Update on Regina's eye

Yesterday we ventured down to Lancaster to see a new physician concerning Regina's straying eye.

When we were in the D.R. over the summer, we took her to the specialist that has been treating her. However, this time he turned us over to a new doctor since he is overloaded with patients. After spending 2 hours with her, the new doctor said she would need surgery and that the problem was muscular. He wanted her to have a follow up visit while we are in the States.

We found a highly recommended pediatric eye doctor in Lancaster. We were thankful to have taken her because his opinion was different from the doctor in the D.R. He said she definitely does NOT have to have surgery and he feels we can correct her ambliopia problem. The lenses she currently has are too strong and that is why her eye is still straying even with patching.

We stopped at Walmart on the way home to order her new lenses and hopefully it will work this time. Once we have the new lenses, we will have to patch her good eye 2 hours a day which should give us the desired results of getting that eye straightened out.

I feel it was providential we took her to a doctor here even though the price was about 7 times what we pay in the D.R. Otherwise, we would have had surgery done on her in the D.R. that would have been unnecessary.