So I took the boys to the eye doctor to see what they couldn't see. No pun intended.
This is the result.
Taylor is "blind in one eye and can't see out the other" and must wear his cool new blue glasses all day. (HELP! We cannot keep them on! I am thinking of one of those bungee-strap things to connect behind his head....) His depth perception is off and things up close do the 'jump out at him' thing. Dr. Porter described it as the side mirrors on your car - "Things are appear closer than they really are" syndrome. She didn't call it a syndrome mind you, but that's what I'm calling it.
Tanner squints to see up close, and is straining his eyes, giving him headaches. So I just bit the bullet and got him the recommended bi-focal lenses so hopefully school won't be such a drag.
As Dr. Porter asked us questions, even about behaviors, and such, I was surprised to learn that maybe the straining eyes and headaches were leading to their misbehavior. With a sigh of relief, I made the decision to get both glasses, knowing that Tanner will likely grow out of his. Taylor might, too, but I'm not going to hold my breath.
I've had glasses since I was 12. I remember the day I got them, looking out our front yard and realizing that leaves had details. And that rose bush had thorns that I could see from the sidewalk! I'd been missing out on details and was so happy I could see!
We'll see how this goes...we have a followup in four weeks. Here's to hoping I made the right choice!
5 comments:
I remember getting glasses for the first time, walking out of Sears at the mall there in Idaho Falls, and seeing the sign on the building and thinking, Man--it's so crisp and clear. So, I feel your pain!
If it's any consolation, your boys look so stinkin cute with glasses on!
Seriously, Deanna. You made the right decision. I know I mentioned it in a previous post, but my mom has reminded me REGULARLY throughout my life that when I was a kid, I. WAS. NUTS. I got glasses when I was four and I was an entirely different child. When she took me in for my first eye appointment and the doc told her I was far-sighted, she had the impression to ask if eye problems contributed at all to behavior issues and he told her that kids who can't see "climb the walls."
Even as a teenager and into adulthood, if I don't wear my contacts, I can feel the strain that my eyes are feeling throughout the rest of my body. I get REALLY irritable and tense. It would bother me so much when I'd be in a bad mood and my mom would ask me, "are you wearing your contacts?" However, as much as it bothered me, it was usually true.
So. Yes. I think you made the right decision. Poor little blind kids. I feel their (and YOUR) pain! Good luck!!!!
Totally get the blind thing...Peter is almost completely blind...He loves his glasses because he can see..Good luck with keeping them on..
They look so cute in their little glasses! I give you one month before you have to get one repaired :-) I only say that because I have to get mine fixed that often thanks to Lizzy!
I remember getting glasses when I was 8, and realizing that those bumps on the mountains were tree's and those things on the corners of every street had numbers and names on them, and that our ugly orange linoleum was still ugly but that they had flowers in them, I know exactly what you are talking about.
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