Becca had her yearly visit with Dr. Morrison, her ophthalmologist. Yes, there is one specialist that we only see once a year! It was a good appointment. Because of her septo-optic dysplasia, he always wants to get a good look at her optic nerves. Becca was exceedingly cooperative (probably because we made the whole exam a game of "I see you!"), and her optic nerves look great - regular size and everything! She is a little nearsighted and has some astigmatism, but they balance each other out so she doesn't need glasses right now. He did say that "she's a kid who WILL need glasses; it's a question of when, not if," but since SuperDad and I both have/had glasses, that's no big surprise. It sounds like she may get them on the early side (between ages 5 and 8) because of her prematurity, but that's no problem! Still, I am quite glad not to be wrangling glasses on a 2.5 year old. I'm sure by 3.5 (our next appointment) she'll be completely mature enough to handle them. Today she had trouble even keeping on the sunglasses they gave her post-pupil dilation. She did, however, hold on to her lollipop. :)
Hooray for yearly follow-ups! Vince's eye appointment is in February. Hope it goes as well as Becca's.
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