Chris found this post at Baby Toolkit and passed it along. It’s a story about how one set of parents used their young son’s love of video games to make the first eye doctor appointment less scary, and even fun: Slightly skewed perception: Scoring at the Eye Doctor, the “video game”. I think it’s prettyContinue reading “the eye doctor video game”
Author Archives: Ann Z
when you’ve just found out your young child needs glasses
Our guide pulls together the most important advice and information for parents with young kids in glasses in an easy to read 2 pg guide. Updated November 23, 2015 This post is for anyone who just found out their young child (baby, toddler, or preschooler) will need glasses and did what I did – hitContinue reading “when you’ve just found out your young child needs glasses”
blog-keeping updates
Couple of quick updates. First off, I’ve finally gotten around to getting the domain littlefoureyes.com. So now the title and URL of the blog match, which should be a lot easier to remember and quicker to type. Any old links or bookmarks should still work, though if you’re subscribed through an RSS reader, you mayContinue reading “blog-keeping updates”
vision acuity simulator
This comes via Bright Eyes News (where I get almost all my vision-related news): an online vision acuity simulator – you can enter a prescription and see a simulation of what a vision chart would look like to someone with that prescription who isn’t wearing glasses. [Updated 3/1/2009: As Annie notes in the comments,Continue reading “vision acuity simulator”
eye doctor visits
Another question from a reader – how often does your child go in for eye appointments? I’m well aware that the answers will vary wildly based on how long your child has worn glasses, and what their specific eye problems include. Still, I think it would be interesting to hear what the range is –Continue reading “eye doctor visits”
Introducing Chelsea
I ran across Chelsea’s blog, Roots and Rings, this weekend (apologies for not posting earlier, I later got hit by a nasty trojan requiring the reformatting of my laptop – the two incidents are completely unrelated, I promise), and I was instantly hooked. Chelsea is not just a good writer who is fun to read,Continue reading “Introducing Chelsea”
Poll – sunglasses
What do you all do for your kids when it’s sunny out (it’s hard for me to imagine such a thing right now, but I’m sure it’ll happen here sometime)? (This question came in as a suggestion from the little four eyes facebook group. On facebook? Join us!)
dreaming of little four eyes
I had a dream last night that we decided to have a little four eyes meet-up in Australia. There were a whole bunch of us with our kids (in their glasses) about to head out into town, but then we ended up taking a train to South America. Dreaming about meeting you guys and goingContinue reading “dreaming of little four eyes”
exams under anesthesia (EUA)
There’s been some discussion in the comments about exams under anesthesia, or EUAs, which are pretty much what they sound like: an exam of your child’s eyes while your child is under anesthesia. They are often done for pediatric IOP (intraocular pressure) examinations, or if a patient is unable to tolerate a complete eye examContinue reading “exams under anesthesia (EUA)”
new banner
I’m thrilled to unveil our new banner for the little four eyes site, by Scott Donaldson! I had been looking for a new header image for a while because as this site has grown, I don’t think of Zoe as the face of little four eyes anymore. She’s just one of many beautiful kids whoContinue reading “new banner”
short stories
To add to the list of reasons to like glasses: When it’s cold and all the toddlers are bundled up in winter coats, hats with earflaps and scarves so you can’t seem much of them at all, it’s much easier to pick your child out of a group of other tots if she’s the onlyContinue reading “short stories”
open thread on glasses
There have been quite a few questions in the comments recently asking about what frames people have for their children and whether they like them – and possibly more importantly, if their children like them. So, comment away. What frames have you owned for your kid(s) – do you like them – did they lastContinue reading “open thread on glasses”
discussions
There’s a lot of great discussions going on in a couple of comment threads, so if you haven’t been following along, you may want to check in (especially in the Photo Gallery and the Nearsighted Kids post). I have a list of most recent comments on the side bar, and WordPress now lets you askContinue reading “discussions”
Poll: Temples
There has been some discussion in the comments about the types of temples on glasses. I believe that cable – or comfort cable – temples are the ones the hook all the way around the ear, while skull temples (which sounds like the home of the villain in a fantasy novel) are the temples thatContinue reading “Poll: Temples”
new rule
Last night’s daycare pick up was a major battle. Zoe wanted to put her coat on herself, but couldn’t quite get it right and so was frustrated, and angry, and didn’t want help, and basically, was being a typical 2 year old. Being in Minnesota, going outside without a coat was not an option, soContinue reading “new rule”
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