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”
Category Archives: Frequently Asked Questions
Frequently asked question: what does my child see? A few vision simulators with caveats
There’s a cliche of “looking through your eyes” as a way of trying to see the world as someone else might. It’s usually not meant literally, of course, but it reflects our desire to understand how others see things. That’s certainly true when you learn that your child has a vision problem. It’s very common toContinue reading “Frequently asked question: what does my child see? A few vision simulators with caveats”
Frequently Asked Questions: how do eye doctors determine the prescription when a child can’t talk or read an eye chart
One of the questions that you run in to a lot when you have a very little one in glasses is how an eye doctor can determine the prescription of kids who can’t read letters yet — and in many cases, aren’t verbal yet. It was one of the things I wondered about when weContinue reading “Frequently Asked Questions: how do eye doctors determine the prescription when a child can’t talk or read an eye chart”
Frequently asked question: how will I ever get my child to wear glasses?
The Little Four Eyes facebook group gets quite a few parents who have just learned that their child will need glasses. Many come to the group with the same question: “How on earth am I ever going to convince my wonderful, but strong-willed child to keep glasses on her face?” For many of us, theContinue reading “Frequently asked question: how will I ever get my child to wear glasses?”