Today is one of those appointment filled days for Kellyn. After this morning's evaluation with the early intervention program, we had an ophthalmologist and pediatrician appointment scheduled for the afternoon. As I had mentioned previously, children with torticollis occasionally have vision issues that cause them to tilt their head in a certain direction. Just to be on the safe side, we wanted to have her vision tested. At the ophthalmologist appointment, they discovered that she was about twice as farsighted as the average seven month old. The doctor shared that her vision both near and far was not great. Immediately, I started to freak out in my head. "Is she going blind?," I asked with with alarm written across my face. He shook his head no and said that she may need to wear glasses down the line. He did not recommend glasses at this time because he said babies' vision could naturally improve in time. Compared to my initial concern with her going blind, the prospect of her possibly having to wear glasses in the future seemed totally tolerable.
In addition, the ophthalmologist tested her eyes for two common eye conditions that can co-occur with torticollis. Fortunately, she did not have either of those conditions. The ophthalmologist did not think that her torticollis had anything to do with her vision. I felt good that we had at least ruled out that potential cause of her torticollis.
I rushed home after that appointment to give her a quick bottle and then we were off to her pediatrician appointment for Kellyn's back to be assessed for scoliosis. My husband must have sensed the panic and stress in my voice as I told him about this appointment because he left work early so that he could attend this appointment with me. To our relief, the pediatrician confidently told us that Kellyn did not have scoliosis. We were so relieved! Again, that was just one less thing I needed to worry about right now. I honestly don't know how many more medical issues with Kellyn that I could emotionally handle.
