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i have a week old baby and am wondering if it is normal for her pupils to be round on top and oval shaped at the bottoms
No, that is not really normal. There is no hurry but eventually you should take your baby to a pediatric ophthalmologist. Your baby may have a partial coloboma, a fairly harmless (usually) condition where parts of the eye did not fully form before birth. In most cases, this poses few or no problems (minimal or no vision loss) for the child but you do need an official diagnosis to be sure it is not something else.
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Dr. Margaret Placentra Johnston, OD
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I can answer almost any question about vision and general eye health care. As a non-surgeon, I may not be able to answer very involved technical questions about surgical procedures or highly specialized medical treatments. As of March 10, 2010, I will no longer answer any questions about Clear Care. People who do not understand how to use it should contact their eye doctor directly for advice.
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I hold the degree of Doctor of Optometry and was in full-time private practice for twenty-five years. Currently I have reduced my schedule to part-time to allow time to write a book on another topic.
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American Optometric Association, Virginia Optometric Association, Northern Virginia Optometric Society (and others unrelated to this topic)
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O.D. (Doctor of Optometry) Pennsylvania College of Optometry (now called Salus University,) B.S. Pennsylvania College of Optometry, M.A. (Education) Catholic University of America, B.A Catholic University of America.
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