We saw Dr. Napier today. Whew - what an ordeal. She must be the only pediatric ophthalmologist in a tri-state area. I arrived to check us in at 2:30, our appointment was supposed to be at 3. I finally saw the doc at 4:15, and left after 5.
The news: Athan's left eye is officially turning in. We will begin patching his right eye 2 hours a day, and hope that is enough to correct the problem. If not, we may have another little surgery ahead. We will patch his eye from now until mid-September, then evaluate his progress.
Also, he is near-sighted. It is not severe, but he is a little near-sighted. We have a prescription for glasses, but Dr. Napier was really soft about this point. She says we should fill the scrip, and then see if he seems to like the improvement in his vision. If he gets excited about being able to see more, we'll keep them on. If they just bug him more than they help, we can wait until he's older to do glasses. We'll probably get them and try after we move and get settled.
1 comment:
Hi Strebeck fam
Curt did the patching for a year and had to eventually have the eye surgery with great success when he was 5 (although I know you are thinking no more surgery!) He too is near sighted but just passed his eye test at the DMV and can drive legally without contacts...it made us chuckle that God is still working on answeing prayers..even 20 years later! Enjoy all the pics!
Denise Christian
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