Amblyopia

Until last week I had no idea what Amblyopia was, honestly I still have a lot to learn, but I do know that it is the technical term for lazy eye and Emma has been diagnosed with it. At her last well check they gave her a vision test where you read the letters or in her case shapes from the poster. Her Dr. said she hadn't passed but it could be just her age and she was playing. I am grateful our pediatrician is a new mom and errs on the side of caution. She recommended we take Emma to the ophthalmologist and so the next Tuesday we did.I knew from the first test they did that something was truly wrong. She had to do lots of tests and she even got her eyes dilated. They gave her some awesome sunglasses to wear the rest of the day. Thankfully the doctor and his staff were wonderful and patient. The doctor told us we were lucky to catch it early and that Emma's vision will eventually be nearly perfect. He also informed me that we will become good friends over the next couple years and that this will be hardest on me. I have to make sure she wears her new glasses and perhaps a patch in the future. I will have to deal with any temper tantrums and may have to use bribery but as long as I win the battle Emma will be just fine :)

She has had her glasses for 24hrs now and we have had to clean them about 10 times but she has been pretty good about keeping them on. She looks so darling in her little glasses and she has been getting lots of compliments which she likes and I think it helps her want to wear them.