Brandon had an eye exam yesterday. Unfortunately the ROP (retinopathy of prematurity) in his eyes had progressed to the point where he needed surgery. The doctor told us that, if left untreated, his eyes had advanced to the point where he had a 30-40% chance of loosing his sight.
They didn’t waste any time and today at 4:00 he had the surgery. The doctor said it went “perfectly”. He was done really quickly and Brandon did well in surgery. They will need to watch him over the next two weeks to make sure that everything heals correctly and verify that the surgery was a success. These surgeries are relatively safe and very effective. They don’t completely eliminate the possibility of blindness but it is dramatically reduced.
We’ll need to have Brandon’s eyes watched carefully as he grows. It is likely that he will still need glasses from an early age but we won’t know what his eyesight will really be like for a couple of years.
By the way, Katelyn also had an eye exam recently and her eyes have really improved.
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