Alex had a Ped Op visit at Duke today. Alex was AMAZING at this visit and very cooperative. For the first time we were able to do the vision assessment where he identifies objects projected on the wall. He cooperated for all of the other assessments and we even got his pressures in the office which hasn't happened in a very long time. Not to say the assessments were done on the first (or 25th) attempt...but definitely progress. He sat in Daddy's lap and each one was a "game". When we asked him what his favorite part of the visit was he said the games. Also, it might have helped that there weren't any eye drops this time. The office was very busy and the wait times were long, but Alex and his sister did a great job. We ran into one of Alex's former classmates from Governor Morehead Preschool and they had fun playing in the waiting area.
We were blessed with no changes since his last clinic visit and EUA. Pressures were good, no cataracts, patching is working to keep vision in left eye, no change to his glasses prescription. For the patching, we will continue to patch 8 hours per week and observe, but he may need strabismus surgery in the future.
Next office visit in May 2015. Planning for another EUA in summer 2015 to check the drainage angle to see if any progression of the lacy membrane closing the drain. If progression, we will discuss pros and cons of goniotomy surgery to open the drain to prevent glaucoma.
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| Sleepy boy at lunch. Took a final bite of grilled cheese and then went to sleep in the booth. |
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