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Tuesday, December 16, 2008

Mittendorf Dot

I noticed at Brooke's 4-week check-up that there was a fleck of something on her pupil. Obviously worried, I asked her pediatrician about it and was referred to an eye specialist.

We went to one appointment around 4-weeks and she had another one today. It appears she has what is referred to as a Mittendorf Dot. Its actually a form of a cataract that is formed when the anterior part of the hyaloid (which supplies nutrition to the lens during the first three months of gestation) is not completely absorbed.

While it's scary to have anything wrong with your baby, we have been told its unusual for a Mitendorf's Dot to progress and treatment is generally unnecessary. Our eye doctor has been really great about keeping up-to-date with Brooke & her development and we go back again in a few months to make sure that there has been no impact on her vision (which is unlikely to happen anyway).