A few weeks ago, the Solomon's Porch group brought a young boy for us to see. For six months his right eye has been white and from what we can tell, he has totally lost his vision. The clinic behind my house, ASELSI, has a patient waiting list of several months. When I talked to them about Daniel, they were kind enough to let us slip in to see Dr. DeLeon, an eye specialist from Guatemala City.
The mother tells Dr. DeLeon that first his right eye turned yellow. Her neighbors told her that her son had hepatitis but she did not believe them. She did not know what to do, so she just waited to see if it would get better without seeking medical help. As she told her story, she cried because now she feels that she should have done something different.
Daniel is two years old and seven months. He is active, very happy and will do most things when asked to. He is very still and cooperative when being examined.
Dr. DeLeon thinks that this might have started as an eye infection and progressed, due to no treatment. He wants the child to travel to his office in Guatemala City for an ultrasound, to be sure that there is not mass behind the eye and also to see that the left eye is healthy. He is also thinking as the boy continues to grow, that they will need to remove the eye and replace it with a prosthesis.
The social worker from Solomon's Porch, Eugenia said that she will take the mother and child to the capital on Wednesday. We will all be interested in hearing what happens after the ultrasound is done.
Please remember Daniel and his mom in your prayers.
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