> I'm a layperson, but a high hyperope who's learned a thing or two
> along his 4+ decades of being in the patient's side of the chair.

> I think you should get your son evaluated by the best pediatric
> strabismus opthalmologist that you can -- much as Dr. Leukoma
> recommends.

> I know a name or two, in a couple of parts of the country.  Others on
> this forum may know additional eye docs.

> In a painfully obvious fashion, I think this could go one of two ways:
> he could be fine for years and years -- even decades -- and then need
> glasses ... or....

> The "or" is that his eyes (and the neurologic components of vision)
> could be overtaxed by all of the accommodation that he'll surely need
> to use, to get through school and life.  This could cause eye-turn
> (strabismus), double vision, accommodative difficulties, etc., etc.

> Trust me when I say ... you don't want the "or."

> A thorough exam by a truly excellent pediatric ophthalmologist will
> help to understand if there are ANY deficits or problems with his
> accommodative or binocular function that COULD make all of that
> accommodation problematic.

> Along with you and his teachers watching for any and all the usual
> symptoms of vision trouble, I'd probably have him checked by a good OD
> or ophthalmologist more frequently than the standard annual visit.
> As with so many things, early intervention offers the best possible
> outcome.

> Neil