Since about 4 months old, we noticed our DS was crossing his eyes from time to time. Friends and relatives said there was nothing to worry about. Some said they did and exercises cured the issue, some said eyedrops were the answer. Some grew out of it. Our pediatrician never showed concern and said to take him to a pediatric ophthalmologist at 8 months if it does not stop.

So we did, at a little after 8 months, and the answer was he has hyperopia that is causing the eye crossing. The answer, he needs POWERFUL eyeglasses or the crossing might become permanent over time. His farsightedness carries a perscription of 8. The rims look cute when we tried them on, but we were warned that the lenses will be VERY thick and will cause a coke-bottle magnification effect on his eyes.

Has anyone out there gone through this? We are thinking about getting a second opinion. We just want him to grow up healthy, but we would be lying if we said this was not upsetting. Seeing eyeglasses on a baby isn't natural