Monday, January 17, 2011

A Month of Worry Comes to an End....


 This picture may make you laugh, especially if you know my son. He's silly and goofy and likes to make funny faces at the camera. However, this picture does not make me laugh...It makes me cry.

A little over a month ago I started noticing L's eye turning slightly inward. I thought it was my imagination at first but it became more often and worse over the next week. It only happened when he was looking at something very near or when he was sleepy. I was so scared though. I knew there was something wrong with my beautiful son. 

We had an appointment for a specialist but not for another month. It was a month Ive been spending in pain and tears. Pain for my son and the not knowing what he was seeing. If his vision was bothering him...hurting him? I had no idea. I'd ask him if his eye was bothering him and he'd say yes and always point to the one that has the problems. He'd often rub it when it turned in and it broke my heart. It got worse as the month went on.

We finally went to a the specialist and it turns out that L has Farsighted Strabismus. It's actually quite common. L is farsighted. When someone is farsighted, it means the eyeball is too short. Light rays from distant objects would normally be focused behind the retina, making near objects look blurry. However, the child's eye can easily (and automatically) accommodate by changing the shape of its lens to focus light rays on the retina. When the child's eye focuses on nearby objects, the eye must accommodate even more. In some children, this process is accompanied by a strong tendency for the eyes to turn in. As a result children will have crossed eyes all or part of the time (like L). However, it can be corrected if you catch it early.


The doctor put a lens up to my husband and I's eyes to show us what L has been seeing when his eye turns in. I immediately started crying. It's very double visioned. My poor baby boy. Suprising though that none of his hand eye coordination or fine motor skills have been affected. He's been accommodating amazingly. But that didn't make me feel any better about what my poor baby has been going through.

SO, the doctor said that L's case is pretty mild. We caught it at a very early stage (he'd have eventually went blind in that eye if we ignored it or thought it would fix itself) and his farsightedness isnt that bad. Doc said its probably totally curable with glasses, but surgery may be required if the glasses don't work. Luckily, the surgery is very successful, quick, and easy if we do end up having to go that route.

We got L's glasses today and I am on the verge of tears right now just thinking about it. He wore them all evening and not once did his eye turn in! Not even while reading a book!....ok, now I am crying. No, strabismus isn't life threatening and I know i'm luckily to have a healthy child, but when ANYTHING happens to your children that causes them discomfort or pain, it's a big deal...it makes your heart ache.


INTRODUCING MY BEAUTIFUL SON...WITH HIS NEW GLASSES!

My little professor :)






14 comments:

  1. Awe they are cute. :) Glad yall caught it early. ((HUGS))

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  2. Thank you Pam! Yes, I am loving his glasses. They are soooo cute on him!

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  3. Aww He looks so cute! Chloe has been to the eye doctor and her eyes are fine, I think Doug's are ok too. I worry so much about vision with my kids just because I had such horrible vision as a child. I'm so glad you caught it early and I hope the (very cute) glasses help him tremendously.

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  4. Aww he looks so stinkin cute with his new glasses! So glad you caught it early

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  5. I have this, and to this day still have a prism in my lenses to keep my left eye from crossing in. My, oh so loving, husband always reminds me when I forget to wear my glasses by giggling when my eye goes wonky.

    Glad you caught it early. He's still as beautiful as he was yesterday. And he'll always be handsome with or without glasses. In my, glasses wearing, opinion Glasses make you look more beautiful :)

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  6. Such a handsome boy!!! You are such a good mommy for catching this so early. Weston and I miss ya'll soooo much. :)

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  7. yes jessi i agree that is very sad about his eye. my 2 oldest boys wear glasses. L will do just fine. he looks so cute in them. the professor look fits for his smartness.good mommy for catching it quick. HUGS TO YOU AND THE FAMILY!

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  8. He looks like Harry Potter. He is too cute! Zane is going in to have his eyes checked, he turns his head to the side to look at things. I am glad he is doing so well with his glasses.

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  9. I just want to thank everyone for your words of encouragement and kind words! Lawson is wearing his glasses without resistance at all, which I think means that he realizes how much better he can see with them on! I've already been calling him Professor haha. I think the glasses are adorable! My worries have ceased. All will work itself out in Gods time. Again, thanks for all your kindness! I appreciate it so so much. :)

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  10. He looks so handsome in his glasses! Glad you guys caught it early!

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  11. I'm sure M will still think he is HOTT stuff ;)

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  12. haha@Tiffany! that was too cute! He is so adorable in his glasses, and i am so glad you guys caught it early! That's good news! He is just as handsome as ever! :)

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  13. Ahhh so sweet. His picture made me tear up! What a doll!

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