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Oct. 30, 2006
Eye Doctor Report
Last Friday, we took Gazelle and Ibis to the eye specialist for a check up. Gazelle has a lazy eye and is far sighted (she had eye surgery when she was 3 to correct a turned in eye) and Ibis has eyes that are slightly shaky and he is near sighted. The last time we went to the eye doctor, he said that both their eyes were very stable and he was pleased with their progress.
Friday, however, was another story (only four months later). Ibis' overall vision had decreased somewhat significantly. Gazelle's vision in her lazy eye had also decreased. So, now we have to start patching Gazelle's good eye 5 to 6 hours per day in hopes of increasing the vision in her lazy eye. They both have to go back in two months to see the eye doctor.
I'm proud of Gazelle. She has accepted the patch again without much complaint. I think she is having a little difficulty adjusting to reading and small focus work, but I am hoping that it will become easier in time. I'm so glad that she doesn't have to go to school and endure teasing from her peers. This is something I struggled with as a child and I am glad she is at home where she can be supported.
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Oct. 30, 2006 - Untitled Comment
eye exercizes that were suppose to improve your sight to the point you could go without glasses. I'd forget to do them... one was covering an eye and looking at the position of each hour on the clock; coming back to look straight ahead in between each "hour", then switching to the other eye. Another was looking at a pencil six inches from your eye and then to a distant point somewhere in the room. Not hard but I lacked commitment. If it was life threatening I probably would do them...:>)
be blessed,
Miss Meg