For the most part, now that she’s used to her glasses, Zoe is great at leaving them on. She takes them off when she sees Chris cleaning his glasses, and hands him hers to get cleaned as well. Then she’ll take my glasses off and hand them to him. She’s big on glasses cleanliness, IContinue reading “Keeping the glasses on”
Author Archives: Ann Z
InfantSEE program
Thought I’d post a link about the InfantSEE program from the American Optometric Association. They’re a public health program working to make vision screening a normal part of the infant wellness care. They recommend having children screened at 6 months of age, and in fact provide free infant eye assessments in the first year ofContinue reading “InfantSEE program”
want to hear something silly?
It was finally warm enough to play outside today, so I took Zoe to the park. As she was climbing around the playground, a boy about 5 or 6 called out to his dad, “hey dad, want to hear something silly? There’s a baby wearing glasses!” My heart sank. His dad asked him why thatContinue reading “want to hear something silly?”
Hooray warranties!
I called the eyeglasses place and Zoe’s lenses are under warranty, so her scratched lens will be replaced at no cost to us. I expect though, that she’ll be without glasses for a bit while they’re fixing them. I’ll probably ask about getting the measurements for her glasses and look at ordering a second pairContinue reading “Hooray warranties!”
Aggravation
Setting: dinner with friends at a neighborhood pizza joint Zoe started getting a bit restless at dinner, so Chris agreed to take her home early to let me hang out a bit longer with my friends. As we were getting her coat on, I remember hearing something fall to the floor, but when I lookedContinue reading “Aggravation”
The good side
I was thinking the other day about some of the advantages to having a small child with glasses – beyond the obvious reason that it helps them to see. Here’s what I’ve come up with so far. When pinkeye starts going around daycare, she doesn’t catch it or spread it around, because she can’t rubContinue reading “The good side”
Hello!
A big welcome to anyone stopping by from preemie blog moms! And of course to anyone else who’s happened to find this blog. I hope you’ll find something of interest, and / or share some of your own thoughts. Leave a comment to introduce yourself and let us know you’re reading. I’ve also recently addedContinue reading “Hello!”
why is it so hard for us?
Annfelicia’s post about her heart sinking when she heard the news that Franklin needed glasses reminded me so much of my reaction. Even though I’ve had glasses since I was 10, and as an adult, I’ve really embraced how fun it can be to choose glasses, I have to admit to being upset that ZoeContinue reading “why is it so hard for us?”
Getting glasses for Zoe
Our ophthalmologist recommended that we go to an eyeglasses shop specifically for kids, but as we were leaving her assistant came and found us as we were leaving and told us it’d be cheaper to go somewhere like Sam’s Club. That’s probably true, but we decided that since Zoe was only 14 months, we reallyContinue reading “Getting glasses for Zoe”
another Ann
I’m very happy to announce that a good friend of mine, also named Ann (we also both have brothers with the same name, who happen to live in the same area, we’re both librarians, and we both have kids with glasses, it’s starting to get spooky), has agreed to contribute to Little Four Eyes. HerContinue reading “another Ann”
resources page
I’m putting together a page on Internet resources that I’ve found to be of use when looking for information on vision problems, glasses, and related-topics for kids. The page is linked in the side bar. Please let me know if you know of other resources that should be listed. And check back, as I planContinue reading “resources page”
how did they know she needed glasses? Part II
We were reassured after the first eye appointment, and didn’t really worry about it until around her first birthday when we noticed her eyes crossing a lot more again – specifically, it seemed that her right eye was turning in. This time we sent digital photos to the ophthalmologist and based on the pictures, sheContinue reading “how did they know she needed glasses? Part II”
how did they even know she needed glasses?
Probably the most frequently asked question I get is how we knew that Zoe needed glasses. And fair enough. Zoe’s not a big talker yet, it’s not like she could read off letters on a vision chart or anything like that. Around nine months, we noticed that Zoe’s eyes weren’t always aligned. (notice that evenContinue reading “how did they even know she needed glasses?”
invitation
Oh yeah, if you’re interested in writing for this blog, let me know. I’m not a huge fan of just listening to myself.
So your toddler needs glasses?
My daughter Zoe got glasses at the age of 14 months to correct strabismus due to her being far-sighted. This is her on her first day with glasses It’s been 3 months (is that all? seems like so much more) now that she’s had her glasses and she’s doing well with them, but I stillContinue reading “So your toddler needs glasses?”
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