Cute video: peek a boo with glasses
Jack’s Journey just posted a video of her son Jack playing peek a boo with his glasses. It’s very, very cute!
Monthly Archives: January 2011
Beyond patching: Stella’s vision therapy now includes MFBF
Stella’s developmental optometrist views patching as a first step in amblyopia treatment. Patching (in our case, Magic tape over the lens of the stronger eye) boosts the acuity of the […]
A sticky situation
After a couple of weeks of wearing the Ortopad patches that we got from the doctor’s office, Zoe asked for patches that were a bit “sparklier.” The doctor’s office only […]
New eyecare links on the resources page
I’ve recently learned about, and subsequently added some new links on the resources for parents page, and wanted to bring them to your attention. Thanks to everyone that has suggested […]
Patching in the Pre-K
Thank you, thank you, thank you to everyone who left kind words and advice on my last post. It really meant a lot to me. Zoe started patching at daycare […]
Making Eye Appointments FUN!
We are frequent visitors of our PO office. I like to joke that we need a “Fast Pass” like they have at Disney! As a parent, I struggle with how […]
Your stories: intermittent exotropia and conflicting treatment options
This story was sent in by Sheetal. She’d love to hear from anyone else dealing with intermittent exotropia. – Ann Z My daughter has intermittent extropia. Her eye drifts outwards […]
book about patching awarded the Schneider Family Book award by the American Library Association
The American Library Association announced its 2010 Youth Media Awards this week. One of the awards, the Schneider Family Book award “honors an author or illustrator for the artistic expression […]
why the vision screening at the pediatrician’s office wasn’t good enough
Zoe had her 4 year old well-child visit a month and a half ago. At that visit, they did the normal preschool vision and hearing screenings. I was pretty interested […]
A warning about Nintendo’s upcoming 3D device
Jessica Gottlieb is a prominent blogger known for sharing strong opinions on motherhood, social media, and other assorted and engaging topics. Her son happens to have strabismus and amblyopia. He visited […]
Happy new year! Happy 3 new pictures in the photo gallery!
I thought I’d start the year out with some new beautiful faces in our photo gallery! Take a look. Hope the new year has started well for everyone. Leave a […]
For Little Eyes 