15 month old son going cross eyed after biscuit

Question

i gave my son some subway biscuit and after a while of still eating it one of his eyes just pointed inwards several times. has this happened to anyone before or is it anything to be concerned about?

Answer 1

I really don't think it had anything to do with the buscuit, but have it checked by his pediatrition.  Just happens that you saw it happen while he was having a buscuit.  

Answer 2

It hasnt happen to me....you should try doing some eye movement trick like following toys or lights....if no progress......To the doctors(probaly nothing too bad)

Answer 3

My daughter had an eye that would some times point inwards, and this sounds similar.  She has accommodative esotropia - which just means that she is farsighted and needs to cross her eyes in order to focus.  Many people assume it's a lazy eye (amblyopia), but it's actually a bit different, though if it's untreated, it can lead to a lazy eye.

I'm guessing that your son does this when eating a biscuit because he's trying to focus on something up close.  I would second all the recommendations of getting him to a pediatric ophthalmologist.  If he does have accommodative esotropia, the good news is that this is a totally treatable thing, the less good news is that he will need glasses, which are not fun at that age.  My daughter started wearing glasses at 14 months.  But they're cute.  

You do want to get this looked at quickly, your son is at a point where his vision is developing, and when he crosses his eyes, or one eye turns inward, he'll have double vision, and his brain will turn off the input from one eye.  This can lead to him developing a lazy eye (amblyopia), and can keep him from correctly developing his depth perception.  

Good luck, please feel free to contact me if you have any questions about any of this.

Answer 4

Take him to the optometrist or your physician just to be sure.

I've never heard of anyone going cross eyed over a biscuit.

Good luck.

Answer 5

I doubt it has anything to do with the biscuit, it's just a coincedence. He could have a lazy eye, my brother has this problem - when he's tired or stressed, one of his eyes sort of looks outward instead of at you. It used to go inwards but he had surgery and now it does the opposite (so not very successful surgery). It's not a massive concern, it just looks a bit weird but make sure you get him to a doctor to talk about the options.

Answer 6

take him to the optometrist for a checkup....hope he is ok..best wishes

Answer 7

i don't think the biscuit has anything to do with this. take him to an eye doctor (optician). he could have a "lazy eye". my cousin's daughter had it , and she had to have prescriptions. but it could be something else. take him asap

Answer 8

His eye may have crossed due to a lack of optic nerve function and this is caused by essentially anything that interferes with the eyes recieving and transmitting an image to the brain. In time the brain starts to rely less on this eye and it becomes (lazy)

What is Amblyopia (lazy eye)?

Amblyopia, commonly known as lazy eye, is the eye condition noted by reduced vision not correctable by glasses or contact lenses and is not due to any eye disease. The brain, for some reason, does not fully acknowledge the images seen by the amblyopic eye. This almost always affects only one eye but may manifest with reduction of vision in both eyes. It is estimated that three percent of children under six have some form of amblyopia

Causes of Amblyopia

Both eyes must receive clear images during the critical period. Anything that interferes with clear vision in either eye during the critical period (birth to 6 years of age) can result in amblyopia. The most common causes of amblyopia are constant strabismus (constant turn of one eye), anisometropia (different vision/prescriptions in each eye), and/or blockage of an eye due to trauma, lid droop, etc. If one eye sees clearly and the other sees a blur, the good eye and brain will inhibit (block, suppress, ignore) the eye with the blur. Thus, amblyopia is a neurologically active process. The inhibition process (suppression) can result in a permanent decrease in the vision in that eye that can not be corrected with glasses, lenses, or lasik surgery

Treatment of Amblyopia

Early treatment is usually simple, employing glasses, drops, vision therapy, and/or eye patching. While detection and correction before the age of two is considered to offer the best outcomes, recent scientific research has disproven the long held belief that children over seven years old can not be successfully treated.

Improvements are possible at any age, but early detection and treatment offer the best outcome. If not detected and treated early in life, amblyopia can cause a permanent loss of vision with associated loss of stereopsis (two eyed depth perception). Better vision screenings are needed for young children. The 20/20 eye chart screening is not adequate.