Author Archives: Ann Z

When to take your child in to get their glasses adjusted

After my last post about our latest trip to the glasses shop to get all of  Zoe’s glasses adjusted, Darlene left a comment asking for more information about my comment that Zoe’s blue glasses were leaving red marks on her nose.  She wondered if red marks were always an indication of a bad fit, andContinue reading “When to take your child in to get their glasses adjusted”

marathon glasses adjustment

I should have taken Zoe in to get her glasses adjusted a long time ago.  Her blue glasses have been leaving red marks on her nose for quite a while now, but she wasn’t complaining about it.  Her red glasses have been looking crooked for almost as long, but again, she wasn’t really complaining.  ThenContinue reading “marathon glasses adjustment”

Your stories – the girl I call Pumpkin

Melissa who blogs at Ask Miss Mommy, sent in this story of her daughter, Grace.  The story was also published on her blog. – Ann Z This is the story of Pumpkin (aka Grace). My second born, my baby. Kind, calm, happy baby with a fiery will that explodes with force. Grace came into theContinue reading “Your stories – the girl I call Pumpkin”

kids’ first self-portraits with glasses

Shortly after Amomofelly posted about self-portraits of kids in glasses, long-time reader/commenter Annie’s daughter Aubrie (4) came home with a picture she drew at school of herself, wearing glasses.  Annie wrote that it was the first time she’d ever included glasses on a picture of herself. Heidi also posted a link to her son Bennett’sContinue reading “kids’ first self-portraits with glasses”

Call for help: Seva Canada is looking for infant frames for Africa

I just got this message from Heather Wardle at Seva Canada.  Seva Canada is a fantastic organization that works to eliminate preventable blindness worldwide.  They work with local partners around the world to help provide eye care to those most in need. The picture to the right is Dr. Salma KC Rai, a Seva-trained ophthalmologistContinue reading “Call for help: Seva Canada is looking for infant frames for Africa”

Where did you buy your child’s glasses

It can be hard to find optical shops that have a good selection of frames for kids, and that are reasonable, and nearby.  So what type of shop did you go buy your child’s glasses from? Don’t forget our page of recommendations if you want to recommend your place to others.

what our kids say about their vision

Recently, the question has come up in the Little Four Eyes facebook group about what our kids say about how well they see – particularly once they get their glasses.  Zoe has never really told me that she sees better (or worse) with her glasses, though when we talk about why she wears glasses, sheContinue reading “what our kids say about their vision”

Your stories: winning against uveitis

This story came from Natalie.  -Ann Z 1 in a 1000 children are living with juvenile arthritis. My 3 year old daughter is one of them. She was diagnosed at 20 months. Around 20% of these children, particularly young girls, are eventually diagnosed with uveitis. For my daughter, this happened one year after her originalContinue reading “Your stories: winning against uveitis”

call for posts; call for votes

A couple of quick things.  We’re trying to get our house ready to put on the market (we’re just moving within the same city, not across country), so I finding I have less time to write for the next few weeks.  I’m also finding about a thousand of those lens cleaning cloths, but that’s aContinue reading “call for posts; call for votes”

Open thread – getting frames

There’s been a few questions posted at the Little Four Eyes facebook group about where to go to get glasses, especially when local stores don’t have a good (or any) selection of very small frames.  So where did everyone get their child’s glasses?  Independent optical shop?  Chain optical shop?  A big retailer like Wal-Mart orContinue reading “Open thread – getting frames”

vignettes from the weekend

We went sledding this weekend, which was a lot of fun up until the final ride when she fell off the sled and ended up getting snow pushed up between her glasses and her eye.  Ouch and brrrrr, Zoe was really – understandably – upset.  Miraculously, the glasses weren’t scratched. ~ ~ ~ After aContinue reading “vignettes from the weekend”

Nickelodeon characters in glasses

Just today I ran across a couple of different cases of Nickelodeon characters wearing glasses or going to the eye doctor.  Maybe Nickoledeon is a big First, Ann W sent me a link to the book  The Eye of the Fry Cook: A Story About Getting Glasses (Spongebob Squarepants).  It’s a Spongebob Squarepants story aboutContinue reading “Nickelodeon characters in glasses”

understanding your child’s glasses prescription

Edited on 26-Jan-10 to correct the errors that Dr. Bonilla-Warford pointed out (thanks Nate!) – Ann Z Glasses prescriptions can be confusing – lots of numbers and abbreviations that aren’t necessarily easy to figure out, or at least, they weren’t when I first tried to understand Zoe’s prescription.  And in fact, I thought I understoodContinue reading “understanding your child’s glasses prescription”

Questions to ask at your child’s eye exam

When we took Zoe in for her first eye exam, I was still a bit in denial that there was any problem at all.  Add to that Zoe’s meltdown by the end of the exam, and I really wasn’t prepared to ask any questions of the doctor.  At her second appointment, the one in whichContinue reading “Questions to ask at your child’s eye exam”