Esther is now the proud owner of glasses. Back in February I started noticing that her right eye keep rolling in toward her nose or going "cross eyed." Michael and I thought she had developed a lazy eye and thought she would have to wear a patch for awhile. I made an appointment with an pediatric Ophthalmologist for the first part of April. We talked to her about wearing a patch and how she would be a pirate. I even taught her to tell the Dr. that she wanted to be a pirate. Well she does not get to be a pirate. Her eye appointment revealed that she is very farsighted. Her right eye keep going cross eyed due to the strain on her eye and her brain trying to make sense of what she was seeing. She desperately needed glasses. She will always need to have glasses or contacts this is not going to go away over time. The Dr. recommended a specific type of glasses for her. They are designed for kids, bendable, durable and hard to break. We looked around for the best price. One place wanted $80 for the frames and $340 for the lenses. Costco did not have the frames but would only charge $80 for the lenses and a small fee to have lenses put in frames that we bought some place else. So that is what we did. We ordered the frames from one store and had to wait for them to come in and then had Costco put the lenses in. This is why it has taken a month for her to get her glasses. We finally got them this last Tuesday and less than 24 hours she has ruined them. On the way home from Costco she popped the lenses out. That was an easy fix. But then the next day she was left alone with them for a few minutes and she chewed on them putting big scratch marks on the lenses. Thank goodness we did not pay $340 for the lenses, not that $80 was real cheap either. So we decided she needs two pair of glasses so that while one is being fixed she can have a backup pair. She will have to deal with the scratches till the new pair come in. Esther is really enjoying having them. She has been looking at books again and pointing out small details that I never noticed. We are so thankful that we caught this early and she can see again. She looks very cute in her new glasses and loves to wear them. Now we just need to teach her not to eat them.
Esther is now the proud owner of glasses. Back in February I started noticing that her right eye keep rolling in toward her nose or going "cross eyed." Michael and I thought she had developed a lazy eye and thought she would have to wear a patch for awhile. I made an appointment with an pediatric Ophthalmologist for the first part of April. We talked to her about wearing a patch and how she would be a pirate. I even taught her to tell the Dr. that she wanted to be a pirate. Well she does not get to be a pirate. Her eye appointment revealed that she is very farsighted. Her right eye keep going cross eyed due to the strain on her eye and her brain trying to make sense of what she was seeing. She desperately needed glasses. She will always need to have glasses or contacts this is not going to go away over time. The Dr. recommended a specific type of glasses for her. They are designed for kids, bendable, durable and hard to break. We looked around for the best price. One place wanted $80 for the frames and $340 for the lenses. Costco did not have the frames but would only charge $80 for the lenses and a small fee to have lenses put in frames that we bought some place else. So that is what we did. We ordered the frames from one store and had to wait for them to come in and then had Costco put the lenses in. This is why it has taken a month for her to get her glasses. We finally got them this last Tuesday and less than 24 hours she has ruined them. On the way home from Costco she popped the lenses out. That was an easy fix. But then the next day she was left alone with them for a few minutes and she chewed on them putting big scratch marks on the lenses. Thank goodness we did not pay $340 for the lenses, not that $80 was real cheap either. So we decided she needs two pair of glasses so that while one is being fixed she can have a backup pair. She will have to deal with the scratches till the new pair come in. Esther is really enjoying having them. She has been looking at books again and pointing out small details that I never noticed. We are so thankful that we caught this early and she can see again. She looks very cute in her new glasses and loves to wear them. Now we just need to teach her not to eat them.
