Well, I think we are officially finished with our weekly visits to a doctor's office. They've continued since the week before Christmas! Ugh! We wrapped up our 'tour' with a visit to Dr. Christie, the ophthalmologist.
Last fall, Adalyn had one eyelid that was red constantly. At first I thought it was a stye or something that would clear itself up, but after sticking around several weeks, I decided to have it checked out. The nurse practitioner at the pediatrician's office wasn't quite sure was to think about it, so she referred us to Dr. Christie. He took a look and said the redness was due to excessive watering of the eye, which was occurring because her bottom eyelashes were rubbing the cornea. The beautiful eyes she gets from her Dad have an extra fold in the bottom lid, which on one eye was causing the lashes to turn in. The doctor explained that the corneas of children are much tougher than those of adults and that it really wasn't bothering her. He wasn't too concerned, but wanted us to follow up in a few months. He said if it was still a problem at that time, we could discuss surgery. (Just a little cut while under full sedation - no big deal. Yeah, right!) Thankfully, while at the follow-up appointment this week, he said she seems to have outgrown it! Her lower lashes are no longer rubbing the cornea and the redness is long gone. He even went ahead and did a full dilated eye exam, to check the health of her eyes and her vision. He said everything checked out perfectly normal. Yay! Did you know they make those flimsy plastic sunglasses for miniature people? They do! Adalyn wasn't too fond of them, except to show off on occasion. Luckily it was an overcast day. I'll post a picture if I can get my hands on a digital copy.
Well, that's it for now. Sorry, no pictures to share this time.
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