Distraction can be key to successful introduction to glasses as well as patching. A huge thanks to Shannon for putting together a fantastic list of activities that are a fun way to distract and entertain kids who need to wear glasses or patches. – Ann Z Activities to distract, entertain, or encourage patching and newContinue reading “Guest post: Activities to distract, entertain, or encourage patching and new glasses wearers”
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Your stories: Lucky Duck
Huge thanks to Tarsha for sharing this lovely letter that she wrote to her youngest son. He has albinism, is legally blind with esotropia and nystagmus. As she said, “Sometimes I think it’s harder on us than them.” – Ann Z My Dear Sweet JoJo (or Joseph as you prefer these days), Our days areContinue reading “Your stories: Lucky Duck”
Guest post – can my child wear contact lenses?
A huge thanks to Dr. Kanevsky for writing this post about children and contact lenses. She addresses both when it’s important for babies and toddlers to have contacts, and information about older children transitioning from glasses to contacts. If you’re looking for a parent’s perspective on babies or toddlers in contacts, check out the ContactsContinue reading “Guest post – can my child wear contact lenses?”
Guest post – A parents’ guide to choosing glasses that fit your child
In the For Little Eyes facebook group, the question of whether glasses fit a child well comes up often, and Melony has become known as one of our experts, based in large part on her own experiences finding glasses that fit on a variety of ages of kids. Melony was gracious enough to write up aContinue reading “Guest post – A parents’ guide to choosing glasses that fit your child”
Wobbly Wednesday – Your stories: congenital nystagmus
In honor of Wobbly Wednesday, I am very pleased that Laura has offered to share her and her son Samuel’s story of congenital nystagmus. – Ann From Samuel’s very first check up at the doctors at 8 weeks I knew something wasn’t right. Even though he said everything was fine I couldn’t settle. I askedContinue reading “Wobbly Wednesday – Your stories: congenital nystagmus”
Your stories: The kid in the green glasses
Huge thanks to Melissa for sending in this post, which covers one of my favorite topics: self-portraits of kids in glasses. It ran originally on her blog, A Boy, His Brother, the Mischief they Find. – Ann Z The kid in the green glasses. Just as it always does, the artwork hanging outside the classroomContinue reading “Your stories: The kid in the green glasses”
Your stories – the benefits of a second opinion
Many, many thanks to Laura from Oakland Avenue Blog for writing about her experiences with her son getting glasses, and their choice to get a second opinion. I’ve always recommended a second opinion if you’re ever unsure or just don’t feel like you’ve gotten your questions answered. – Ann Z About a month and aContinue reading “Your stories – the benefits of a second opinion”
Reader request: anyone with a child diagnosed with CHED?
Is there anyone out there with a child diagnosed with CHED (Congenital hereditary endothelial dystrophy), either recessive or dominant? Another parent is really hoping to connect others facing the same thing, as it’s a rare disorder, their having trouble finding others out there. Leave a comment, or drop me an email (ann@shinypebble.com) if youContinue reading “Reader request: anyone with a child diagnosed with CHED?”
Your stories: Making a book to help prepare your child for glasses
Marisa writes at The Speech Language Momologist. She has a great post about learning that her son needed glasses at age 3. It’s absolutely worth a read, especially as she talks about how hard it can be as a parent to take in difficult news about your child. She also mentioned a book that sheContinue reading “Your stories: Making a book to help prepare your child for glasses”
Your stories: Her First and Won’t be Her Last
Tara from Happy Soul Project kindly sent in this post reflecting on a year since her little girl had eye surgery. She describes the fears and uncertainty that we all felt when we first learned our child or children had vision issues. This was originally posted on her blog, Happy Soul Project, and is repostedContinue reading “Your stories: Her First and Won’t be Her Last”
Reader posts: Dear Emma
Lindsay blogs about her son Jack, who was born with cataracts, at Jack’s Journey. She shared this lovely letter that she’s written to her new baby girl. – Ann Z Dear Emma, Someday, you might be reading this blog and wondering why I wrote all of this for your brother. Well, now that you’re atContinue reading “Reader posts: Dear Emma”
Reader Post: An Apology
Melissa, whose son, Anderson has a pediatric cataract, sent in this post dedicated to Anderson’s eye patch. She blogs at A boy, his brother, and the mischief they find. – Ann Z Dear Eyepatch, Hi. I hope you’re doing well. I feel like this is really awkward because we both know that I have putContinue reading “Reader Post: An Apology”
Reader request – looking for other parents of kids with Ehlers-Danlos syndrome
Leah wrote asking if there were other parents of children with Ehlers-Danlos syndrome. Her son was just recently diagnosed and she wanted to touch base with other parents to see how it had affected their children’s vision. Her son Nolan’s vision went from “normal” to amblyopic with significant astigmatism in the course of one year, but hasContinue reading “Reader request – looking for other parents of kids with Ehlers-Danlos syndrome”
Your stories: “I like your glasses”
Thanks to Julie for sharing her post originally posted on her blog, A Balancing Mama. We’ve had very similar experiences with Zoe looking at the ground and mumbling whenever someone compliments her glasses, even though I know the the compliments are well-meaning. This makes me think of the tips for things to say or notContinue reading “Your stories: “I like your glasses””
Your questions: To brace or not to brace: that is the painful question
Megan has written before about patching her daughter Ruby. She’s back with an update and a question. -Ann Z To brace or not to brace…. And that is the question at our house these days. I’ve read that the bracing tactic is effective, but I’ve put it off for so long. I’ve tried other optionsContinue reading “Your questions: To brace or not to brace: that is the painful question”
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