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Eye Care (Expert Forum)
Macular Degeneration at 3 year old boy
Answered by
John C Hagan III, MD, FACS - Ophthalmology
Discover Vision Centers
Kansas City - MO
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Macular Degeneration at 3 year old boy
by Pien, Jul 12, 2008 03:52PM
Two weeks ago we heard that my son - 3 years old,(and daughter- 5 years old) , has the syndrome of ehlers danlos. Two days later they found that there was liquid behind his macular and that he has a view from only fifty percent. The doctor said that he had never seen this before at a child, only at people from age 60 and up. It can be a very rare symptom of EDS, but they really don't know how to treat it: can he be treated as an adult or not? He is calling his collegues for two weeks now, but nobody knows what to do. So my questions are:
-is this a symptom of EDS;
-is there anything they can do about it;
-does he need the same treatment as an adult;
-how is the development of macular degeneration at a child?
Thank you.
-is this a symptom of EDS;
-is there anything they can do about it;
-does he need the same treatment as an adult;
-how is the development of macular degeneration at a child?
Thank you.
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