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Probably not much point in asking him what he can see until it's fully healed either as 1/ The cornea will be slightly cloudy in the affected area until it has healed 2/ The drops themselves can "relax" the internal eye muscles making him unable to focus
When the doctor is satisfied that the cornea is fully healed they would normally do a final vision check. I have seen a fair few corneal injuries and generally if the laceration is not in the centre of the cornea, there should be little or no loss of vision.
For a family with four children we've come off fairly lightly so far - until the lacerated cornea, we'd only had two elbow dislocations on top of the ususl bumps and scrapes.
I know- I'd seen so much of his blood by age 6 that it hardly even fazed me any more... Stitches, steristrips, glue, bruises, eye-poking... It's a wonder I'm not more of wreck than I am.
My son was poked in the eye with a security key by a friend when he was 3. He had the checkups etc (luckily no need for stitches). What you describe sounds like the effect of the eye drops, but only a doctor with the appropriate scope can reassure you properly. It's a horrible time, isn't it?
Incidentally he was poked in the other eye by a demented toddler armed with a dinner knife when he was 6. So far (now 14) his eyesight seems fine and dandy.
Hi, just wanted to add that it could well be the eye drops.
My dh had eye surgery earlier this year (and again this week on the other eye), and was on 3 different kinds of eye drops. The specialist said that they have a cumulative effect and build up as you use them. So don't worry, it seems that you've hit the spot
Fwiw, I took dh back to the hospital in a panic a few days after his op because he said his sight was becoming more blurred. That also turned out to be due to the eye drops! If you are at all concerned, do take your ds back though.
I didn't know that Oh, <suddenly struck by sobering thought> is this the first day we have managed to get the drops in the right place or am I just a bad, unobservant mother for not noticing before?
oH REALLY? yES, HE HAS TWO TYPES OF DROP ATM. Darned capitals!! I've only noticed his pupil today really, although I suppose he hasn't been opening his eye much in general. Why do they want to dilate the pupil?
Thanks. Thing is, he was seen at the hospital yesterday and they are not urgently worried - he will be examined in just over a week, I just don't want to wait that long
My dh is eye doc. I know what he would saY: he would say if you are worried get it checked by a doctor in person Impossile to provide reassurance without examioning person. Sorry if this is not helpful. I just know it is what he would say.
Oh Toot, sorry I know nothing about this but keeping my fingers crossed for you and your ds and bumping this in the hope of some opthalmic mumsnetters coming along.
My ds2 had an eye injury 3 weeks ago, lacerated cornea, had it stitched, has been having check ups.... but they don't know quite how well his eye is working yet. They are examining him under GA in just over a week BUT I am getting anxious. When I ask him what he can see with that eye he says nothing, or that he doesn't know. He is still very sensitive to light. I have noticed today that the pupil of the sore eye has been much bigger than the other. Why is this? Is it because it is not functioning well and is trying to pull in more light? Or what?
