[blindkid] Conformer question?

[Kathy B]

Hi.
My daughter is totally blind as well. She has had conformers for almost 2 yrs now if not longer.  I strongly recommend them. W/o them her eyes are sunken in and very small.  She bone structure would be very underdeveloped if she didn't have them.  The eyes look real and she has never shown any signs of being in pain or having discomfort from them.  I hope this helps.




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From: Laurie Burns <lburns24 at yahoo.com>
To: blindkid at nfbnet.org
Sent: Wednesday, May 13, 2009 9:30:30 PM
Subject: [blindkid] Conformer question?

Hi there,
Is anyone familiar with conformers?  Our eye doctor suggested it for our daughter to help keep the eyes healthy.  Hannah is completely blind.  She explained that these conformers will help to keep the eye healthy and growing.  If we do nothing, then eventually her eyes may start to set back in her head further and further.  SHe also said that the eyelids/eyes don't grow and this helps to stretch out the eye area/lids to make her look more "normal".  They are a hard, clear, plastic shell that you insert over the eye.  Eventually you can have them painted different colors if you want.  I hope this makes sense and someone else has gone through this?  I was just wondering if this is necessary, cosmetic, a good idea???  Any thoughts would be helpful!  Thank you!  Laurie Wages


 


      
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