We had our checkup at Moorfields Richard Desmond Chikdrens Eye Centre in early November. It was the first time our family had travelled to London since March due to the COVID-19 world we have been living in, and I have to say Moorfields did a fantastic job. We felt very safe and they had plenty of protocols in place for social distancing, masks at the door, etc Thank you, Moorfields!
We had visits with the orthoptist, optometrist, and two consultants including Mr. Brookes. Net net, the pressure is still under control, which is such fantastic news. We still watch for signs even now, four years after the 360 degree trabeculotomy, but Aaron’s eyes have remained clear and healthy. We feel very lucky!
His eye sight is still developing. His left eye is nearly 20/20 whilst his right eye is weaker. This was an issue before we even knew we had congenital glaucoma - the wandering right eye was why we took him to the doctor when Aaron was five months old in the first place. So we have been patching for the past year. We have seen some progress, which is encouraging! We were using fabric patches for the first few months but Aaron quickly worked out how to position his glasses so that the patch was useless. So we are exclusively doing ‘sticky’ patches now. We go back in Feb 2021 so fingers crossed for improved vision in the right eye.
All in all we are pleased with Aaron’s sight, and especially with the continued success of the 360 degree trabeculotomy surgery for the congenital glaucoma.
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