Well, Liam's glasses finally arrived, and for a while we were doing SO WELL wearing them! When I didn't see an immediate difference in his vision or his behaviour, I became so discouraged that I stopped using them! I've since learned that kids who have had both lenses removed surgically will not see ANYTHING without the aid of some sort of artificial contact lens or glasses. Liam has had both lenses removed so in order for him to have any sort of usable vision his glasses are a must. What might seem like no degree of vision to me might be the world to him! It's not unreasonable that he can only see 1 or 2 inches from his eyes...even with his specs.
You simply can't comprehend the 'mass' of the goggles, ah-hum...glasses... from a mere picture. The term 'Coke bottles' just don't give an accurate visual of these babies! The lenses actually BLUDGE in the centre, so from a profile view, they appear dome-ish (if that's even a word). In the centre picture you can see Liam's long luscious eyelashes...that should give you some indication of the amount of magnification! In the right image you can get a very clear look at his 'brown' eye. This is interesting as he has BLUE eyes! His right eye turned from beautiful blue to brown after our surgery at Sick Kids Hospital in December 2009. His iris has now started to shrink - very frustrating that this is surgery induced - it's a build up of blood from a vitreous hemorage during surgery and subsequent scar tissue! His eye will never return to its original blue colour, our only alternative now is a cosmetic contact lens which we'll look into when Liam is a bit older.
If there was only some magical potion to make Liam WANT to wear the coke bottle glasses life would be grand! Not only are they thick, they're HEAVY! But he looks pretty darn cute if you ask me!
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