I Can See! February 1, 2010
I remember what it felt like to get glasses. I was in 6th grade, and I’ll never forget walking through the mall seeing everything clearly for the first time.
Adam got glasses a week and a half ago, and he’s been experiencing the same thing. I was a little worried that he’d have trouble getting used to them, but he’s done great, no doubt due to the fact that he can actually see now.
Adam’s been followed by a pediatric ophthalmologist for a while now, first due to his nystagmus (shimmering of the eyes back and forth) and currently due to strabismus (eye wandering outwards.) Along the way, his vision has been checked, too.
The last time he was dilated back in June, he was nearsighted but not so much that the doctor felt that it required correction. We went back a few weeks ago, and his vision had worsened to -3.00 in one eye and -3.50 in the other. We had noticed that he had been having trouble seeing, so the decision to put him in glasses was an easy one.
They’ve already helped so much, and I have to say that he looks quite cute in them, don’t ya think?
His nystagmus is undetectable to the naked eye now, only under magnification can the doctor see it, so that’s good news. There’s hope that the glasses will help the strabismus, but if not there’s talk of patching. We go back in two months to see how he’s doing.
I’m just so glad my little man can see well now. I know I’d be lost without my glasses and contacts. I think he’s already starting to feel the same way. He even asks for them when he wakes up in the morning and after nap. It’s great that they’ve made such a difference for him. So, yay for glasses!
- Posted in : our main man
- Author : amanda
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OMG, he looks adorable!
So glad he’s able to see better–seeing is everything, right? :)
P.S. Who is that big kid in the picture and what has he done with your baby? (I wonder the same thing in my home.)
Dee is right-he looks adorable and like such a big boy! Definitely yay for seeing. So cute that he asks for them when he wakes up :)
He looks adorable! Good luck with your cycle also. Rooting from the sidelines..
So handsome and grown-up! What a cute, little man!
Adorable! He looks so much like you to me in that pic.
Good luck with the cycle, too.
So cute!
I had a patch as a child. Try not to fret too much if he has to end up with one. My eyes are better now because of it.
He’s getting so big, too!
CUTE! Those are great little glasses!
OMGosh, could he be ANY cuter????? Love it!!!
Oh, he looks AHdorable :) I got my first pair when I was in 4th grade and I spent a week just walking around and looking at EVERYthing. I couldn’t believe it. It’s amazing how, 40 years later, this is still such a vivid memory for me. Definitely a good call.
Too cute!
I have been reading your blog since BEFORE Adam and am just stunned at how big he is now. OMG. And…handsome!!!! What an adorable little man you have there!
OMG – he’s HUGE!! And yes, the glasses are adorable – I’m so glad he likes them (I guess ‘to see or not to see’).