Is a vision plan worth it? One mom’s perspective.
GLASSES ARE EXPENSIVE!!! We purchased a vision plan this year because we knew that my husband, daughter, and I would all need glasses. Luckily his work offered a plan and […]
Category Archives: eye exams
Our Pediatric Ophthalmologist
Although my husband disliked the doctor he is actually very acheived in his field. He is a Pediatric Ophthalmologist and specialized in children with developmental disorders. Our daughter has a […]
Dear Doctors of our Children’s Eyes
tjmtoms’ post about their first eye exam got me thinking again about how tough these eye exams can be, not just for our kids, but for us, as well. And […]
Our first Eye appointment- Eek!
I am so happy that I found this site! I need to vent. My daughter’s pediatrician first noticed a crossed eye at her 9 month check up. But, she only […]
Your stories – Jesse (amblyopia and hyperopia)
This post comes from Jomama at You Can’t Go Back Again. Her son Jesse is the newest addition to our photo gallery page, and wears glasses for amblyopia and hyperopia […]
Interview with Dr. B
Dr. Bonilla-Warford is an optometrist with a passion for children’s vision. He writes the Bright Eyes News blog, and has commented here a few times. If you haven’t read his […]
I [heart] our eye clinic, I do not [heart] pink eye
This afternoon, just as I got into work, I got an email from Chris saying that Zoe’s daycare had called, she probably had pink eye, her primary clinic was booked […]
follow-up eye exam
Zoe had her follow-up eye exam on Friday. She’s been to the eye clinic enough times now that she just marched in there like she owned the place. Which the […]
how did you know?
It’s one of the most common questions we get when people ask us about Zoe’s glasses: how did we have any idea that she needed the glasses? At first, I […]
glasses aren’t enough
Zoe had another eye appointment today, this time to follow-up on her new prescription. Unfortunately, while the doctor (and I) could see that the glasses were helping with her eyes, […]
InfantSEE program
Thought I’d post a link about the InfantSEE program from the American Optometric Association. They’re a public health program working to make vision screening a normal part of the infant […]
Sam’s story
Hello all! I’m Amanda, Sam’s mom (as you can see from my uninspired username. lol) I’ll just jump right in and tell how Sam came to wear glasses. He’s 2.5 […]
I Heart Costco
Franklin’s new frames Originally uploaded by Ann Felicia It’s very appropriate that everyone’s talking warranties because I’ve been dealing with them myself with Franklin’s glasses. In my last post (which […]
Excuse me, my son needs what?
My personal journey with glasses began when I was about 6 or 7. I thought my sister and brother looked super cool in their glasses, so in an effort to […]
how did they know she needed glasses? Part II
We were reassured after the first eye appointment, and didn’t really worry about it until around her first birthday when we noticed her eyes crossing a lot more again – […]
For Little Eyes 