My boy

[Little Missy]

When my son was born, he had a lazy eye. As his eyes changed color, they are also different colors. One is a dark brown, one is a lighter brown. So even though the lazy eye is not as noticable, the color difference will still make it appear that way at times.

When he was a toddler, I took him to an ophthomologist. He told me to start patching. I did the best I could with it. I use to wrap Avon magazines around his little arms so he wouldn't rip the patch off!! But when it came time to take the patch off, it would literally tear his skin off!! It was horrible. I would have to wait for it to heal before I could patch it again. We even tried soaking it off or rubbing vasoline on it. It was crazy, so I stopped doing it. I wasn't aware that we had another appoitment with this Dr until I recieved a letter saying how I didn't comply with his recommendations or follow up visits and he would no longer see my son. I felt like a terrible mom, but got over it, because I truely felt there had to be a better way. I thought maybe as my son got older he would understand better and handle the patching better.

My son is now 8 1/2 years old and just got glasses a year ago. Last week at his Little League baseball game, he got hit in the head with the ball (which caused a bump, thankfully), and then the ball hit his finger when trying to bat. After standing up there for like 25 pitches!!!!!! I'm like I bet he can't see!! And if he can see, then he's a terrible ball player!!

So my person assistant (hehe) made an appointment with a different ophthamologist and I took him today. His eyes were a lot worse then last year. He also has a condition in which when you cover one eye, the other eye moves and shakes, so he can't see out of it. Dr said it is very difficult to be able to assess and eye like that. He also recommended that I bring him back for vision therapy and he could further assess him. He said there are still ways that we can help correct this. AND he said that patching causes the brain to shut off the eye that is patched, which can cause kids not to develope 3 D vision!!

So yay!! I didn't totally screw up my kids sight in fact I may have saved the 3 D vision part!! My son does not do well at the eye dr. He is very fearful when he can't see. But once we got through the "puff of air in the eye" thing he did great. I can't wait for him to start his vision therapy, on the 21st I think. He will then be given homework and will go back every week or 2 to progress the program. At least I can understand that, being a therapist and all!! I really hope this will help my boy.