I saw this video and just had to share it (with the permission of the parents, of course!). The baby is 6 months old and has just gotten his first pair of glasses for myopia (nearsightedness / shortsightedness) and astigmatism. You can watch the moment he starts seeing everything around him – his pacifier fallsContinue reading “Wonderful video of a baby getting glasses for the first time”
Category Archives: astigmatism
World Prematurity Day – Visual issues associated with prematurity
Today, November 17, is World Prematurity Day (yes, the byline for this blog says Nov. 18, but it’s still the 17th where I am). It’s a day to focus attention on the global problem of premature births. Many of the readers of this site and our facebook group have children who were born premature. ToContinue reading “World Prematurity Day – Visual issues associated with prematurity”
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”
5 years in glasses
As we approach the fifth anniversary of Little Four Eyes, I’ve been thinking back through our own 5 year journey of Zoe in glasses. I know when I was starting out, I wanted to know what to expect and fervently hoped it got better (it did). Obviously, every kid is different, so I’d love toContinue reading “5 years in glasses”
Your stories – Our experiences with a teacher of the visually impaired
Many thanks to Sarah who sent in her account of working with a teacher of the visually impaired. – Ann Z My nearly four-year-old daughter Isabella has multiple ocular diagnoses: severe hyperopia (farsightedness), astigmatism, mild macular hypoplasia (“underdevelopment of the macula, a small area on the retina responsible for seeing in detail” – read more)Continue reading “Your stories – Our experiences with a teacher of the visually impaired”
the right prescription
Zoe’s prescription increased pretty dramatically recently (her astigmatism jumped from +0.75 to +1.75). It really surprised me, since previous big prescription changes were usually preceded by her eyes crossing more, or Zoe not wanting to wear her glasses any more. This time, she had neither of those symptoms. But looking back, I guess there wereContinue reading “the right prescription”
For Little Eyes 