Handsome Lad

This from Nicole:

"Through an unfortunate twists of events, we have learned that G needs glasses.

"G had been telling us for a couple of weeks that he didn't feel right and that his brain wasn't working the way it use to. After checking for signs of a neurological problem, I began to check for problems with his vision and sure enough, to my surprise and sadness, G couldn't see out of his right eye. So, I took him to see my ophthalmologist (thanks again Julie Green for the recommendation) and he was seen by what is suppose to be one of the best Pediatric Opthalmologists around- Dr. Anderson. After several tests and a dilation of G's eyes, it was confirmed that he is considered legally blind in his right eye. This is to say that without his left eye (his good eye) and/or his new glasses, he cannot see much at all.

"G's formal diagnosis is hypertropia (is a condition of misalignment of the eyes (strabismus), whereby the visual axis of one eye is higher than the fellow fixating eye) leaving him extremely farsighted as well as esotropia of the right eye (is a form of strabismus, or "squint", in which one or both eyes turns inward) and amblyopia (or lazy eye, a disorder of the visual system that is characterized by poor or indistinct vision in an eye that is otherwise physically normal, or out of proportion to associated structural abnormalities) which are complications from the hypertropia.

"The Doctor is hopeful that the glasses will help correct the esotropia and the amblyopia. She will re-check him again in about 8 weeks to see if there has been any progress and depending the progress, she may decide to patch his good eye, in the short term, to help strengthen his bad eye (the right eye). We are told that it is good that we caught it so early but I am feeling quite guilty for not catching it sooner. G has been exhibiting signs for over a year and I didn't know. Thankfully G wouldn't let it go on Friday night and got my attention early enough that we may try quite a few things to help him recover some sight in that eye.

"We will keep you all posted."

I've included a picture of G wearing his new glasses so you can all see how smart and handsome he looks with his new glasses. They're not ready yet, but this is a pic from us picking out the glasses.