Infant ocular hemangioma

Infant ocular hemangioma

My five month old granddaughter just developed a lump on her eyelid
within the last 2 weeks. She went to the pediatrician and he diagnosed
a hemangioma and sent her to a pediatric ophthalmologist who ordered
an MRI. She will need sedated for the MRI of course, which in itself
is worrisome. Anyone have any knowledge/experience with these? From
what I have read on line the majority will involute on their own over
time.
Thanks
Barbara

Re: Infant ocular hemangioma

Sorry to hear about this worry for you. I can't offer any knowledge of the
disorder, but I hope all turns out well.

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> My five month old granddaughter just developed a lump on her eyelid
> within the last 2 weeks. She went to the pediatrician and he diagnosed
> a hemangioma and sent her to a pediatric ophthalmologist who ordered
> an MRI. She will need sedated for the MRI of course, which in itself
> is worrisome. Anyone have any knowledge/experience with these? From
> what I have read on line the majority will involute on their own over
> time.
> Thanks
> Barbara

Re: Infant ocular hemangioma

Thanks, Kathy. Hopefully it is nothing serious and will disappear on
its own with time.

Barbara

Re: Infant ocular hemangioma

Bsptss <Barbara.PTS@gmail . com > wrote in news:d66a9c91-e1bf-466c-8a34-
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> Thanks, Kathy. Hopefully it is nothing serious and will disappear on
> its own with time.

Hopefully it will! I don't have any experience but we will keep her and
the family in our prayers.

Re: Infant ocular hemangioma

I transcribe for a pediatric ophthalmologist - Of course, every case is
different - but from what I gather from many years of typing his letters, he
usually does MRI, but holds off on surgery if it is not in the visual axis
and does not grow (he might watch it for a while). He is hesitant to
operate on such young kids, but this is only my take on it. He watches it
more to see if it grows. Also, the MRI would tell him more. I don't know
if this helps. I am part time time now, so I might be forgetting something.
It is good you have a pediatric eye doc - nowadays they are really in the
know, usually, altho. sometimes, they can disagree. The doc I work for is
an Assistant Professor at Yale and is 1 of 2 who does ongoing amblyopia
research (PEDIG). He is very knowledgeable. Sometimes, it is good to even
get a second opinion, or a third.

Carol V.
"Bsptss" <Barbara.PTS@gmail . com > wrote in message
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> My five month old granddaughter just developed a lump on her eyelid
> within the last 2 weeks. She went to the pediatrician and he diagnosed
> a hemangioma and sent her to a pediatric ophthalmologist who ordered
> an MRI. She will need sedated for the MRI of course, which in itself
> is worrisome. Anyone have any knowledge/experience with these? From
> what I have read on line the majority will involute on their own over
> time.
> Thanks
> Barbara

Re: Infant ocular hemangioma

Thanks for the prayers, Jeannie. Carol, thanks for the information.
That's what I was looking for. She would certainly go for a second
opinion if surgery were recommended. She is concerned because Avery
will have to be sedated for the MRI but knows that it has to be done.

Barbara