Children who need glasses, need glasses that fit. Unfortunately, we see more than a few young children in the facebook group with glasses that are completely inappropriately sized for them. Megan’s son Mason (pictured above) is 10 months old. She took him to an optical shop and was told that the glasses he’s wearing were aContinue reading “When the glasses don’t fit: advice on finding glasses that fit and what to do if they don’t”
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Smile for Glaucoma: an interview with the founders
I recently ran across The Smile Challenge: Smile for Glaucoma facebook page. It aims to bring awareness to glaucoma and raise money for the Glaucoma Research Foundation by encouraging people to share photos of their smiles and stories about their experiences with glaucoma. The page is only a few months old, but has already reached hundredsContinue reading “Smile for Glaucoma: an interview with the founders”
Interview with Kristin Ellsworth on giving back
I’ve been talking a lot about the Great Glasses Play Day that’s happening this Sunday. And it would not have happened at all without Kristin Ellsworth, the founder of Peeps Eyewear and the author of “Princesses Wear Glasses.” She is the Program Chair for Prevent Blindness Wisconsin and was recently appointed to its Board. SheContinue reading “Interview with Kristin Ellsworth on giving back”
Everything you wanted to know about children’s glasses
Danielle D. Crull (Miss Danielle) is an American Board of Opticianry Master-Certified Optician. She specializes in fitting and dispensing glasses for children, and runs the website A Child’s Eyes, which has fantastic information about kids and glasses. Miss Danielle graciously agreed to do an interview with me focusing on choosing and fitting children’s glasses. TheContinue reading “Everything you wanted to know about children’s glasses”
Great web resource: A Child’s Eyes
I just stumbled across this page – A Child’s Eyes – and was struck by just how much great information is here – information on different types of frames, how to know if your child’s frames fit right, age-specific hints to get kids to wear glasses, and more. I’ll add it to our list ofContinue reading “Great web resource: A Child’s Eyes”
Interview with Chelsea, part II: Vision Therapy
Chelsea has worn glasses since she was 2 and is currently doing vision therapy to strengthen one eye. She has graciously agreed to answer some questions about doing vision therapy. She previously did an interview with us on growing up with glasses. You can read more of her writing on her blog, Roots and Rings.Continue reading “Interview with Chelsea, part II: Vision Therapy”
Interview with Chelsea, part I: Growing up with glasses
Chelsea has worn glasses since she was 2, and has graciously agreed to answer some questions about growing up with glasses. The second part of her interview on doing vision therapy is here. You can read more of her writing on her blog, Roots and Rings. – Ann Z ~ ~ ~ Ann: You writeContinue reading “Interview with Chelsea, part I: Growing up with glasses”
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 blog, you should absolutely take a look, it’s readable, and he writes often about news and advances in children’s vision research. He graciously agreed toContinue reading “Interview with Dr. B”
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