Our daughter had another appointment today with her pediatric ophthalmologist. The doctor was pleased with how well her eye is opening and encouraged us to begin a routine of using patches. We are to patch her good eye for at least an hour of awake time each day. (The one hour doesn't have to be consecutive time, but the longer, the better.) Through patching, our daughter's vision in her left eye will develop more quickly because she won't be able to rely on her right eye to see.
I had a conversation with the doctor today regarding what age we'll be able to begin screening her vision to check for vision loss. I was told that a true vision screening can't be done until a child is between 3-4 years old.
So, for now, patching. We will see this doctor again in four weeks!
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