..................Manager, EDA Systems and Test >>

<< Quantum Corporation...........Shrewsbury, Massachusetts, USA >>