Guess it all started when David said he couldn’t see his name on his Christmas presents this year. He knows his name by sight and how to write it. Guess that got us thinking. He has trouble seeing things when we point them out, sometimes when it right in front on him. We thought he was just be stubborn or lazy, but guess he really couldn’t see what we were pointing out.

So, we made him an appointment and took him this morning. The doctor checked his eyes and they were indeed VERY bad farsighted. Between the age of 5 and 7 is a very critical time during the development of the eyes. Because of the changes in the eyes, she would only correct his vision to 20/50. After dilating his eyes, she also discovered he had congenital cataracts. Not uncommon, but they could be affecting his vision. We now have a follow-up appointment with a pediatric eye specialists in Birmingham to determine the extent the cataracts are impeding his vision. After testing, if they cataracts are affecting his vision, he will need surgery, but we’re hoping (and praying) that he will not need it.