Isaak's Eye Follow-up and other Weighty Matters

Bekka will have more to follow with details on Isaak's vision and the like, but I thought I'd drop a quick note.

His exam with Dr. Freedman at Duke went really well. The right eye responded to the laser treatment and the vascular growth appears to be normalizing. The left eye did not show any additional retinal detachment and the couple of spots that were hit with the laser also looked like they were doing well. She is optimistic that the left eye will stabilize and there will be minimal or no further detachment. This is not guaranteed of course. Anytime you get retinal detachment, the situation can worsen.

One bit of potentially positive news regards his field of vision. Because his brain is still learning how to see, it should adapt well to the available vision so that it uses the right eye for the central image and merges the left eye's partial vision in a fairly natural way. An adult would probably perceive an actual blank spot in their vision.

We also weighed both kids today. Isaak clocked in at 10lbs and just shy of 6 ounces. That's pretty dang good for his situation and he gained about 5 ounces since last week. Penny, well, that is another story altogether. Our little piglet is up to 12lbs 1oz. It's hard to believe she was 1lb 7oz when she was born and barely 5 when we brought her home. Our little girl is growing up!