preemie-l ROP
Suzanne900@aol.com
Sat, 1 Jun 1996 14:45:52 -0400
Hi everyone,
I was wondering what the outcomes have been for your premies who have had ROP
laser or cryo surgery. What is your child's vision correctable to (ie; 20/20)
and what diopters (ie; - 8)? Did their eyes improve or get worse with time?
John Henry's vision seems to have worsened slightly, from - 8 to - 8.50
diopters, and one retina has slight buckling, which it had all along, so the
doctor doesn't know if it will be correctable to 20/20.
Is there any way to tell what his sight is correctable to now (ie; 20/20),
before he is able to read an eye chart? We will see a retina specialist,
instead of the surgeon, at next appointment, so does anyone know what
questions I should ask him?
John Henry seems to see ok for now, at least up close. He doesn't bumb into
things crawling or walking and can judge how far something is when he wants
to grab it. Is there any kind of vision therapy that I should be requesting
from Early Intervention? He is 14.5 months, 11 months adjusted. He has
glasses and is getting sunglasses, but he won't wear them much of the time.
Any suggestions? Has anyone used contact lenses on their child?
Thanks for your help!
Suzanne
(mom to John Henry)