Ty and Dr. Tim Look at Peggy's Eyes

"Dr. Tim" who is an opthamalic (sp?) surgeon came by this afternoon with Ty Jenkins to look at the possibility of doing a little plastic surgery on Peggy's eyes to relieve the dry eye. However, he feels that this would NOT be necessary at this point.

His recommendation is that Peggy try to wear goggles during the day in order to create a "moisture barrier" around the eye. Ty will be bringing by some goggles tomorrow. We're testing the theory with a clear patch right now. It has a foam edge to it and Dr. Tim suggested that we put vaseline around the foam in order to make a better seal. We will also need to get some "anti-fog" stuff for the goggles - like the stuff that divers use...Remember to be careful when putting glasses, patches, goggles, etc. on Peggy's face/eye area so that we don't do any damage to her cornea.

One note - we've noticed that the glare off of the patch makes spellboarding a bit challenging...man, if its not one thing its another!

He says that he recommends trying this before anything else. If this doesn't work, then he actually said that he might consider using some eye "superglue" to close up the eye a little more. This lasts about 2 or 3 weeks. Superglue her eyes? Yikers! Let's hope the goggle solution works!

Ty is also going to be replacing the little plugs that go in Peggy's tear ducts. She had this procedure done at the bedside already around 6 months ago and Ty thinks that it needs to be redone.

Ty's going to try to get samples of Refresh PM since Peggy is going through so much of it now. Those tiny little tubes cost $12 a pop!!!

FYI - Rumor is that KHNL will be coming at 3pm on Thursday to check out Peggy's Nose Painting for Punahou Carnival!

Tonight, Eric, Indy, Sawyer, Elroy, and me are all here with Lolo and Peggy to have dinner with Shelly Bellman who is Eric's Godmother! She is visiting from Maryland and hasn't been here in 10 years!