Is there an ophthamalogist in the house??

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tizzo

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Did I spell that right?? Ah, who cares. So my 10 year old said his eye was hurting and he wouldn't let me look at it long so I took a pic. Here it is, should I worry or is this a normal occurance that everybody gets. I compared it to his other eye but saw nothing in it that looked like this...
Here's the pic...
 

lovethesea

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oh, oh, oh.......I had that. Several years ago. It turned out after the ophtho...(you know) looked at it. It was like a "cluster of grape like cysts". he called it. They were actually going to try to remove it after awhile....but they disappeared on their own after several weeks. Its worth a looksy by a Dr. just for their opinion. They are bothersome, it feels like something in your eye all of the time. especially when you turn your eye towards that direction.
 
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tizzo

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Several weeks!!:scared:
NOOO!!! Did he prescribe an antibiotic for you?? I have a couple of different eye antibiotics...(I used to work at the hospital, those nurses handed out everything. And me bein' me, well, I kept it all!!)
 

lovethesea

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ahhh, your just like me, I have everything under the sun......friends on the RX biz and me in the OTC biz. :rolleyes:
...lol.... Nope, no antibiotics, just cysts IN the eye. :eek: :eek: . The doc took a pic of it and I remember it looking like grapes. "fluid like" in his terms. VERY bothersome sorry to say, and I was an adult. he is about 7 or 8??
 
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tizzo

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Originally posted by lovethesea
and I was an adult.

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(but he's 10)
I will take him to the Dr, if he still hurts tomorow. I sure hate goin there!!
 

takia

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Having been down this road with a little guy..... It is a virus of sorts, and can be controlled with a lot of hand washing and not touching your eyes. I know that it is not comfortable, and in no way is it a "dirty" problem, but boys are boys. I am so sorry for your little guy and hope he feels better soon! You may want to make sure that he wears sunglasses when he is outside for a few days, and that he washes, washes, washes, those little hands (casue I know not touching your eyes is hard)!! Good luck!!
 
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tizzo

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Thanks Takia, looks like you nailed it!! I took him to the doc. He said only 2 outside influences will affect the eye... a "something" like a splinter or sand or a lash, but he can look and see that it's nothing like that. Other option is a chemical. And since he's not displaying any of the symptoms of a chemical in the eye like tearing or light sensativity, the only other option is that his body itself put it there, (like a pimple).
Since it is internal, and since he is not displaying the "symptoms", it will most likely clear up on it's own.
Obviously if it get's worse I will hafta take him to an ophthamology surgeon, but it is unlikely that it will come to that.
Thanks for all the replies and I will get on him more often about hand washing.:)
And Larrynews, maybe it's the same with you.:thinking:
 
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tizzo

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Oh yeah, and the Doc didn't even charge me!!
He said he didn't do anything more than reassure me and he wasn't gonna charge for that. Nice huh?
 

saltymom

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.SInce we are on the eyes...my baby girl 5 yrs old has come down with PINK EYE ....ughhh in both eyes..so, shes got PINKEYES!!
I hate this for her. but looks like it was about the same time last year...that she had it, and I still have the prescription in her name, it says discard after 4/17/05. Would it be safe to put in her eyes? Or should I take her back to the dr. in the morning and get new?
 

lovethesea

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I would use it. I even go a week or so after the date sometimes. I remember when I had that once in ONE eye.....miserable!! Poor thing, she had to be miserable:nope:
 

elfdoctors

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The expiration dates for medication are the latest that the

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can sell them to you. However, they are usually still safe and effective for 6 months after that date. The medication may lose some potency but only a few medications become toxic when outdated.
The other possibility for the chemosis (raised spots on Tizzo's child's eye) is allergies. I have some patients who get similar spots when the pollen count gets very high. There is even a name for that when it happens during the spring - vernal catarrh.
 
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