Tuesday, August 3, 2010

Brax's Vision Update

I took Brax to the eye doctor today and learned a lot. I took him to an opthamologist to see what he had to say. I learned his one eye has gotten better and the other staying the same. If you didn't know, he has a lazy eye. It can be corrected through surgery or a patch. His glasses also help correct that and so we'll continue trying that method. He'll always have to wear glasses. He can get contacts when he's 12 or 13. When his eyes stabilize (age 19 or 20) Lasik will be possible or whatever methods they've come up with by then. We ordered glasses for him today and got thin lenses again and they're even thinning them out in the middle so they all look the same. I've always believed it's worth the money so he doesn't get made fun of any more than he will. The eye doctor commented on how well behaved Brax was and that most kids his age don't do that well during a checkup. We are both excited for his new glasses. He starts school on the 11th, but they probably won't get here until the following week. Until then, we'll both be anxious and excited! Anyway, have a great day!

1 comment:

Abbie said...

I didn't even know, I just thought he had to have glasses. Glad to hear its getting better though.