fourcatmom Posted March 15, 2013 Share Posted March 15, 2013 My dd's vision therapy teacher says her eyes are "depressed". Does anyone know exactly what that means? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiramisu Posted March 16, 2013 Share Posted March 16, 2013 I really have no idea, but out of curiousity I tried to look it up and found this which relates depression and visual processing. http://www.dana.org/news/features/detail.aspx?id=23342 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiramisu Posted March 16, 2013 Share Posted March 16, 2013 I think I know what it means now. I think it means when the eyes are rotated downward so that the sclera can be seen above the iris. I think it's also called a sunset sign. ETA: I have been wondering how your dd is doing and have tried to pm you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fourcatmom Posted March 16, 2013 Author Share Posted March 16, 2013 I think I know what it means now. I think it means when the eyes are rotated downward so that the sclera can be seen above the iris. I think it's also called a sunset sign. ETA: I have been wondering how your dd is doing and have tried to pm you. I'm sorry I haven't gotten any pm's or I have missed them. The therapist keeps telling me her eyes are unique and depresed. Every time I look it up, I get depression only. She is not depressed but I guess her eyes are. It takes a lot of motion to wake them up. We are trying to go without her glasses at home to see if that helps any. No change in the double vision. The first time she went without the glasses she was doing a lot of blinking. Still just trying to find a solution. Thanks for asking. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geodob Posted March 16, 2013 Share Posted March 16, 2013 Sunken eyes are sometimes referred to as depressed eyes. Dark rings under the eyes are an indicator of this. Also the skin of the eye lids isn't stretched tight across the eye balls, so that it can sag to some degree. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fourcatmom Posted March 16, 2013 Author Share Posted March 16, 2013 I "think" in my dd's case it has more to do with activity then appearance but I appreciate the info. It's something to look at. I am just not finding a lot of info on this term. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterPan Posted March 17, 2013 Share Posted March 17, 2013 I'm not sure what the therapist means, but I'd talk with the *doctor* and have them explain it. Will you be seeing the doc for a check-in soon? (At our place you check back in with the doc every 8th appt.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fourcatmom Posted March 21, 2013 Author Share Posted March 21, 2013 I can email the dr. anytime. She is great at responding. Also, does anyone know if I could get a 504 for Vision problems without a diagnoses, just the symptom. I am worried about State testing coming up but I might just get a dr.'s note so she doesn't do it this year. Seems pointless to make her suffer through it when she can hardly see the numbers on a math page without getting a headache. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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