When Bruce got his glasses prescription the Dr. asked me if Bruce had ever had trauma to his right eye or if there was a history of Glaucoma in our family. Well, this made me nervous! Yes, there is a history of glaucoma on both sides of the family, and yes, he has been hit in that eye a few times with the soccer ball and also had stiches above his right eye when he was younger. The Dr. said that the optical nerve looked very different in Bruce's right eye. The good news was that the eye pressure was the same on both eyes. Options: 1. The optical nerve just developed differently and looks different in his right eye. 2. He had trauma to the eye which caused the optical nerve to be damaged and start deteriorating. 3. Glaucoma (which is really rare in children)
I've been stressed out about this. We went back to the Dr. today and had a really thorough examination. The pressure in both eyes is still the same and low. They also dilated his eyes to make sure they weren't missing anything. Everything looked great.
We go back in 6 months to make sure the optical nerve has not changed for the worse and also to do a pressure check. If those things check out then we won't have any reason to worry.
We are sooo happy and grateful that his eye seems to be just fine for now. Bruce and I were talking on our way home from the Dr. about how miraculous our eyes are and how we need to thank our Heavenly Father more for our ability to see.
Update in 6months....
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