Taylor Goes to the Ophthalmologist

You may remember a few posts back that Taylor's pediatrician referred us to a pediatric ophthalmologist to get her droopy eye (that's ptosis, if you want to get all clinical about it) checked out and make sure everything was on the up and up. Lo and behold, the ptosis is mild enough that it should correct itself, but we did find a few other problems that the doctor felt were a cause for concern.

First off, the problem of the runny eyes. We brought this problem to the attention of our pediatrician about a month and a half ago, and he assured us that it was merely a blocked tear duct. These are fairly common among babies, and he felt the best thing to do was just to watch it and most likely Taylor would grow out of it. Well, apparently the eye doc felt a bit differently. I was instructed to "massage" (he demonstrated this technique on me, and let me tell you massage is not the right word - mash the ever-loving hell out of is a more appropriate term) the area between her eye and nose on each side in hopes of popping the membrane that's causing all the trouble.

Next on the list is that Taylor is apparently "extremely farsighted." Now, for those of you who, like me, have always wondered how you determine a thing like this in a small child who won't read an eye chart - they dilate the eye and look inside. Apparently the doctor can tell this way how good or bad your kid's vision is. Taylor's is apparently bad enough that if left untreated, she would go cross-eyed. So, yes, she was fitted for glasses today :( I have to say, this part of the appointment was more traumatic for me than for her. She was a total sport while the lady kept attempting different frames, I on the other hand was on the verge of tears because my child looked like a bald Harry Potter in most of them. There were a couple of pairs that weren't too bad, but alas, Taylor got here mama's giant head and the only pair that would fit were these hideous thick pink plastic frames. I guess she'll just have to channel her inner Sally Jesse Raphael for a while, at least until she grows into a bigger size with more options. They won't be ready for 5-7 business days, but I did manage to find a picture of the frames we bought online, and posted it below.

Now we just have to go back in a month to see if her prescription was sufficient - he only went at half power with her prescription. We will have to watch, if her eyes start to cross then she'll have to go full blast. At that time he'll also follow up on that tear duct, and if I haven't managed to pop it open, she will have to have them corrected surgically (not a very big deal, just a lot of hassle that i want to avoid if possible). I promise to post pics of Taylor in her new pop-bottles as soon as we get them in next week - until then you can just lament with me over their hideousness through the picture below.

Imagine these in pink. As if they weren't terrible enough on their own, they even have a Tigger decal on the earpiece. Jesus, help me through this!