eye update

For the past several years Calvin's glasses have only had correction in one eye. His "bad eye" has a major astigmatism and a large correction as well. However, the other lens was plano, with no correction. For a while Calvin was wearing a contact in one eye and didn't need one in the other eye. Earlier this year Calvin started complaining that his good eye wasn't seeing as well. So we took him in and sure enough he needed a new prescription with correction in both eyes. Another 6 months passed and he started complaining again that his glasses weren't doing the trick.

I was actually really worried that something had happened with his vision, or brain to cause him to loose vision so fast so I was relieved to find out that it's just normal changing (for someone with bad eyes) and that he'll probably keep losing vision until he is fully grown. Sad that he's been dealt this minor problem. He's had a heap of minor problems that add up to major problems.

Now that Calvin can't see as well he always faithfully wears his glasses unless they are lost or broken.  Since we have returned home we have dropped a pair of glasses out of the car and then they got run over a bus, Meyer chewed up a pair, Calvin broke a pair on the bus (on accident). Any others?? Can't remember. Calvin's glasses are covered under a protection plan so when they break it costs less than $30 to get a new pair BUT it does take two weeks and that is sad because then he goes two weeks without being able to see much at all. For example, he can't see the TV from the couch, or any road signs from the car.