Today is World Sight Day 2014. World Sight Day is a day of global awareness of vision issues, the call to action for this year is one that’s near to my heart: No More Avoidable Blindness. I’ve written before about how important it is for children to have their vision checked, and if they haveContinue reading “World Sight Day 2014: No More Avoidable Blindness”
Category Archives: in the news
Great article in The Wall Street Journal on toddlers in glasses
Last week, The Wall Street Journal ran a fantastic article about having a toddler or baby in glasses. Head on over there and read it if you haven’t already done so. I think it’s a great piece to share with family or friends who have questions about why your child might need glasses, or whyContinue reading “Great article in The Wall Street Journal on toddlers in glasses”
Is it a good thing for glasses to be associated with geeks and nerds?
Recently, UK retailer Tesco had some children’s shirts for sale that had a picture of an animal wearing glasses and the word “geek” or “nerd.” Quite a few parents wrote on Tesco’s wall to complain about the shirts linking glasses with a term that many people still feel is an insult. Tesco decided to removeContinue reading “Is it a good thing for glasses to be associated with geeks and nerds?”
What keeps me up at night: uncorrected refractive errors in children
Do you know what keeps me up at night? It’s the fact that there’s a really high percentage of kids out there who need glasses to see well, and they don’t have them. It sounds overly dramatic to say that, but there are a lot of kids out there, who, if they had glasses, wouldContinue reading “What keeps me up at night: uncorrected refractive errors in children”
Speaking of amblyopia…
A couple things turned up today that I wanted to mention briefly: Using Tetris to treat amblyopia – This study has gotten quite a bit of press recently, my favorite write-up comes from Dr. Nate at Bright Eyes News. His explanation of amblyopis is excellent. A couple of quick thoughts on the study: 1) itContinue reading “Speaking of amblyopia…”
Originally posted on The Great Glasses Play Day!:
MINNEAPOLIS, MN – April 1, 2013. Researchers at Little Four Eyes have recently demonstrated that there exists a strong link between children who wear glasses and cuteness. A small sampling of photos used in the study. The study is the first of its kind to look for…
Call for Canadian parents with young children in glasses
Update: Thank you to everyone who responded! I’ve forwarded your names and email addresses on to Abigail. I recently got the following request from Abigail: I am writing a story on finding out your young child needs glasses for a national Canadian magazine’s web site. Would I be able to talk to one of youContinue reading “Call for Canadian parents with young children in glasses”
In thanks
Those of us in the US are preparing to celebrate Thanksgiving later this week, a day to eat turkey (or tofurkey or whatever) with family and friends and to think about what we’re thankful for. We often complain about the rude comments or stares from strangers, but in the spirit of giving thanks, I’d loveContinue reading “In thanks”
Pictures (of various sorts)
I realized I was horribly behind in updating our photo gallery. I’ve taken care of that, and we’re up to 159 fantastic pictures, there. As always, if I somehow missed a picture you sent me, I am sorry. Please let me know. And if you’d like to have your child’s picture in the gallery, sendContinue reading “Pictures (of various sorts)”
October 11, 2012 is World Sight Day
I posted this at Great Glasses Play Day, but I wanted to share it here, too. Blindness prevention is near and dear to my heart, as I think of how lucky we are that Zoe’s vision issues were able to be treated early and well. In honor of World Sight Day, I will be donatingContinue reading “October 11, 2012 is World Sight Day”
mini-rant: pictures of babies or toddlers wearing adult glasses
All right, I’ll admit that this is kind of a minor pet peeve, but I’ve noticed it recently and it’s starting to really bug me. I’m not a fan of pictures of babies and young kids wearing what are clearly adult glasses. I get that a lot of parents take those pictures as a joke,Continue reading “mini-rant: pictures of babies or toddlers wearing adult glasses”
Wise About Eyes – A Resource for Eye and Vision Information
Our family recently found ourselves in the Cleveland, Ohio area visiting family. On a free morning, we headed over to a local library to take the kids to story time. One of the first things that caught my eye was a large owl with glasses. To my surprise and delight, this owl was only partContinue reading “Wise About Eyes – A Resource for Eye and Vision Information”
Youngest member of Mensa wears glasses – and was diagnosed as delayed until she got glasses!
There’s a very sweet and interesting story over on the Today Show website that I’ve seen shared by quite a few friends this evening. A young girl, Emme, 3 years old, was just admitted to the Mensa (a society for people with a high IQ) as their youngest member. But that’s not why I’m writingContinue reading “Youngest member of Mensa wears glasses – and was diagnosed as delayed until she got glasses!”
new study on ordering glasses online
A study was published this past September that looked at the safety and accuracy of glasses ordered online – including children’s glasses: “Safety and compliance of prescription spectacles ordered by the public via the Internet,” by Karl Citek, published in Optometry, vol. 82, iss. 9 , pgs 549-555, Sept. 2011 The full text ofContinue reading “new study on ordering glasses online”
in the news: iPads helping children with cortical visual impairment
Thanks to Bright Eyes Tampa for posting this article on facebook! Cortical visual impairment (CVI) is a disorder that stops the interpretation of visual information. Parents of children with CVI had noticed that their children interacted with the devices much more than with other objects, but there had never been any formal studies. More recently,Continue reading “in the news: iPads helping children with cortical visual impairment”
For Little Eyes 