Looking for Pediatric Opthamalogist

I have to agree with all of those who said Dr. Packwood. He is THE BEST!! Not only is he wonderful, medically, he also has a great bedside manner. My daughter loved him. We saw Dr. Gross as well. He is a great doctor but my daughter was very intimidated by him. His bedside manner is not the greatest. I HIGHLY recommend Dr. Packwood.
S.

My children were born at 29 weeks and they have to see a pediatric opthamalogist at least once a year. We were seen by Dr. Leffler in Plano while we were in the NICU and have been to his office several times.

my son sees dr. norman, he is part of cooks & has an office in the northeast rehab center in hurst & downtown ft worth...we love him

Hey A.! My daughter has a similar condition. She has a lazy eye, so it's only 1 eye that crosses. She doesn't do it all the time just when she is focusing on something or tired. It runs one both sides of the family, so we caught her's at 2 and half. She sees Dr. Priscilla Berry in Dallas. She is great and very easy to understand. Let me know if you need more info or what to talk about your daughter's eyes. Good luck!

A. -
I second Debbie's rec of Dr Beauchamp in Grapevine if you want something close. We also use Dr Weakley at Children's Hospital - it's far, but he also practices up at the new Children's location at Legacy and Preston in north Plano, so I really like it when I can get him in there. I drive from Flower Mound too, so I know exactly where you are coming from! :D
Blessings, S.

I agree - Dr Beauchamp in Grapevine is great. We went to see him a few months ago due to my daughter's eye - she has ptosis (SP). He is very nice, gentle and talked to my daughter directly. Very sweeet - you will like him.
K.

I have to say we saw Dr. Moody in Irving when my son was first diagnosed with Duane's syndrome, and his office was rude, unorganized, and WAY overbooked. We were then referred to Dr. Beauchamp in Grapevine. Sometimes we are the only one's in the waiting room. He gets with us immediately, and he speaks directly to us (with Moody we had to figure out what he was talking about by listening to him speak into a recorder). Dr. Beauchamp is awesome and I couldn't recommend a better doctor for your child!!

I was looking at your responoses and I would like to add Dr. Michael Hunt (he works with Dr. Norman and Dr. Packwood). They are all great doctors. They have 3 locations (Hurst, Fort Worth and Arlington). ###-###-#### or ###-###-####

My daughter see's Dr. Everett Moody. His office is off of MacArthur and 183 in Irving. He does come to Lewisville one day a month but the drive to Irving is worth it to see him. He is wonderful with kids, very organized and has done 3 very necessary surgeries on my Daughter.

We have a WONDERFUL pediatric opthamalogist in the Grapevine area. His name is Dr. George R. Beauchamp. Our daughter had lazy eye (strabismus)and he did surgery 3 years ago and she is doing fantastic. Some children don't require surgery. You will just love him.

CL

My daughter's eyes started doing the same thing when she was almost 3. Please get her checked ASAP. My DD was losing the vision in her left eye and we didn't even know it. She ended up having surgery on both eyes when she was three. We saw Dr. Antinone in FW at the time, but he has since retired. She's almost six, has to wear glasses still, and we've been seeing Dr. Norman (I think his first name is Allen, not sure though) at Pediatric Eye Specialists in downtown FW <Cooks>. He's very good with her and we've been pretty happy. Best of luck to you & her.

Dr. Lisa Bowen. She is great with my kiddos, 3ys & 6mo, she works with her husband. Her office is located just north of Temple Baptist Church, and number is ###-###-####

I am not sure about one in your area. But, in Fort Worth there is Dr. Eric Packwood or Dr. Norman (not sure on first name). My son recently had eye surgery. Dr Packwood was the original Dr we spoke to and Dr. Norman did the surgery (it ended up becoming an emergency and he was the Dr on call). They were fantastic. Dr. Norman really cared about my son and made us feel very comfortable. I don't have the number handy....but, I am sure it wouldn't be hard to find. They are both in the same practice.

Dr. Eric Packwood is absolutely wonderful!!!! He has an office at the Harris Methodist Hospital professional bldg in Ft. Worth and also sees patients at a facility in Hurst. His number is ###-###-####. We saw Dr. Beauchamp in GV when my son was 12 weeks old (he has Cortical Visual Impairment) and Dr. Beauchamp wasn't sure what was going on (it could of been a number of things at that time)so we saw Dr. Packwood for a 2nd opinion. Dr. Packwood is a great listener, very up on current opthamalogic issues and a very gentle doctor. My kids love him! I know several others that use him and they all like him for the same reasons. I do prefer the Hurst office to the Ft. Worth office (especially if you have a stroller or wheelchair). The Hurst office has a much bigger waiting area and not nearly as crowded all the time.

We go to Dr. Beauchamp in Grapevine. He is very nice and goes a great job.

We go to Dr Gross in Dallas. We were actually referred to one of the doctors in a previous response but went to Dr Gross for a second opinion and he found a huge difference in my son's glasses Rx and wasn't so quick to jump to surgery like the other doctor. We love him and my son has made leaps and bounds of progress, completly out of the surgery realm. He has amblyopia and strabismus which is a crossing and turning in of the eyes. My son's is due to farsightedness.

Dr. Beauchamp is in Grapevine. We have gone to him for 2 years and a friend's daughter had surgery with him. Love him, wonderful with the kids.