The eye doctors from Moran Eye examined Brinleigh yesterday and it looks like surgery today. About 9:00 am they will dialate her eyes and have another look. If they confirm their original findings they will then immediately do the surgery. They will basically paralyze her eyes so they won't move during the laser surgery that will be done right at her bed in the NICU and last about 90 minutes. Moran which is adjacent to Primary is supposedly a national leader in ROP eye research for pre-mature babies. So they should know what they are doing. There isn't much choice. Without the surgery she would have very poor or no eye site at all. With the surgery she has very good chances of having full vision. Her peripheral vision will probably have some limitations but how much is not known.
It is a little setback in that she will have to have a breathing tube again and they will have to wean her oxygen after the surgery. They are small setbacks but needed to save her eye sight. They hope to have her well on the road to recovery by this evening.
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