Last July, when my daughter has a bouts of asthma attack we took her to her pediatrician which is located nearby. And she immediately noticed my girls eye. She said " I think you should have her eyes check." The Lazy Eye on her left was quite noticeable already. Her pediatrician insisted that I should look for Pediatric Ophthalmologist and not just any Ophthalmologist because she said they are the ones who are experts in handling children's cases. I told myself that I have to save money because going to a certain specialist is hefty and we don't have a health card. Since, I don't have the budget yet I often asked Mr. Google to look for a Pediatric Ophthalmologist nearby.
These are my options:
The American Eye Center in Shangrila-Edsa
Dra. Joanne Bolinao and Dr James Abraham Lee
Telephone # 6360762
Their consultation fee is around Php1200.00
Provision Eye Care - Silver City Pasig
Dra. Varela
Telephone # 661 4608
Their consultation fee is around Php700-900
I opt for Provision Eye care Network because it is near our place.
The clinic is clean, the staff our friendly and the Dra Varela is such a wonderful Doctor. She gave my daughter a thorough eye exam. And I was shocked to found out that my daughters vision is now 200 each eye. It is not just a simple lazy eye case on her left eye because when she covers the left eye the right eye responded and became lazy as well. The eye patch thing is not applicable to her. She has poor eye muscles and she needs to wear glasses up to 3 months then she will have a follow up by then her eyes will be evaluated again. Hopefully, her vision will be corrected soon and there is still a big chance that she can wean the glasses off.
I am hoping for that.
What about you? Do your kids need to wear glasses to?
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