Patch

We went to the eye dr. yesterday.  It had been exactly one year since our first appointment when we found out that Susanna has lazy eye.  She has been wearing glasses and patching her right eye for nearly a year now, with some improvement, but not enough.

Yesterday we found out that there has been no improvement from our visit in October.  In October, she had improved from 20/70 (in her left eye, WITH glasses) to 20/50.  Yesterday she still tested at 20/50.  So, the doctor prescribed an increase in patching, from 4 hours a day to 6!  This is terrible news!  Patching is a daily struggle for us.  Obviously she doesn't like it at all and fights putting it on.  She does however do a good job once it is on her eye.  Wearing it to school makes the time go faster, so we encourage that.  

After her appointment, we visited the optician and picked out new glasses - Snow White frames!  They are red with bows and say "Disney" on them, so of course they will be fun to wear!  Looking forward to their arrival in about two weeks.

Ben was tested too and his eyes seem to be fine.  He correctly identified most or all of the circles and squares they showed him, and he was given a diagnosis of 20/30 vision, which they seemed to think was just fine.