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I have noticed a few posts regarding having 2 years to file...does this mean 2 years from birth? My nephew is soon to be 3 and his parents are currently persuing his case and suit has not been filed.

My other question is that he has a lazy eye. I had seen something on a different site about BPI affecting vision as well. Does anyone else have vision problems due to BPI?

Thanks for your help!

Concerning the question about vision problems. I have Horner's syndrome which indicates an injury to t1 and is characterized by a droopy eye lid and a pupil that is smaller in size than the other eye and does not dilate. But I also have a lazy eye and have not seen any studies to show that this is connected with the obpi. It is a good question. Do others have this?

Nancy

Like Nancy I have Horner's and one eye is smaller and also droopy eye lid.

One side of my face appears to be partially paralyzed and is not aging the same as the other. My face on the bpi side does not perspire and my neck as well as my face are colder on that side.

The optomologist told me recently that I have beauty marks behind the eye... whatever that means.

I am 62 right obpi.
Kath

Filing law suits vary by State. For example in the Commonwealth of PA the parents have two years from birth to file for unpaid medical expenses. The child has until the age of majority (18) plus two years.
Best thing would be to call a couple of lawyers in your area to check the statute of limitations.
Cindy

Hello,
For the lawsuits, most states are two years, however, if your lawyer is in the process of reviewing the case, they can be granted an extention to file.

Hello. I was just wondering if he's gotten a diagnosis of having a lazy eye or is that just a term that you or others are using to describe his eye? I ask b/c our daughter, Nicole, has Horner's / ptosis in her L eye. A lot of people we know used the term lazy eye. When we went to the Ped. Opthalmologist, he told us that there's actually a medical eye condition referred to as a lazy eye, but that Nicole did not have that. I have never heard the actual condition of a lazy eye being associated with the BPI (although I'm not saying it's not possible, just that I haven't heard that). However, if it's Horner's syndrome or ptosis and it's on the same side as the BPI, then it would stand to reason that it's most likely related to the BPI. Hope this helps. -Tina

P.S. Oops, I stand corrected b/c I just read Nancy's response and see that she has Horner's and a lazy eye too. Okay, I've only heard of one case. LOL

Also, just wanted to add that we have been told that Horner's and ptosis usually don't affect the vision -- as long as the eyelid doesn't droop so far down that it interferes with the line of vision. So, as far as the eyesight is concerned, it's just an appearance issue from my understanding. However, if he does actually have lazy eye, I think that does affect the vision if I remember correctly. Is he seeing a Ped. Opthalmologist on a regular basis? If not, that would be my recommendation. Bye again.

-Tina

For more information on lazy eye, the medical term of which is amblyopia, go to this website:
http://www.allaboutvision.com/conditions/amblyopia.htm

One of the causes of amblyopia is trauma to the eye, so I would not be surprised if more obpi had it, but so far, it looks like I'm the only one who has logged in here with it.

Nancy

In Washington state parents have until the child is 3 and the Child has until he/she is 21. It differs.

This is the subject we are comparing today on the ADULT/OBPI board.

Most of the adult/OBPI have never met another adult/obpi and thought we were the only ones with "Erb's Palsy. We have been comparing notes on the silly or annoying problems we have... Eye Palsy for lack of a better description is on the top of our list to day... It is very interesting

Check it out.
Kath