Unfortunately, very mild strabismus and amblyopia are often missed by
pediatricians.  My daughter had regular annual well visits where the exam
you described was always done... and nothing was mentioned/noticed at
those times, unfortunately.

Cee

 On Tue, 15 Mar 2005, Michelle Meeks wrote:

> One way to assess for this problem is to shine a flashlight or other light
> source at the baby's eyes at the same time. The little white reflection
> should be in the same place on both eyes at the same time (IE: both should
> appear on the top center of the pupil if one of them does) If it is ever so
> slightly off from one eye to the other, that is an indicator that the child
> should be referred to a physician who deals with these things. The earlier
> the better. This is a routine assessment done by most pediatricians as part
> of a general physical/eye exam, and it is done in schools (In Texas it is
> anyway - I don't know about other states) Just an interesting FYI for people
> who deal with infants on a routine basis.
>
> Michelle
>
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