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Monthly Archives: March 2013

March 26, 2013by Ann Z 2 Comments

Originally posted on Its a pirate life for me:
This month we celebrated 5 years of little 4 eyes with a play date! We had a BLAST! We met up…

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babies with glasses, blog stuff

Your stories: “I like your glasses”

March 22, 2013by reader posts 3 Comments

Thanks to Julie for sharing her post originally posted on her blog, A Balancing Mama.  We’ve had very similar experiences with Zoe looking at the ground and mumbling whenever someone […]

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day in, day out, kids with glasses, reactions

Your questions: To brace or not to brace: that is the painful question

March 22, 2013by reader posts 7 Comments

Megan has written before about patching her daughter Ruby.  She’s back with an update and a question.  -Ann Z To brace or not to brace…. And that is the question […]

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amblyopia (lazy eye), patching, toddlers with glasses

Mister Rogers on helping children with eye exams

March 20, 2013by Ann Z 2 Comments

Today would have been Fred Rogers‘ – known to most of us as “Mister Rogers” – 85th birthday.  For those readers who aren’t familiar with Fred Rogers, he hosted a […]

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babies with glasses, eye exams, kids with glasses, medical stuff, toddlers with glasses

5 years in glasses

March 15, 2013by Ann Z 22 Comments

As we approach the fifth anniversary of Little Four Eyes, I’ve been thinking back through our own 5 year journey of Zoe in glasses. I know when I was starting […]

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amblyopia (lazy eye), astigmatism, day in, day out, hyperopia (farsighted), kids with glasses, patching, strabismus (misaligned eyes), toddlers with glasses

Getting together!

March 13, 2013by Ann Z Leave a comment

There’s a fun interview over at Great Glasses Play Day with Brandi, a member of the Little Four Eyes facebook group who put together a play date for her son […]

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blog stuff

Celebrating 5 years of Little Four Eyes with Many Mini Great Glasses Play Days!

March 5, 2013by Ann Z 3 Comments

Nearly 5 years ago, on March 15, 2008, I published my first post on my new Little Four Eyes blog: “… I still find myself wanting to connect with other […]

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blog stuff

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  • albinism
  • amblyopia (lazy eye)
  • aniridia
  • astigmatism
  • cataracts
  • cortical visual impairment
  • Down syndrome
  • glaucoma
  • hyperopia (farsighted)
  • idiopathic Ectopia Lentis
  • myopia (nearsighted)
  • nystagmus
  • optic nerve hypoplasia
  • PHPV / PFVS
  • retinoblastoma
  • retinopathy of prematurity
  • strabismus (misaligned eyes)
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