Well, I’m depressed today, and I may as well just get the bad news out of the way first so we can go on to better stuff. The retina is detaching in Gwydion’s right eye, which means he will go completely blind in that eye. The visit started out looking hopeful. The atropine was doing [...]
Good News, Bad News again. Good news is that Gwydion’s left eye is doing great. The tech’s exact wording was “perfect.” We are continuing the pred drops, same dosage and timing. The right eye is still giving us trouble. The pressure is still very low, and even though the blood clot is gone, it’s still [...]
Kinda good news/bad news day again. He really is doing OK, just not as quickly as we’d all like. His left eye (blue with lens implant) is doing fine. Pressure is still a bit low, but seems to be healing (and working) just fine. We got rid of the cone!!!!!!!!! Right eye (was brown, no [...]
It went pretty well. We were almost late because of an accident on the freeway (happens when it’s an hour drive), but we got there just fine. Gwydion got to have his cone off while we were in the exam room, so I rubbed his neck and shoulders and ears really good while it was [...]
OK, so my first panic attack has come and gone, and we’ve all survived it. One of the things that is a concern after cataract surgery is glaucoma. This can happen because there is a natural tendency for swelling to happen after any surgery, and swelling can block the normal drainage channels in the eye, [...]