It's that time of the year again for our dear M...follow-up eye examination. He doesn't like it and we dread having to get him through it. But it is absolutely necessary for him and for us, it is another step towards trying to understand how his vision works, because it is obviously not like ours.
Due to his extreme prematurity (28 weeks), his vision had developed in a rather different way than would a "normal" baby. He has been diagnosed with amblyopia and nystagmus, which are actually symptoms of a more serious underlying vision problem. We are trying hard to find out how much he is seeing, what he is seeing and how he is seeing. I hope this time, unlike the previous exam, he is able to "communicate" better on "what" he is seeing and not be too upset with the repeated dilation of his pupils and actual exam. It took three adults to restrain him for the half hour exam and boy, he didn't like it!
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