Eye Patching

I took my son to get his eyes checked out today after concerns from his pediatrician, and neurologist were stated. I have noticed that both of his eyes occasionally drift to the outside from time to time. I feel that it has lessened over time, perhaps the muscle control is getting better. The MRI came back that his brain is slightly underdeveloped, so it was natural for his providers to wonder if his eyesight may also be underdeveloped. To my surprise, the doc says he doesn't need glasses. He seems to be seeing quite well. A little farsightedness is noted, which is common in kids his age, 17 months old. To address the eye drifting the doctor suggests that we try patching for a short while. The junior sized occlusion patches will be placed on alternating eyes for 2 hours a day. So, two hours on Monday on the right eye, then two hours on Tuesday on the left eye. The doctor said if he'll "let" us get away with having the patch on. So, I bought a 50 pack of patches, we'll see how it goes. He had to have his eyes dilated, which I didn't like, but then it allowed them to see that everything inside the eye is there and functioning. His nerves looked fine and there were no other concerns besides the drifting. The eye doc noted that surgery is often needed for drifting, but we wouldn't do that until he is much older. He also noted that the patching may not solve the problem, but may make each eye stronger at least. Another day with developmental delays...

It's tough because my son is so very helpless, and it is extremely frustrating. Genetic testing came back that there is no fragile X to be concerned about, and all other metabollic tests came back negative.