Friday morning, December 4, Chloe poked her self in the eye and received a scratched cornea. We were playing in bed while we enjoyed our morning snuggles. I thought I had actually seen the scratch in her eye, but thought that would be crazy and brushed it off as a reflection. That afternoon Eric mentioned he could see the chunk that was missing... Called the doctor and went in an hour later.
Sure enough, it wasn't just a scratch but a chunk taken out of her cornea. The way they determine if a cornea has been scratched is fascinating! NP Laurie put florescent dye in her eye, turned the light off and use a black light to see the scratch. Some how the dye is attracted to the rough surface therefore visible to see any damage. Chloe had an eye drop put in and a bandage placed over her eye. She hated the whole experience and cried yellow until I could hold her. As for the eye patch, it didn't bother her one bit! She was happy go lucky the whole time.
Kelson took the patch off during the car ride and placed it on an ornament Chloe had been playing with... I had to buy a whole new pack of patches bc the doctor office had only given me as many as I actually needed. That night I ran to Walgreen's to pick up her eye drops and buy said patches.
The following morning I called the doctor's office after hours and made an appointment an hour later. They did the same procedure to ensure the drops were working and the scratched had healed. We were given the all clear and that was that!
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| Waiting in the doctor office |
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| Having fun at Aunt Lacee's |
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| Waiting to see the doctor |
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| Eye all better! |
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