Hes got Marcus Gunn Syndrome
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Topic: Hes got Marcus Gunn Syndrome
Posted By: Bizzy
Subject: Hes got Marcus Gunn Syndrome
Date Posted: 25 October 2008 at 9:23am
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My boy Toby was diagnosed yesterday with this... the opthalmologist called it marcus gunn winking chewing eye syndrome...
its not very common apparently and will perhaps improve over time... and all it means is that there is a muscle linking his jaw to his eyelid so when he chews his eyelid appears to twitch... |
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Posted By: BuzzyBee
Date Posted: 25 October 2008 at 9:50am
| Wow, you learn something new everyday! Nice to be able to put a name to things... |
Posted By: Bizzy
Date Posted: 25 October 2008 at 10:00am
of course i cant help wondering now if there are other things not wired up right with my difficult child. ------------- http://www.myfitnesspal.com/weight-loss-ticker"> 
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Posted By: peanut butter
Date Posted: 25 October 2008 at 11:17am
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Thats pretty cool bizzy. Jaw winking its called. If he wiggles his lower jaw from side to side he should wink. Its nothing to be worried about but makes him more unique.
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Posted By: peanut butter
Date Posted: 25 October 2008 at 11:19am
| oh and while it may not be common it is one of the things you learn about as a student (optometry) so its common enough for us to know it without looking it up. |
Posted By: Maya
Date Posted: 25 October 2008 at 11:35am
My turn to tell you not to be so paranoid lol! -------------  Maya Grace (28/02/03)
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The Gremlins:Sienna Marie & Mercedes Kailah (14/10/06)
Lil miss:Chiara Louise Chloe (09/07/08)
Her ladyship:Rosalia Sophie Anais (18/06/12)
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Bizzy wrote:Posted By: BuzzyBee
Date Posted: 25 October 2008 at 2:14pm
| Ooo sorry to go off topic - but loving your new avatar Emma - Chiara is gorgy! |
Posted By: Bizzy
Date Posted: 25 October 2008 at 5:27pm
thanks, its not as if he wasnt unique enough!
keep saying it!!! pretty sure i have a defective model here!! ------------- http://www.myfitnesspal.com/weight-loss-ticker">
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Posted By: Maya
Date Posted: 25 October 2008 at 9:30pm
LMAO don't I keep saying that about mine, and don't you keep telling me not to be silly... ------------- Maya Grace (28/02/03)
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The Gremlins:Sienna Marie & Mercedes Kailah (14/10/06)
Lil miss:Chiara Louise Chloe (09/07/08)
Her ladyship:Rosalia Sophie Anais (18/06/12)
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Posted By: mummy_becks
Date Posted: 26 October 2008 at 1:53pm
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I know a guy with that and we really don't notice it that much now we see his so often. ------------- I was a puree feeder, forward facing, cot sleeping, pram pushing kind of Mum... and my kids survived! |