Persistent Fetal Vasculature or PFV is a developmental disorder that occurs at birth. In utero, the eye is built by the body using different structures – called stalks. In a typical child, the stalk will regress or wither away when it is done building the eye. In people with PFV, the stalk fails to regressContinue reading “What is PFV?”
Category Archives: Strabismus Surgery
The aftermath of strabismus surgery
When we were first told Olivia would need Strabismus surgery, the doctor filled us with a lot of ‘worst case scenarios’. They said that unlike the cataract surgery, Olivia would be in a lot of pain for quite a while after this one. We were told she could not touch or rub her Nemo eyeContinue reading “The aftermath of strabismus surgery”
Strabismus Surgergy
Well, surgery day came out of nowhere! We got the call that Olivia was scheduled for surgery at 10:30am at Yale New Haven hospital. We were advised that she couldn’t eat anything after midnight, breast milk needed to be done 4 hours before her procedure and apple juice or clear liquid needed to be finishedContinue reading “Strabismus Surgergy”
A New Perspective Project 