Today we made another visit to our pediatric ophthalmologist, Dr. Ludwig. It is really hard to believe that it has been 4 months since our first appointment. Carolyne has been such a trooper... patching her eye every day for four hours a day. To be honest, from the beginning I really dreaded the whole patching process. I anticipated that Carolyne would despise the treatment and would quickly learn how to either remove the patches or look around them. Instead, the whole thing has barely fazed her. She has never complained! She wears her patch every single day and acts as if she does not notice it at all. Her patience has definitely paid off. The daily patching has successfully altered the alignment of her left eye. During our first visit to Dr. Ludwig, we were told that Carolyne's eye was aligned at 35 degrees. At that time, her eye naturally rested in this position and she had to work constantly to pull it into focus with her right eye. Today, during a normal vision screen, her eye rested in normal alignment. It was only during the detailed exam that Dr. Ludwig could see any misalignment, and even then, only at 14 degrees. That is a huge improvement. We were more than thrilled! Dr. Ludwig was also thrilled and very complimentary of Carolyne. A lot of children struggle with patching. Not little Carolyne, she has been amazing! We were so happy to hear that Carolyne's eye is moving in the right direction. So, we are still a year or more away from making the decision about eye surgery. She will continue to wear her patch 3-4 hours, every day, for the next 8 months. Dr. Ludwig wants to get at least one year of patching behind us to see how her eye will improve. We will visit Carolyne's eye doctor, Dr. Orgain, in two months and then make another visit to Dr. Ludwig in four months. At least now, we know that the patching is working. The major improvement in her eye makes it all worthwhile. We are so proud of Carolyne! She continues to surprise us with how well she deals with her little challenges. Whether it is monthly fevers, glasses, or wearing an eye patch, she is always happy, smiling and having fun.
Thursday, January 8, 2009
Way to Go Carolyne!!
Today we made another visit to our pediatric ophthalmologist, Dr. Ludwig. It is really hard to believe that it has been 4 months since our first appointment. Carolyne has been such a trooper... patching her eye every day for four hours a day. To be honest, from the beginning I really dreaded the whole patching process. I anticipated that Carolyne would despise the treatment and would quickly learn how to either remove the patches or look around them. Instead, the whole thing has barely fazed her. She has never complained! She wears her patch every single day and acts as if she does not notice it at all. Her patience has definitely paid off. The daily patching has successfully altered the alignment of her left eye. During our first visit to Dr. Ludwig, we were told that Carolyne's eye was aligned at 35 degrees. At that time, her eye naturally rested in this position and she had to work constantly to pull it into focus with her right eye. Today, during a normal vision screen, her eye rested in normal alignment. It was only during the detailed exam that Dr. Ludwig could see any misalignment, and even then, only at 14 degrees. That is a huge improvement. We were more than thrilled! Dr. Ludwig was also thrilled and very complimentary of Carolyne. A lot of children struggle with patching. Not little Carolyne, she has been amazing! We were so happy to hear that Carolyne's eye is moving in the right direction. So, we are still a year or more away from making the decision about eye surgery. She will continue to wear her patch 3-4 hours, every day, for the next 8 months. Dr. Ludwig wants to get at least one year of patching behind us to see how her eye will improve. We will visit Carolyne's eye doctor, Dr. Orgain, in two months and then make another visit to Dr. Ludwig in four months. At least now, we know that the patching is working. The major improvement in her eye makes it all worthwhile. We are so proud of Carolyne! She continues to surprise us with how well she deals with her little challenges. Whether it is monthly fevers, glasses, or wearing an eye patch, she is always happy, smiling and having fun.
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