Last day to vote in the Children’s Eye Foundation photo contest – updated
Update – the contest is now closed. According to the website, results will be posted by July 10. I wish I’d grabbed final numbers, but that doesn’t seem to be […]
Monthly Archives: June 2009
open thread – responses
I’m pretty used to people commenting on Zoe’s glasses, and it seemed like she was getting fewer comments, but then there’s always those days. This weekend we were out and […]
noticing
This morning when I dropped Zoe off at daycare, one of the teachers told me that Zoe had come up to her yesterday and said, “Kathy, you wear glasses. Just […]
New guide for ordering glasses online
I’ve finally finished putting together the guide to ordering children’s glasses online, pulling from many of your comments and experiences. It’s linked from the Resources and the Collected Wisdom pages. […]
Poll – What would you do?
Missing pair of glasses.
Elly’s favorite glasses are back! Our back up pair of glasses has been missing for over a month. The search hit high gear when one of her cable temples to […]
Your Stories – The strongest one-pounder: Part 2 – in school with an individualized education plan
This is the second part of Dina’s story about her son Will. Part one introduced her son “Will,” now 8, who was born prematurely and subsequently spent 5 long months […]
Everything you wanted to know about children’s glasses
Danielle D. Crull (Miss Danielle) is an American Board of Opticianry Master-Certified Optician. She specializes in fitting and dispensing glasses for children, and runs the website A Child’s Eyes, which […]
Your stories: The strongest one pounder you’ll ever meet – part 1
This story comes from Dina, the author of the blog Frazzled Working Mom. Her older child has since been diagnosed on the autism spectrum and is legally blind; as a […]
short summer thoughts
Zoe’s prescription sunglasses arrived the other day (we got her PD measured at Costco optical, and ordered them from Zenni). Just in time for cold, rainy weather. Of course. They […]
peripheral vision
My local paper just ran an article, “Kids can’t helping being kids, so let’s keep them safe” which talks about the fact that children don’t fully develop peripheral vision until […]
Mia’s contact lens
I’m posting this update on Mia from Danielle. -Ann Z Mia finally received her contact lens with a prescription of +8. We had to try 3 different contact lenses and […]
Book review for “I Wish I Had Glasses…”
There is nothing more rewarding than snuggling up with your child and a good book! It is important to have books in your home that reflect your family values and […]
Reader question: experiences with contact lenses/implants?
This second question came from Barb K in a comment. -Ann Z We have a lovely 4 years old daughter who – unfortunately like her parents – is extremely farsighted. […]
Reader question: other issues beyond vision?
I have a couple of questions from readers today. As always, if you have a question you’d like me to post to the blog, please just send me an email […]
For Little Eyes 