Jacks50 Posted January 12, 2013 Share Posted January 12, 2013 Hi all, My son, who will be 5 next week keeps rolling his eyes - they sort of go off to the side and it looks really disturbing. He says that if he doesn't do it then his eyes hurt. He's not doing it as much when he's concentrating, and he's only starting doing it today, but he's doing it all the time and its really worrying me. I'll take him to either the docs or the opticians this week but I just wondered if anyone has experienced this before? I'm getting myself into a complete panic about it!ps, I know I can't get a medical opinion from here, but looking for a bit of reassurance!thank you Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/27966-eye-problems/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
Otta Posted January 13, 2013 Share Posted January 13, 2013 Go to the GP as they can refer to hospital if necessary. High street optician not really qualified for this kind of thing. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/27966-eye-problems/#findComment-606872 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Otta Posted January 13, 2013 Share Posted January 13, 2013 Has he said anything about his actual sight when it happens, or is it just a physical (maybe muscular) thing? Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/27966-eye-problems/#findComment-606873 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacks50 Posted January 13, 2013 Author Share Posted January 13, 2013 Thanks Otta. I don't think its anything to do with his sight - but quite hard to tell. He's never complained or shown signs of having trouble with it. He hasn't done it as much today, but its still going on. We'll go to the docs this week. Thanks again for replying! Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/27966-eye-problems/#findComment-607042 Share on other sites More sharing options...
sj Posted January 13, 2013 Share Posted January 13, 2013 Could it be a twitch? My son had a series of twitches from that age.Some didn't last for longer than a few weeks, others for months. One was eye related - he made his eyes go bigger and looked to the side. No solution other than they pass in time and tend to pass quicker if ignored as much as possible.Good luck Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/27966-eye-problems/#findComment-607048 Share on other sites More sharing options...
EDmummy Posted January 13, 2013 Share Posted January 13, 2013 Definitely take him to GP or optician. Both can refer to ophthalmogist. Both of my boys has problems around this age. One had exophoria (both eyes), the other a slight squint. Exophoria treated with eye exercise, the other has grown out of it. Nothing to worry about but worth checking out. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/27966-eye-problems/#findComment-607052 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacks50 Posted January 14, 2013 Author Share Posted January 14, 2013 Thank you everyone for your advice. We've just been to the docs who wasn't sure but asked me to keep an eye (ha!) on it, try and write down when he's doing it etc. I'm taking him to the opticians on Wednesday too Thanks again Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/27966-eye-problems/#findComment-607265 Share on other sites More sharing options...
boyohboy Posted January 14, 2013 Share Posted January 14, 2013 My son had similar symptoms to this and it turned out he just had a touch of conjunctivitis which was easily treated - the eye rolling was the equivalent of scratching the bits he couldn't reach! Good luck! Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/27966-eye-problems/#findComment-607293 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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