Spencer wearing his eye patch
When Spencer was 4 months old our pediatrician noticed that his left eye was wondering out and suggested that we see an eye doctor as soon as possible. We were able to get in a couple of days later. After waving a bunch of things in front of him, and looking through glass pieces at his eyes, she seemed quite concerned. He wasn't tracking things with his eyes very well and she was worried something might be wrong with his vision. She decided to dilate his eyes so she could look behind them and make sure everything was working right. It turns out that his vision is perfect and that he has Amblyopia,- a lazy eye. We have seen the eye doctor several times since then and he has improved a ton. He now tracks things really well with his eyes and he is reaching for things and playing. We really only notice his lazy eye when he is tired. This last appointment we saw some improvement but she noticed that both of his eyes were wondering a bit. We decided to start patching to strengthen his eyes. We patch once a day for an hour, alternating eyes. I really thought he would hate it and try to take it off, but he doesn't even seem to mind. We call him our little pirate, and I think he looks quite cute with the patch.
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