Medical Update - 11/20/09: Eyesight

Children with SB typically have trouble with their eyesight. Naturally, it is one of the many functions that the doctors want to watch closely. The first time Annie went in to be checked, they said that they thought she would need glasses sooner rather than later. Let's just set aside the whole question of "HOW IN THE WORLD DO YOU CHECK AN INFANT'S EYESIGHT?" It's not as if they can hold a spoon up to one eye and read the "third line down". But anyway . . . .

The next time we had Anna-ba-lu checked by a more specialized Dr. and he thought her optic nerves etc. looked pretty good but wanted to see her back in 3 months. Today was the checkup.

I myself wear progressive lenses (think fancy bi-focals) as does the wife. The wife also makes her living selling eye wear so it is not as if the thought of glasses is some sort of big stress point for us. But still. The thought of a 15-month old in glasses can weigh on a person. Not to mention that Annie might have some thoughts and opinions of her own on the matter.

The diagnosis at the checkup this morning? PERFECTION. The Doc says her eyes, optic nerves and whatnot all look "perfect"!

This is a relatively small thing but the instances in which we have taken Annie to a Dr. and had the Doc pronounce "perfect" are far and few between (this may be the first, actually).

So there - she's perfect!

I always knew she was . . . .