Comments on: Taylor Update http://www.zackrippy.com/2006/05/10/taylor-update/ Sat, 14 May 2011 00:59:29 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: Zack http://www.zackrippy.com/2006/05/10/taylor-update/comment-page-1/#comment-147 Zack Thu, 11 May 2006 15:19:16 +0000 http://www.zackrippy.com/2006/05/10/taylor-update/#comment-147 Thanks guys. :) Also, a bit of a clarification: The three treatment options together have an almost 100% success rate when caught at this age. The 60% number was the success rate of glasses/patching alone. If surgery is necessary, that is almost always successful. They don't do surgery unless the other methods fail though due because young eyes often can correct themselves with the aid of glasses and/or patching. If they do the surgery, the eye still may try to correct itself, and "over-correct," which would require additional surgery later on. So, basically, they would only recommend surgery if the other two methods fail and in that case, the surgery has an almost 100% success rate. :) Thanks guys. :)

Also, a bit of a clarification:

The three treatment options together have an almost 100% success rate when caught at this age. The 60% number was the success rate of glasses/patching alone. If surgery is necessary, that is almost always successful. They don’t do surgery unless the other methods fail though due because young eyes often can correct themselves with the aid of glasses and/or patching. If they do the surgery, the eye still may try to correct itself, and “over-correct,” which would require additional surgery later on. So, basically, they would only recommend surgery if the other two methods fail and in that case, the surgery has an almost 100% success rate. :)

]]> By: shaun sebastian http://www.zackrippy.com/2006/05/10/taylor-update/comment-page-1/#comment-146 shaun sebastian Thu, 11 May 2006 14:54:39 +0000 http://www.zackrippy.com/2006/05/10/taylor-update/#comment-146 wow, great news that the problem was caught early. me and the wife will keep him in our prayers. wow, great news that the problem was caught early. me and the wife will keep him in our prayers.

]]> By: Drew http://www.zackrippy.com/2006/05/10/taylor-update/comment-page-1/#comment-145 Drew Thu, 11 May 2006 13:22:55 +0000 http://www.zackrippy.com/2006/05/10/taylor-update/#comment-145 Good to see you may have caught this in time. The sad thing is I've long ridiculed parents who put glasses on children that young, because I just assumed they were being pretentious and trying to create an image. I mean, who needs glasses at 2 years of age anyway? :-) Good to see you may have caught this in time. The sad thing is I’ve long ridiculed parents who put glasses on children that young, because I just assumed they were being pretentious and trying to create an image. I mean, who needs glasses at 2 years of age anyway? :-)

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