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I am wondering if anyone can answer a few basic questions... Does anyone know roughly how many VRT surgeries Dr. R has performed? For how long has he been...
Hi, Tanya - don't know the answer to the Dr R question, but my impression is that he has done quite a lot. I think some of the other members would have a ...
Please continue to send me e-mails etc regarding Duanes - I was unable to access the page you mentioned on your e-mail - it said this page could not be found?...
I thought it was the MRR that eliminates the headturn while the VRT procedure is the one to try to get more movement. I know it is possible to have VRT and...
Hello Chaya- Children's Eye Physicians 303-488-0000. I would try to see Dr. King or Dr. Desantos. Also Dr Bowman-303-861-8888 at Childrens Hospital. They...
OK - this is my very basic understanding of DRS and the surgeries. The problem with DRS type 1 is that the nerve that tells the eye muscles to move the eye...
Forgot to mention in my last (very long) post that today Alana did the "eye trick." She kept looking at different things straight and then "crossed" saying...
Hi Desiree- The eye trick story is too cute. I am picturing her saying "One mommy, two mommies" Adorable! Anyway, we are sceduled for VRT with Dr. R. Oct...
Tanya -- The vertical deviation is supposed to be correctible by further sugery. After 2 VRTs (my son has bilateral Duane's) he ended up with aligned eyes, ...
Tanya -- I tried to get that information out of his office, with no luck whatsoever. Please let us know if you find this out! However, I think that the good...
tanya- i am still struggling with the head turn issue. i can't decide if morgan has a head turn or not. since she is only 7 months old, i wonder if you can...
Tanya - what you describe with Eloise is what I fear. Your primary PO said that she didn't need surgery and Dr R said that she does. We may be sitting on Alana...
Hi Desiree- The link with his information is http://www.jsei.org/patient_care/pc_Doctors.asp?DisplayEmployee.asp? EmployeeID=15601 This should be his resume...
Hi leslie- When she looks at you straight(both ears showing) do her eyes appear crossed? It is hard to tell at that age. Is she sitting up by herself? In...
I forgot to answer how Dr. R determines headturn....He basically looked at her and just said she has a 15-20 degree headturn. i was picturing some device that...
Hi everyone- I have not looked into this firsthand but thought it was very important. Read post #5540 regarding state benefits. I hope this helps. I think...
Tanya -- I'm not certain about losing alignment with VRT. I think it is more likely that VRT alone is not completely successful in obtaining full alignment, ...
Please post photos in the "photo" section of the web site so that they will be preserved for future reference. Once the file has been uploaded, there is a...
Hi Liane- We will be there Oct 26-29. What about you? I know Gavin (Jodi)is scheduled for surgery I think the 16th of October. Where do you live? Thank you...
Hi Tanya. Our appt is for 10/20 -- but we live in LA, so there's no travelling involved, other than the hour-long trip that the rush-hour based appts tend to...
Hi, I don't post often, but I do read the posts. I have a couple of questions. I haven't been able to read all of the latest posts, and I just now printed...
Hi Aileen -- I'm glad to hear that things are progressing for you and that you're making plans to see Dr. R. What you described is common for Duane's -- the...
Hi Aileen- Go to WWW.GOOGLE.COM and type in vertical rectus transposition surgery. I just did and many journal articles came up. As for VRT's primary...
... morgan has a head turn or not. since she is only 7 months old, i wonder if you can really tell yet. My daughter's consultant demonstrated her head turn to...
-Aileen, last week I corresponded with Dr. R.'s office via e-mail with several questions. My understanding is that the VRT can corredt crossing, decrease head...
Hi- I do not know this firsthand but had mentioned in a previous post that it is possible that the state (depending where you are) may cover some or all of...
Hi, yes our PO here in the UK consulted with Dr. Rosenbaum in our daughter's surgical plan. India had VRT with Dr. Rosenbaum in LA and had MRR six months later...
