Coloring page, patching charts, blog badges and a book give away! Oh my
So much stuff! I just got an influx of all manner of things for you all – it just all kind of accumulated at the same time. Coloring Page! Amomofelly […]
Monthly Archives: July 2009
Reader question: any experiences with Crizal lenses
This question came in from Wendy. -Ann Z We found out on Monday that our 2 year old needs glasses. I was hoping to post a question to the blog, […]
YES, I CRY
I know that we all want the best for our kids. We are lucky to have such a great Opthamologist and a kid that has some vision (just not the […]
visual acuity in young children – what is “normal”?
When people ask what Zoe’s vision is, they’re normally expecting to hear her visual acuity – usually given as 20/20 or the metric equivalent 6/6 – and then they want […]
Little Four Eyes poem
I asked my friend, and poet Heather Tompkins to write a poem for Little Four Eyes (and Zoe) for Poem in Your Pocket Day (which is celebrated at the end […]
Round up of sunglasses options for children with glasses
When your child is wears glasses, the question of sunglasses can be complicated. We can’t just stop by the local store and pick up a pair of inexpensive kid’s glasses. […]
Reader question – baby not keeping her glasses on anymore
This question came in from Nicole, whose 6 month old, Penny, wears glasses because of congentital cataracts. I need a little bit of help. The last few days or so, […]
pre-school for blind, visually impaired and sighted children
This came in as a comment from Danielle, but it deserves it’s own post. The video is a day brightener that brought tears to my eyes, too -Ann Z Hello, […]
home glasses repair
Annie brought up this topic on the Little Four Eyes facebook group. -Ann Z How many of us Little Four Eyes parents have had to attempt to fix glasses until […]
A call for patching advice!
Ann has created such a great resource for parents just starting out with glasses, I would love to create a similar resource for parents just starting out with patches. Although […]
request for your thoughts: sunglasses round-up
Alright, so reading the comments recently, it sounds like we’ve got a number of people with different experiences with the different sunglasses options. I’d like to write a round-up post […]
method of slowing the progression of nearsightedness in children shows promise (SMART Trial)
I just ran across a press release today announcing promising early results of a study named the Stabilization of Myopia by Accelerated Reshaping Technique (SMART) Trial – The study is […]
Week 6 – FrameHuggers
Welcome to our patch challenge- WEEK 6. My daughter is 2 ½ and has Amblyiopia. We are currently trying to help her brain recognize her right eye. She has perfect […]
explaining the whys and hows of glasses to young children
I recently came across the website whyzz.com – they try to answer the why and how questions in a way that understandable to kids ages 3 to 8. I found […]
Reader question: prescription swim goggles – updated
I know there was a little discussion about swim goggles in the post on when the glasses come off, but I just got this question from Heidi and wanted to […]
For Little Eyes 