A few months ago, Sadie was talking to me & when I looked at her I couldn't help but notice that one of her eyes was turned in. To be honest, it kind of freaked me out, but over the next couple of weeks, I noticed it more & more. It was always her right eye, which didn't surprise me because she has been left handed since she was born so I thought how ironic that her left eye is stronger than her right eye. No one else seemed to notice, but it was enough for me to call her doctor. Her pediatrician does an eye check every year at her well check, so obviously her eyes had changed since December because she had no problems then. We found an ophthalmologist who I wanted her to see but it took a few weeks to get an appointment. Finally at the end of May, after school was out we saw her:
They dilated her eyes & did several vision tests:
Who knew she was far sighted?! I have never had vision problems before so I am learning everything new. Apparently she can see things from a distance just fine, but she has a hard time seeing things up close. She was officially diagnosed with accommodative estropia, which is basically a lazy eye. She was having such a hard time focusing & seeing things up close that is caused 1 eye to become stronger & made the other one turn in. I guess it is more common in children as they enter pre-school & start to concentrate on doing school work. Sadie is actually a little older than they usually see but it makes sense since she is starting to read more often. I had no idea it would be such a long appointment but the girls did great & were excited they both got a pair of awesome shades to wear on the way home:
They sent us home with patches & asked us to patch her left eye, which is her strong eye, for 2 hours a day. She thought it was fun at first because we actually know a few people who do this already. Plus, the patches are so cute:
But she is already over it :( They also prescribed glasses. I took her the week after her doctor appointment to pick some out because we waited until Sophie was at camp & I could take her without distraction:
She tried on several pairs & had fun modeling them for us:
She eventually narrowed it down to 2 pairs:
I let her choose because I wanted her to be excited about them. She chose the top pair, which is a rainbow of colors from tan to turquoise to purple.
The finally came in last week so she has been wearing them for about 1 1/2 weeks now. Bryan wears glasses also so they were excited to take their picture together:
She has several friends who wear glasses so that definitely helped make the transition easier:
To be honest, she is still getting used to them & I am trying to figure out when she really needs them. I thought she was supposed to wear them all the time, but I can really tell a difference when she wants or needs them. She always leaves them on when she is playing on her tablet, reading or coloring. But I noticed right away that she pushes them up on her head when she is playing or watching tv. I am beginning to wonder if she only really needs them when she is focusing on things closer, like reading or school work. But if she can get away with not wearing them when she is outside playing or watching something from a distance. We'll see. I try my best to encourage her to wear them at all time & we still patch every day:
We'll go back to the doctor at the end of July for a 2 month check up to see if there is any difference & to re-evaluate her situation. It has definitely been a learning experience for all of us but I think she looks absolutely precious:
Adorable!
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