Nicholas has normal baby vision and tracks like a 1 year old at 5 months!!! We still see his eye turn in, but they think it is the skin folds and we will keep checking his eyes every 4 months. They showed me how to tell by looking at where the light is in hisContinue reading “Good News!”
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Surgery Updates – Back to Patching
Elliana had Bilateral Lateral Rectus Surgery in December to help her staighten her eyes out. She is really having a hard time physically and emotionally adjusting to the new placement of her eye muscles. She has been going to OT weekly and we are working on strengthening her vision and sensory integration. This week, IContinue reading “Surgery Updates – Back to Patching”
How to get eye drops in a 3 year olds eyes
It has been a while since we have had to atropine drop. Last week, the ophthalmologist had us use the drops in both eyes for 3 days to get the most accurate measurement that they could. These days were a reminder of why we ended up switching back to patching. So, you may ask, howContinue reading “How to get eye drops in a 3 year olds eyes”
Fresnel Prism on my 3 year old’s glasses
Glasses – Check Occlusion – Check Surgery – Check Prism Adaptation – Check Hmmm… is there something related to little ones in glasses that we haven’t tried yet???? Not that I know of! We went to the ophthalmologist on Friday due to Elliana’s eyes becoming more over corrected. (major bummer) It appears that she is reactingContinue reading “Fresnel Prism on my 3 year old’s glasses”
Self Portrait
I was checking some of my crafting blogs and ran across this post over at Colored Buttons. It is completely unrelated to young kids in glasses, but I was drawn to her daughter, Shira’s self portraits when she was a student and how significant a role her glasses played in the drawings. Trixi gave meContinue reading “Self Portrait”
Meet Nicholas’ Eyes
Many of you know my daughter Elliana is 3 1/2 now and we caught her amblyopia a little before she turned one. She has a high myopia, Strabismus, and 3 months ago had Bilateral Lateral Rectus Surgery on the muscles of both of her eyes. We welcomed Nicholas into the world in November and I feel like our family wasContinue reading “Meet Nicholas’ Eyes”
Amblyopia Patching
To Our Patching Families, Sometimes it is hard to remember why we are patching. After placing the patch over our child’s stronger eye vision or pealing a sticky patch away from their reddend skin, it is easy to say, “We’ll skip patching today.” The most important thing to remember though, is that if your child’sContinue reading “Amblyopia Patching”
Sugery Update with Pictures
There have been some questions lately on how my 3 year old daughter, Elliana, is doing 2 months after her surgery. I have been meaning to post an update and just haven’t had the chance. My daughter is just one of many kids who have Lateral Rectus Eye Muscle Surgery and each child reacts differently. Continue reading “Sugery Update with Pictures”
Framehuggers Patch – my mail surprise!
It is always fun to get mail, a new patch in the mail is like icing on the cake =) WHOOOO HOOOO! Oh, can you tell patching for umpteen million hours a day for the last thousands, no wait, gazillion days gets boring…. A new patch is always exciting in our house. Sometimes our sweet neighborContinue reading “Framehuggers Patch – my mail surprise!”
My Sunday Morning Plea
“I am a princess. Princesses do not wear glasses. Cinderella doesn’t have glasses. Belle doesn’t have glasses. Arielle doesn’t have glasses. Tinkerbell doesn’t have glasses. Nemo doesn’t wear glasses.” says Elliana on this cold Sunday morning. She has refused to put her glasses on for over an hour. Please DISNEY, hear my plea… will youContinue reading “My Sunday Morning Plea”
Writing
I am not a big New Year resolution maker, but I do like to take the time to set goals for myself and think about the things I want to teach my children. One topic that came to mind was writing. Many children with vision issues struggle with writing. When speaking to our OT, weContinue reading “Writing”
Surgery Update (now with even more updates)
Dec. 23rd Elly just woke up (for more than 30 seconds) in good spirits. It has been 7 hours since her surgery. The first thing she wanted to do was see her red eyes and because of the book “Pinkalicious,” she wanted to drink something pink. If you haven’t read this book, I reccomend it before thisContinue reading “Surgery Update (now with even more updates)”
Dear Doctor of My Child’s Eyes,
Dear Doctor of My Child’s Eyes, Thank you for being so positive about my child’s vision and taking the time each visit to answer all of my questions. I am very nervous about Elliana’s muscle surgery tomorrow, so much that it is hard to sleep and I have often found my eyes welling up withContinue reading “Dear Doctor of My Child’s Eyes,”
Patch Ornament
We just recieved the sweetest Chistmas card from Annisa’s Fun Patches. Included was a simple white patch to decorate and either wear or hang on the tree. What a great idea – a patch ornament! For those of you with sticky patches, you could easily stick 2 together and hang them as they meet their patchingContinue reading “Patch Ornament”
Say “CHEESE!”
It is hard enough to get a “perfect” holiday picture of a young child, much less one in glasses. It seams like if I have a picture that truly captures her face in the moment, there is often a glare in her glasses which leaves a bright light, her eyes are completely facing 2 differentContinue reading “Say “CHEESE!””
For Little Eyes 