We had our followup with the ophthalmologist today. All is great. This kid was such a trooper during the initial wait, then she was so good to cooperate with the optician and her tests (all of which she had just done 2 weeks ago!). Even when she was getting bored and just guessing at the shapes on the eye chart - she wasn't even looking in the right direction! - she was still well behaved. They confirmed she was seeing depth perception, which was the only test before she wasn't too sure about. it involves putting on the 3D glasses and looking at a big bug picture (seeing if they try to grab at it or are startled by it's appearance of being off the page), and also by being shown a group of buttons with 1 that pops out and asking her to push the button that needs to go down. She even sat good for the ocular pressure test again. Then we had to get the dilating drops put in. She laughs as these go in! The optician was a bit taken aback. She said that they actually sting a little and I did try them once so they do burn a little initially. Dania knew she got to go get a muffin in the cafeteria once she had the drops though!
We then waited an hour to go back in and see the actual ophthalmologist who did a few more tests and then let us know they had no concerns and that her prescription was still correct. We go back in 6 months and if nothing has changed and genetics are normal, just annual followup after that. She will need correction for life, but we just want to ensure there isn't a fast progression in her myopia. I inquired further about the genetics appointment and she said that they must have a bigger wait than she initially thought. She is still taking the precautions as if she is genetically positive for something like Stickler syndrome (the ocular pressure testing) but all is okay now and we just have to wait and see if we need to follow closely or not. They were definitely impressed with her speech improvement and could understand almost all of her answers without having to look at me for confirmation.
We were at the hospital for almost 3 hours in total. She, thank goodness, was better behaved than she normally is when it's just me. I think she likes it in the Eye Clinic waiting room. Fish, lots of fish, and the promise of muffins... if only I could apply that everywhere...
