Zoe, Hazel (now 2 months old) and I are at the dinner table while Zoe finishes her cookie. “Pretty soon,” Zoe tells Hazel, “you might get glasses like me and mommy!” She says this as if getting glasses is like sledding or eating ice cream: something to look forward to as you grow up. IContinue reading “The older sibling with glasses”
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New photos in the gallery!
Six new photos have been added to the photo gallery. Check out the cute!
gift ideas for your little four eyes
Giving the Gift of Sight I had been planning on posting a gift guide for kids with glasses (and yeah, I’m really late at that, too). But then I came across Seva Canada’s Gift of Sight Catalog for 2010-2011. The catalog offers you ways of giving the gift of sight to a person or peopleContinue reading “gift ideas for your little four eyes”
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”
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”
A sure sign you are completely used to the idea of your child wearing glasses
You’re getting ready to leave the hospital with your newborn. You look at your 2-day old baby and wonder, “where are her glasses? I can’t take her out without her glasses.” To be fair, you are a bit sleep-deprived. My second daughter, Hazel, was born Oct. 15. Posting may be a bit light for aContinue reading “A sure sign you are completely used to the idea of your child wearing glasses”
Reader request: UK parents of children in glasses
Laura recently posted on the Little Four Eyes facebook group looking to connect with other UK parents. I know we have readers from around the world, so I thought I’d put the word out. You can reply here, or in her discussion topic on facebook.
Contest to win Airwear Lenses (US only)
I just heard about this contest, and wanted to pass it along as something that might be of interest to people here. Sadly, it’s only open to US residents. Airwear® Lenses are polycarbonate lenses that claim to use eco-conscious processing in the manufacturing and packaging of the lenses. Since they are polycarbonate lenses (lighter, safer,Continue reading “Contest to win Airwear Lenses (US only)”
Poll: How did you choose the place to buy your child’s glasses?
I was thinking about putting together a post about how to find places that not only carry frames for little ones, but that also provide excellent service for the many adjustments and repairs we need. It occurred to me that we’re lucky to live near a place that caters only to children, that came highlyContinue reading “Poll: How did you choose the place to buy your child’s glasses?”
Round up of recent studies on the treatment of amblyopia
Dr. Nate at Bright Eyes News just posted a wonderful round up of some relatively recent studies looking at the effectiveness of different treatments of amblyopia. He includes short summaries of each study, written in plain English, along with links to the article in PubMed. There’s some great news in there: improvement can be seenContinue reading “Round up of recent studies on the treatment of amblyopia”
meet ups?
There was a post on the Little Four Eyes facebook group asking if anyone in the north Los Angeles area would be interested in having a get together. She’s asked that people message her privately on facebook if they’re interested. I would be happy to try to help facilitate communication for other get togethers ifContinue reading “meet ups?”
Fashion forward little four eyes
AmblyopiaKids had a fun post last month about some fabulous shirts she’d found that feature glasses. It seems like glasses are becoming more and more trendy – at least when they’re featured on characters on t-shirts. Then yesterday, Amber wrote a great post on her blog about her daughter, the little fashion visionary, Stella, andContinue reading “Fashion forward little four eyes”
injuries from glasses
Carolyn sent in a story about her son, Jack, who is 2 1/2 and wears Miraflex glasses for farsightedness. He had been playing with his little sister, when he fell off his bed in just the right way that his lens popped out and pushed under his eyebrow. The resulting cut from the lens requiredContinue reading “injuries from glasses”
Web interview with Susan Barry- “School Crossings: A Neurobiologist’s View of How Our System Fails Children With Vision Problems”
Dr. Nate (of Bright Eyes News) and reader Amber both just let me know that COVD (that’s the College of Optometrists in Vision Development) is sponsoring a 30 minute web interview with neurobiologist Dr. Susan Barry entitled “School Crossings: A Neurobiologist’s View of How Our System Fails Children With Vision Problems.” The free web interviewContinue reading “Web interview with Susan Barry- “School Crossings: A Neurobiologist’s View of How Our System Fails Children With Vision Problems””
For Little Eyes 