extropia

[ethandron]

was reading an article about bridesmaids for the royal wedding and see that prince edward and sophie's daughter, louise, has been asked. she apparently has a condition called extropia, causing her eyes to turn outwards and her parents have been extremely protective of her, not allowing many photographs to be taken because of this. the article says she hasn't had an operation due to her parents fears for her having to have a general anaesthetic, which i felt was rather silly of them unless she has an underlying medical condition which would make her more at risk. but when you read about extropia it clearly says the best course of action is to wait to see how the condition develops before having surgery.
anyone have any experience of this condition?

[anneasquith]

no i dont. but was she not born premature ? not that im saying that has any connection.

[ummmm]

Two of my kids have it. My daughter had an operation when she was 8. My son will have an operation when he gives the shout.

[york310]

Surgery for infantile exotropia considered only when the angle of deviation is measured as stable on several visits, the reason for this deviation has been fully determined such as spectacle prescription and pathology, and that all alternative treatment options have been tried and failed.

[ethandron]

yes, i read that too york, when i googled the condition.
the paper (yes, the daily mail) makes out that it's her parents who have chosen not to let her have the op whereas it would appear, as ummmmm has experience of, that the best advice is to wait and see.

[ummmm]

I had to google it. I presumed it was just a squint. My daughter is actually classed as blind in one eye. Middle son has it but not as bad and his eyesight is not as bad. Youngest has bad eyesite but no squint.

[tamborine]

nephew had the op in his teens; when he's tired the iris slopes outward and moreso when he's drunk - which he often is now, lol

[york310]

You seem to think the condition exotropia causes the eye to turn outwards.Exotropia is a term used to day that the eye turns away from the primary position. It can be a result of numerous ocular conditions, refractive error, previous strabismus surgery etc. In this case, probably, it is likely that the parents are waiting until they feel out our the best time yo have surgery and will most likely have a top consultants opinion to consider.
The daily mail may not be the most reliable source of information on this and most matters.

[ethandron]

gosh york, you don't mean to say that all these years i've been believing what the daily mail has been publishing and it's not correct????????? (said in a very sarcastic voice ;o) )
as to extropia, i know nothing about it except what i found out by googling so i'm not suggesting anything as positive as you imply. it would seem the eyes of the little girl in question turn out, and the link i'm providing below seems to suggest that extropia is an outward deviation of the eyes. however, i'm no expert, perhaps you are, and if so i bow to your superior knowledge :)

http://www.pedseye.com/Exotropia.htm

[york310]

My humblest apologies if I have offended you in any way. I read your post in which you said "she apparently has a condition called extropia, causing her eyes to turn outwards" and took that to read that exotropia the deviation when Exotropia IS the deviation.

My comment about the daily mail was tongue in cheek although maybe I should have included some sort of emoticon.

Thank you for bowing to my superior knowledge. :) ;) :o

[york310]

My humblest apologies if I have offended you in any way. I read your post in which you said "she apparently has a condition called extropia, causing her eyes to turn outwards" and took that to read that exotropia CAUSES the deviation when Exotropia IS the deviation.



My comment about the daily mail was tongue in cheek although maybe I should have included some sort of emoticon.



Thank you for bowing to my superior knowledge. :) ;) :o

[ethandron]

sooooo, you seem to be implying that you do have superior knowledge about extropia. if so may i be so bold as to ask what form this superior knowlege takes?
i accept your humblest apologies even though i was not offended in the slightest, it's just good to know that someone who acknowledges they possess superior knowledge can also be so humble ;o)

[york310]

The superior knowledge comment was obviously intended with the jocularity of the emoticons I clearly posted. Again, I am sorry if my post bothered you in any way.

My knowledge of eyes is from study and work in which I examine them most days.

[ethandron]

i took it as such too, york, of course it didn't bother me, i was trying (and failing) to be a little jocular myself :(
are you an optician or something similar?

[york310]

Currently part time hospital optometrist and locum optometrist.