Hi Everyone!
Today Lyon is 2 months old. He weighed in tonight at 3lbs 13oz and 15.5 inches long. He is doing very well with his breathing. On the flip side, he has developed grade 2 ROP in both eyes. ROP is an eye disease common in preemies, with micro-preemies like Lyon having a 90% chance of developing ROP. They are going to be monitoring his eyes every week or two to see what happens. It could go away on its own or get worse. If you are interested in learning more about this, Google "Retinopathy of Prematurity". Please pray for his eyes that he might be healed!
Thank you!
Marie & Ariki
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I googled it and this first paragraph gives an overview. I am grateful that it is only stage 2 with Lyon. I will send lots of prayer that this is healed.
XI. RETINOPATHY OF PREMATURITY
Retinopathy of Prematurity (ROP) causes a disease of the retina. It affects prematurely born babies. It consists of abnormal retinal vessels that grow mostly in an area where normal vessels have not yet grown in the retina (Fig. 20). ROP is divided into stages 1 to 5. Stages 1 and 2 do not usually require treatment. Some babies who have develop stage 3 ROP require treatment. The treatment is usually performed either by laser or cryotherapy (freezing). Laser is more commonly used now than cryotherapy because of various advances in the laser treatment. The ROP in stage 3 that requires treatment is generally called threshold disease. The majority (95%) of the babies who require laser or cryotherapy develop threshold disease between 32 and 42 weeks after conception. The post-conceptional age is calculated from the presumed day of conception.
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