Neuro-Opthamologist Visit

Today Meghan had a 2.5 hour neuro-opthamologist appointment. Dr Tarbell wanted Meghan to see one of her collegues, Dr Rizzo. Dr Rizzo is currently working on retina transplants to give sight to the blind. I was pretty excited as Dr Tarbell said he was the best! We had been told in Buffalo that a muscle had been damaged during the seizure and this was the cause of her problem eyesight. They wanted to repair it once we were done in Boston. Dr Rizzo was incredibly thorough, checking everything imaginable. In this photo, they are building a map of how Meghan's eye responds to light in her peripheral vision.
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The result was bittersweet: Dr Rizzo said that it was not muscular damage, rather nerve damage. He explained that the nerve which controls the alignment of her left eye was causing all the trouble. The dilemma is that the alignment of the eyes needs to be so precise that a surgeon can't accurately correct it. He said that the surgery would probably not accomplish anything: All we can do is to "hope" that the nerve will repair itself on it's own. Thank goodness that we are a family that believes in the power of prayer. Meghan is able to read for 15-20 minutes before the eye can't hold the alignment and gives her blurry double vision, so we are seeing improvement. Once again, we are putting a new, specific prayer request, "Please heal the nerve within the eye so that Meghan will regain the ability to read for education and enjoyment!"