Since birth Abigail has had blocked tear ducts in both eyes. For the first few months we tried everything to open them up...massage, warm compresses, and medications to treat the infections she got initially. A couple of months ago the right one opened up but the left one is being stubborn. We were advised by our pediatrician to wait till she was 10 months old to have it seen about. He gave us a referral to Dr. Cogen an Ophthalmologist at UAB. After checking with Casey, my friend and Optometrist to make sure he was the best person for us to see we set up an appointment. The office was nice, the staff great and Dr. Cogen was very friendly and as gentle as possible with Abigail. They dilated her eyes and did a full exam. He said every thing else about her eyes is great...she just has a blocked tear duct in the left one. To correct this all he will have to do is run a tube down the duct to unblock it. Very simple, but unfortunately this will have to be done in the OR. We considered waiting to see if it would correct itself but Dr. Cogen explained to us that every month after she is 12 months old the chances that the surgery will be successfull drops by 10%....so at 17 months old there is only a 50% chance that the surgery will work. We have decided to go ahead and schedule for the end of this month. Even though I hate the idea of her undergoing anesthesia, I cannot wait to get it fixed....her eye stays wet and irritated all the time. She constantly rubs it like it itches or bothers her.
Here is a couple photos of her eye, red and with tears. It is really hard to get good pictures of how bad it can get but I tried.
Here is a couple photos of her eye, red and with tears. It is really hard to get good pictures of how bad it can get but I tried.
We went to the lake this weekend for the first time this year. The water was covered with pollen and cold but the pups didn't care!
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| It was a beautiful day Saturday. |
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