Today, Zachary had his first appointment with Erickson Labs Northwest to start his journey with an Eye Shell. The process went much quicker then I thought, because he was fitted with a clear ocular shell today and we left with it in place. He seems to be doing well with it. He only rubbed at if for a few minutes and then left it alone. It looks like it is fitting really well. We don't have to come back for two months. At that point they will adjust it so that it will continue to grow with his other eye. We feel it made a difference in the overall appearance of his eye. It opened up his eye lid and brought out his eye lashes. It is magnifying the iris to make it look larger. My biggest fear is if he some how removes it and he eats it (since he puts EVERYTHING in his mouth) or we lose it. I am very excited that they said I will not have to remove it to clean it. Since we will be going in fairly frequently!!
Before picture.
After
Clear Eye Conformer Shell- Which is similar to a thick contact made out of acrylic which has been used since WWII! This will be made thicker and larger as he grows and continue to stimulate his eye muscles and orbit to grow.
An example of what a final painted eye shell looks like.
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