I decided that since Paxton was turning 4 it was time to get him in to the eye doctor for a check-up. He has passed his previous vision screenings through the school so I was totally planning on going in there and having no problems!
Well I was wrong...I shouldn't be surprised since both Andy and I have vision problems! Paxton was doing really good until the doctor covered his left eye and asked him to read the letters with his right eye...he couldn't read any of them. Turns out Paxton has amblyopia in his right eye meaning he has a lazy right eye. I was shocked but when I look at this picture and other pictures of him (especially when he is outside) he is always squinting that right eye!
First step to correction...glasses!! Right now his prescription is Left Eye +1.75, Right Eye +4.00 so we are going to try the glasses for awhile to see how much correction they can make in the next 3 months before we think about doing any type of patching. We also got to buy some pretty fancy prescription sunglasses that he gets to wear whenever he is outside!
He is doing a great job wearing his glasses...I think it shows how much it really helps him because for the most part he always wants to wear them! This was right after he got his glasses...he looks so dang cute with them on!
After he got his glasses we went in for some more testing to determine how fast his eyes send messages from his eye to his brain and back. He came back very delayed in both eyes so that is something that we will be working on improving as well!
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