This morning Erica and I took Isaiah to his pediatrician - Levi in tow. We waited about 45 minutes in the patient room till the doctor finally came. The boys were tired of playing with cars and wanted to go back out in the waiting area where the cool germ ridden toys were. Isaiah's pediatrician looked at his eyes, became concerned, and said he needed to be seen by an ophthalmologist as soon as possible. She booked us an appointment with an ophthalmologist that afternoon. Erica and I decided to take the boys to the mall while we waited a few hours till the appointment time. We window shopped, let the boys ride on the merri-go-round, and ate some 'Five Guys' burgers.
At the opthalmologist's office, Isaiah's eyes were dialated and examined. The doctor again asked if Isaiah had had any recent head trauma - no again. Erica told the doc about how quickly the opaque glare had progressed and our urgency to figure out what was going on. Isaiah wasn't cooperating very well with covering his right eye ... which will be explained in the next post. The opthamologist stated it could be a tumor, but he had to make sure. After the examination he said he wanted to refer us to Duke University Medical Center in Durham, NC, a 2 hour drive from our house. When I asked the doctor directly what he thought was wrong with Isaiah's eye, he said he believed it to be a congenital cataract, which would require surgery - his referral was to a hospital experienced in Isaiah's case. The appointment at Duke was booked the next Tuesday morning. We went home and struggled to find someone to watch Levi for the day - thank God for blessing us with great neighbors.
Erica and I went home relieved believing that Isaiah had a cataract, woul dundergo simple surgery and would be fine. I looked up a picture of a kid with a cataract on the internet - it looked similar to Isaiah's eye.
At the opthalmologist's office, Isaiah's eyes were dialated and examined. The doctor again asked if Isaiah had had any recent head trauma - no again. Erica told the doc about how quickly the opaque glare had progressed and our urgency to figure out what was going on. Isaiah wasn't cooperating very well with covering his right eye ... which will be explained in the next post. The opthamologist stated it could be a tumor, but he had to make sure. After the examination he said he wanted to refer us to Duke University Medical Center in Durham, NC, a 2 hour drive from our house. When I asked the doctor directly what he thought was wrong with Isaiah's eye, he said he believed it to be a congenital cataract, which would require surgery - his referral was to a hospital experienced in Isaiah's case. The appointment at Duke was booked the next Tuesday morning. We went home and struggled to find someone to watch Levi for the day - thank God for blessing us with great neighbors.
Erica and I went home relieved believing that Isaiah had a cataract, woul dundergo simple surgery and would be fine. I looked up a picture of a kid with a cataract on the internet - it looked similar to Isaiah's eye.
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