This is one activity we play to help Elliana with tracking. It is a super difficult task for her and we try to make it a game – air traffic controller! Sometimes we make the orange sticks to help direct the planes and tell them which way to go. We use this sheet (sorry, no ideaContinue reading “Playing Air Traffic Controller”
Monthly Archives: November 2010
Calling all parents of young kids with contacts: request for experiences and advice
I’d been planning on doing a post on babies and young kids in contacts, since kids in contacts have been in the news recently. Then earlier this week, this comment came in from Emam: I came across this website when searching for tips on how to put on contact lenses for babies. My son AdyaanContinue reading “Calling all parents of young kids with contacts: request for experiences and advice”
The eyes are looking good
The chunky funky frames are a slightly higher prescription that we are trying to see if filling her whole script will help reduce the squinting. Her left eye is looking straighter without having the muscles moved and her right eye is still healing! The new muscle position is also helping with her academics. The progressContinue reading “The eyes are looking good”
Too sweet: Handmade dolls with patches and glasses!
It’s safe to say that we all love seeing toys, books, and clothes that feature glasses or patches in a positive, adorable light. So I couldn’t wait to share a recent find with the Little Four Eyes community. Over at Etsy, in warmsugar’s shop, you can find incredibly cute and stylish soft dolls, all handmadeContinue reading “Too sweet: Handmade dolls with patches and glasses!”
Monday round up of links – November 8, 2010
I’ve run across quite a few mentions of children’s vision online recently, so it’s clearly time for another round up of links: Girl’s life saved due to facebook photo – A post on Bright Eyes News about how a person on facebook notices something wrong with a girl’s eyes when her parent posts a photoContinue reading “Monday round up of links – November 8, 2010”
Responses you’ve liked
Today we stopped by the butcher shop to pick up something for dinner. The women working the counter were complimenting Zoe on her glasses when one of them told us to hang on a minute, and ran into the back. She came back out carrying a photograph of twin girls, maybe 4 years old, inContinue reading “Responses you’ve liked”
Another look at full occlusion, and why we patch with tape instead.
They’re not easy to spot, but if you look closely, you’ll find little ovals of Magic Tape jutting out from just about every surface in our home. Like an infestation of ghostly flat beetles, they peek out from door jams, edges of dressers and bookcases, and the side of our bathroom mirror. You’ll even discoverContinue reading “Another look at full occlusion, and why we patch with tape instead.”
A squint?
2 weeks ago, our PO dialated her eyes to see if her perscription changed. I understand that it has changed slightly, from a -8.5 to a -9 and for most kids this wouldn’t be a big deal. Elliana’s eyes however, love perfection. Early on, they tried to underfil her script with a -6.5, but her brain wanted theContinue reading “A squint?”
Vision therapy progress: Maybe little efforts are a big deal after all
So, my 26-month-old Stella has been patching for three months, and doing vision therapy for almost two months now. We do 20 minutes (30 or even more if we’re really, really lucky, 10 to 15 if we’re not) of vision therapy exercises at home five days a week, and we go into the office forContinue reading “Vision therapy progress: Maybe little efforts are a big deal after all”
For Little Eyes 