Zoe is young enough that most of her eye exams didn’t use any of the eye charts that we normally think of to determine her prescription. They used Teller Acuity Cards – where they showed Zoe a grey card with a box of black and white stripes, if she looks at the box, then sheContinue reading “milestones, eye exams, and preparing your toddler for vision tests”
Category Archives: babies with glasses
Update on Mia: glaucoma valve shifting and corneal scarring
Danielle posted this comment recently, and I wanted to post it on the blog for anyone else dealing with glaucoma or cataracts. -Ann Z I just wanted to give everyone an updated on Mia, she went in for an EUA (exam under anesthesia) on Thursday. Her PO told us that her glaucoma valve shifted evenContinue reading “Update on Mia: glaucoma valve shifting and corneal scarring”
When do the glasses come off?
I got this email question the other day from Lisa (I’m a little behind on getting through my emails): Do any parents whose children wear their glasses full time allow their children to nap with them on? My nearsighted 3-year-old is still in a crib and takes naps some of the time. However, often heContinue reading “When do the glasses come off?”
Free Headstrap from Framehuggers.com
In my quest for a perfect patch, I have been introduced to Camille at http://www.framehuggers.com. Her patch will be featured on one of my future Friday postings. She asked if I wanted to try out a head strap to help keep Elly’s glasses on as well. Thankfully, this is probably the only thing we don’tContinue reading “Free Headstrap from Framehuggers.com”
Reader question: Patching babies
This question comes from Nicole, whose daughter Penny is 3 months old and has cataracts and possibly strabismus. -Ann Z With the possibility that Penny might have strabismus, I’ve been reading a bit more about. I’ve been reading about alot of under-1-year-olds that have been patching until they are 6 or even older. Has anyoneContinue reading “Reader question: Patching babies”
adjustments
I feel like my life has revolved around glasses adjustments this week. One of the unanticipated (for me, in retrospect, it seems obvious) consequences of Zoe having two pair of glasses is that it doubles the number of frames that might need adjusting. Friday I took Zoe in to get her red frames adjusted, theyContinue reading “adjustments”
Monday morning round-up (April 6, 2009)
Study on the prevalence of eye problems in young children – A recent study was just published in Ophthalmology this month, which is believed to be the first comprehensive eye disease study among urban pre-schoolers, “Prevalence of Refractive Error among Preschool Children in an Urban Population: The Baltimore Pediatric Eye Disease Study.” (Abstract – whichContinue reading “Monday morning round-up (April 6, 2009)”
For anyone in Kansas City – free children’s eyeglasses
I just ran across this, and called to confirm. Target stores with Optical departments in the Kansas City area are offering free eyeglasses for kids under 12. There appears to be no catch, they’re trying to promote their optical departments. You need to bring in a valid prescription for glasses from their doctor and TargetContinue reading “For anyone in Kansas City – free children’s eyeglasses”
reader request – growing out of farsightedness
This comes from a post on the little four eyes facebook group. -Ann Z I am interested in hearing about stories of success..or even progress, on babies who grew out of their significant farsightedness & do not have to wear glasses anymore…I know it happens, but I don’t hear much about it. I think itContinue reading “reader request – growing out of farsightedness”
guilt
There’s been quite a bit of discussion in the Photo Gallery comments sections on the guilt that we parents often feel (myself included), especially when we first learn that our child might have vision problems. I wanted to acknowledge just how common this is. I was floored when I started talking to other parents andContinue reading “guilt”
Children’s Eye Foundation’s photo contest
Update – July 24, 2009 – the winning photos have been announced. Congratulations to Zoe, Braden, and Reid who will appear in the calendar. That means a quarter of the photos in the calendar came from this community! Thank you, thank you, thank you to everyone who submitted a photo and voted! Update – JuneContinue reading “Children’s Eye Foundation’s photo contest”
Your stories – Introducing Ellie
Corrie, a regular commenter, sent in her daughter Ellie’s story. (Interestingly, both Amomofelly’s daughter and Corrie’s daughter are named Elliana). If you’d like to share your child’s story, please email me ann @ shinypebble . com -Ann Z So, I have been writing some comments here, now it’s time that I introduce our Elliana to you. Continue reading “Your stories – Introducing Ellie”
Monday (now Tuesday) round-up
You know how sometimes things just seem a lot harder than you think they should be? Yeah, I’m having one of those nights, so this is just going to be in bullets (in fact, things took so long it went into the next morning. sigh. All better now). More coloring pages!! I just got 4Continue reading “Monday (now Tuesday) round-up”
Question: if you don’t have a good selection of frames:
I’ve seen a lot of questions about what to do if the glasses providers near you don’t offer a good (or any) selection of frames for such young kids. I know some of you are in this situation, any recommendations or advice? I am realizing just how spoiled we are by our local children’s eyeglassesContinue reading “Question: if you don’t have a good selection of frames:”
open thread: how’s it going?
I try to follow all the comments in different threads, and I know that some people have appointments coming up for their kids or are dealing with getting new glasses or other things. Mostly I’m just curious about how everyone is doing. So, what’s up with you?
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