There have been some questions lately on how my 3 year old daughter, Elliana, is doing 2 months after her surgery. I have been meaning to post an update and just haven’t had the chance. My daughter is just one of many kids who have Lateral Rectus Eye Muscle Surgery and each child reacts differently. Continue reading “Sugery Update with Pictures”
Category Archives: amblyopia (lazy eye)
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”
Your stories- Brendan’s glasses
Hi, I’m pretty new to Little Four Eyes and this is my first “guest” post. I can’t remember exactly how, but I think I may have found Little Four Eyes by searching the web after I found out my oldest, Brendan, was going to need glasses. My husband and I have two boys, Jack andContinue reading “Your stories- Brendan’s glasses”
Graduating from the eye clinic
Anne from Is this a boardinghouse or something? just sent me a note with some great news. Her son, Alex – now 9 years old, has worn glasses since he was 3 1/2, and has struggled with amblyopia for years. From her post: Over the years, we patched, dropped, argued, bribed & begged. We hadContinue reading “Graduating from the eye clinic”
Surgery Update (now with even more updates)
Dec. 23rd Elly just woke up (for more than 30 seconds) in good spirits. It has been 7 hours since her surgery. The first thing she wanted to do was see her red eyes and because of the book “Pinkalicious,” she wanted to drink something pink. If you haven’t read this book, I reccomend it before thisContinue reading “Surgery Update (now with even more updates)”
Dear Doctor of My Child’s Eyes,
Dear Doctor of My Child’s Eyes, Thank you for being so positive about my child’s vision and taking the time each visit to answer all of my questions. I am very nervous about Elliana’s muscle surgery tomorrow, so much that it is hard to sleep and I have often found my eyes welling up withContinue reading “Dear Doctor of My Child’s Eyes,”
Patching Success Story
Yeah for patching! I am very excited to share with you that we have now had 3 visits where Elliana is measuring at 20/40 and 20/50 (with glasses of course) Our 12 hour, full time, patching has paid off. The PO said that she never imagined her vision getting to this level of vision andContinue reading “Patching Success Story”
four eyes are better than one?
I loved the Mr. Men and Little Miss books as a kid, so I was excited when Dr. Holser at Advanced Eye Care in Grand Rapids posted a video of the three characters from that series that wear glasses (Little Miss Whoops, Mr. Persnickety, and Mr. Nervous) doing a glasses are cool rap. But afterContinue reading “four eyes are better than one?”
when are children prescribed glasses
I recently got a question about when a doctor might not prescribe glasses for a child, even if the child was nearsighted or farsighted. I did some research and found consensus guidelines for prescribing glasses published by the American Academy of Ophthalmology (Pediatric Eye Evaluations: Screening and Comprehensive Ophthalmic Evaluation, 2007, link to full text).Continue reading “when are children prescribed glasses”
Reader question: glasses and physical activity classes
I just got this question from Jenny. Her daughter is almost 4 and has just (this weekend) gotten glasses for strabismus, amblyopia, and farsightedness. She’s wondering whether her daughter should wear her glasses in her gymnastics and skating classes. She was also thinking of signing her up for skiing class this winter, but is hesitantContinue reading “Reader question: glasses and physical activity classes”
Monday round up – October 26, 2009
Wow, it’s been a long time since I’ve done one of these… Pictures – Amblyopia Kids has a post about her daughter’s preschool pictures. When her daughter got out of school that day, she said that the photographer took her glasses off for the picture. Do you have pictures taken of your child with orContinue reading “Monday round up – October 26, 2009”
vision screenings vs comprehensive eye exams
In Tami’s story, her daughter Lilly passed the vision screening that their school system required for kindergarten, but was found to have amblyopia at an eye exam at an ophthalmologists (read the whole story) . As I was looking in to this, I was surprised to learn that this isn’t all that uncommon. ChildrenContinue reading “vision screenings vs comprehensive eye exams”
Reader Posts: the importance of thorough vision exams and pediatric specialists.
Tami sent me this story about her experiences in getting her daughter diagnosed. I have more to write about the importance of vision exams over vision screenings, but there is so much good advice in this story, that I wanted to publish it on its own. -Ann Z My daughter, Lilly, turned 5 in June.Continue reading “Reader Posts: the importance of thorough vision exams and pediatric specialists.”
I am a very LUCKY mom!
I know without a doubt that someone out there is watching over me! Last month, in the middle of our patch hating eye prescription worsening time, our new neighbors moved in. I have to say, there is no way I could be happier. How often is it that you have anotherContinue reading “I am a very LUCKY mom!”
5 Fun Tracking Activities
With a special thanks to our OT Ms. Fuller for helping us “play” and strengthening our vision at the same time! I think these are fun activities for all Pre-school – kindergarten kids, no-matter their vision! Most can be adapted for different ages. As always – I am just a parent sharing ideas; this isContinue reading “5 Fun Tracking Activities”
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