Friday, October 5, 2007

Good News from the Eye Doc

Yesterday, Luna and Benjamin went to the ophthalmologist to find out more information about their latest eye woes.  We usually don’t leave the office with good news, so yesterday we were very pleased with the prognosis.

Luna does not have an ulcer.  The special drop they put in her eye so that they could better see what was going on did not show an ulcer.  That is fantastic news.  Since it is not an ulcer the doctor deduces that she has some sort of irritation that is likely being caused by one of her meds.  Our task is to find out which one.  So, when we give her her drops we need to keep a close eye out and see if any of them make her very squinty.

Benjamin got the best news of all.  The doctor does not think that he has entropy.  She thinks that the current state of his eyelids is the way they have been his whole life.  And that his teary eyes is most likely caused by seasonal allergies.  I was very happy to hear this.  The doctor still did a battery of tests to get a baseline for Benjamin and he goes back in 8 weeks for a follow-up to make sure that his eyelashes are not curling in even more.  If he gets a good report then he is all set.

So it wasn’t all fantastic news, but it sure is the best eye news I have heard in a long time.

After we got home from the eye doctor and Benjamin & Henry greeted their long last brother, Henry, they both crashed on the couch.  They were exhausted from the long car ride and the exam.

Have a fantastic weekend everyone!