This community is amazing and has a wealth of experience between all of us. So “Ask Little Four Eyes” is your chance to ask the full community. If you have a children’s glasses or vision-related question, submit it here and I’ll post it to the blog as well as the facebook page and group. I’llContinue reading “Ask Little Four Eyes: how to keep lenses from fogging up”
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Ask Little Four Eyes: strabismus after a fall?
This community is amazing and has a wealth of experience between all of us. So “Ask Little Four Eyes” is your chance to ask the full community. If you have a children’s glasses or vision-related question, submit it here and I’ll post it to the blog as well as the facebook page and group. I’llContinue reading “Ask Little Four Eyes: strabismus after a fall?”
Ask Little Four Eyes: question post-strabismus surgery
This community is amazing and has a wealth of experience between all of us. So “Ask Little Four Eyes” is your chance to ask the full community. If you have a children’s glasses or vision-related question, submit it here and I’ll post it to the blog as well as the facebook page and group. I’llContinue reading “Ask Little Four Eyes: question post-strabismus surgery”
The Steve Harvey Show is looking for families who need glasses for their child
Stephanie from the Steve Harvey Show contacted me and asked me to pass this along. They are looking for families whose child needs glasses (from the USA only): Does your child need new glasses? Or, are they getting glasses for the first time? Is your child afraid to get their first pair of glasses? AreContinue reading “The Steve Harvey Show is looking for families who need glasses for their child”
All those crazy swirling emotions when you find out your child needs glasses
One of the most common things I hear from parents whose child has just gotten glasses is that they’re surprised by the intensity of their emotions, and often they feel bad for feeling bad. I know I was filled with worry and was a bit upset, but more than anything felt guilty for feeling upset. So here’s what I want everyone to know: your feelings are your feelings – they aren’t good or bad or weird, they simply are.
Musings on the video of the baby getting glasses
I love videos like this that show a baby or young child getting glasses and then reacting to being able to see. That video has been the subject of a whole lot of articles and news stories now, but I wanted to add some of my own thoughts.
Ask Little Four Eyes: doll with an eye patch
This question comes from Andrea. Her 2.5 year old daughter just started wearing a patch. She’s looking for suggestions of where to find a doll with an eye patch.
Ask Little Four Eyes: Robust frames for an 8 year old
This question for the Little Four Eyes community comes from Jim. He’s looking for thoughts or recommendations on a robust glasses frame for a child. His 8 year has a tendency to express anger destructively, most recently turning his glasses in to a four piece set.
A 4 year old’s logic and glasses
Becca posted this in the Little Four Eyes facebook group, and it made me laugh, so I had to share (with her permission). I love the logic of 4 year olds! – Ann Z Sophia (4 yrs old): Momma, can I take off my glasses? Momma: No honey, we need to keep them on today.Continue reading “A 4 year old’s logic and glasses”
Great Glasses Play Day 2015 coming up soon!
I apologize for not posting much recently. There’s been news recently in understanding some of the underlying causes of the increase in myopia, and in the treatment of amblyopia that I would love to write about some time soon. But I’ve been focused — pun intended — on planning for the 2015 Great Glasses Play Day,Continue reading “Great Glasses Play Day 2015 coming up soon!”
Seven Years! (7 best posts and 7 book giveaway to celebrate)
Today is the 7 year birthday of the Little Four Eyes blog. I started it about 3 1/2 months into Zoe’s journey with glasses. By that point, we’d already gotten through convincing her to wear them semi-reliably, and she’d already had her first prescription change. I thought maybe I could help others by sharing whatContinue reading “Seven Years! (7 best posts and 7 book giveaway to celebrate)”
News: the Great Glasses Play Day and a fantastic giveaway
Two quick things: The Great Glasses Play Day The 2015 Great Glasses Play Day is the first weekend in May — that’s coming up soon! We have over two dozen locations already, but we’d love to have more. The event is a great way to meet other families near you who have kids with visionContinue reading “News: the Great Glasses Play Day and a fantastic giveaway”
Your stories: Talynn’s story
A very big thank you to Chad and Taylor for sharing their daughter, Talynn’s, story of her journey through her first year of life, and her diagnosis of Bohring-Opitz Syndrome. You can read more about Talynn’s journey at her blog, Open Eyes, or follow them on facebook or twitter. – Ann Z Talynn Gurganus was born onContinue reading “Your stories: Talynn’s story”
Seven years later
This winter, we hit Zoe’s 7 year glassesversary. In some ways, it seems like only yesterday I was trying desperately to get my young toddler to leave her glasses on, in other ways, all those struggles seem so far away. Here’s a few ways that things have changed since then: There are no more strugglesContinue reading “Seven years later”
Videos of babies getting glasses for the first time… and seeing!
Need a pick me up? Videos of babies and young kids getting glasses — and seeing — for the first time always make my day. So here’s four great videos of those first moments in glasses. I hope they brighten your day, too! Love this guy’s smile as he checks out his vision through the lenses fromContinue reading “Videos of babies getting glasses for the first time… and seeing!”
For Little Eyes 