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Originally Posted by Restless
As a toddler, I forget which it was..either mumps or measles gave me my 'lazy' eye and also damaged my eyesite causing me to a bit of both short and long sited. I certainly wouldn't put my child at risk of infection to mumps or measles.
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Ok .. admit to googling to endorse my point Restless :-
9. Squint
Measles can also cause a squint in your child's eye, which previously seemed normal. A squint is due to a weakening of one of the muscles controlling the eye. It is thought that in measles cases the weakness was probably there but your child was able to compensate for it. However, after suffering from measles your child is no longer able to do this, and the squint becomes noticeable. There are no figures available for the frequency of this condition when associated with measles.
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