Zoe had her 4 year old well-child visit a month and a half ago. At that visit, they did the normal preschool vision and hearing screenings. I was pretty interested to see how they differ from the actual exams, as Zoe’s had full exams of both her eyes and ears in the past 6 months.Continue reading “why the vision screening at the pediatrician’s office wasn’t good enough”
Category Archives: kids with glasses
vision-related charities
It’s the end of 2010, and I know that a lot of people do end-of-year charitable giving. If that’s you, and you’re looking for charities to support, please consider contributing to organizations that help prevent blindness and restore sight. We all know how important vision can be, and how treatable and preventable many vision problemsContinue reading “vision-related charities”
Past worries and current realities
Three years ago, Zoe got her glasses. It was the day after Christmas – she was 14 months old. She wore the glasses well for a while in the store, and I was optimistic that getting her to wear them might actually be easy. Hah. She didn’t wear them so much the rest of thatContinue reading “Past worries and current realities”
The older sibling with glasses
Zoe, Hazel (now 2 months old) and I are at the dinner table while Zoe finishes her cookie. “Pretty soon,” Zoe tells Hazel, “you might get glasses like me and mommy!” She says this as if getting glasses is like sledding or eating ice cream: something to look forward to as you grow up. IContinue reading “The older sibling with glasses”
Gymnastics as vision therapy, Kamerin Moore as inspiration
Stella and I recently started attending the open gym at a local gymnastics academy. It’s only $6, she loves it, and it’s so strenuous that she tires herself out and sleeps well. I casually mentioned this fact to her vision therapist, whose recent recommendations have included movement exercises like crab and other animal walks. TheContinue reading “Gymnastics as vision therapy, Kamerin Moore as inspiration”
Your stories: The kid with glasses
Isa wrote this great story of her son getting glasses the summer before starting kindergarten. The story was originally posted on her blog Raising SOS and is reprinted here with her permission. – Ann Z At back to school night, it was easy to pick out Samuel’s self-portrait. It wasn’t the blonde bed head thatContinue reading “Your stories: The kid with glasses”
gift ideas for your little four eyes
Giving the Gift of Sight I had been planning on posting a gift guide for kids with glasses (and yeah, I’m really late at that, too). But then I came across Seva Canada’s Gift of Sight Catalog for 2010-2011. The catalog offers you ways of giving the gift of sight to a person or peopleContinue reading “gift ideas for your little four eyes”
The eyes are looking good
The chunky funky frames are a slightly higher prescription that we are trying to see if filling her whole script will help reduce the squinting. Her left eye is looking straighter without having the muscles moved and her right eye is still healing! The new muscle position is also helping with her academics. The progressContinue reading “The eyes are looking good”
Too sweet: Handmade dolls with patches and glasses!
It’s safe to say that we all love seeing toys, books, and clothes that feature glasses or patches in a positive, adorable light. So I couldn’t wait to share a recent find with the Little Four Eyes community. Over at Etsy, in warmsugar’s shop, you can find incredibly cute and stylish soft dolls, all handmadeContinue reading “Too sweet: Handmade dolls with patches and glasses!”
Responses you’ve liked
Today we stopped by the butcher shop to pick up something for dinner. The women working the counter were complimenting Zoe on her glasses when one of them told us to hang on a minute, and ran into the back. She came back out carrying a photograph of twin girls, maybe 4 years old, inContinue reading “Responses you’ve liked”
Reader request: UK parents of children in glasses
Laura recently posted on the Little Four Eyes facebook group looking to connect with other UK parents. I know we have readers from around the world, so I thought I’d put the word out. You can reply here, or in her discussion topic on facebook.
Reader Post – growing up with myopia
This comment came in from Karen. I wanted to put it up as a regular post so that everyone can see it because it’s such a helpful and interesting story. Karen got glasses at 19 months, and writes about growing up with high myopia and glasses. – Ann Z I am writing just to reassureContinue reading “Reader Post – growing up with myopia”
Poll: How did you choose the place to buy your child’s glasses?
I was thinking about putting together a post about how to find places that not only carry frames for little ones, but that also provide excellent service for the many adjustments and repairs we need. It occurred to me that we’re lucky to live near a place that caters only to children, that came highlyContinue reading “Poll: How did you choose the place to buy your child’s glasses?”
Round up of recent studies on the treatment of amblyopia
Dr. Nate at Bright Eyes News just posted a wonderful round up of some relatively recent studies looking at the effectiveness of different treatments of amblyopia. He includes short summaries of each study, written in plain English, along with links to the article in PubMed. There’s some great news in there: improvement can be seenContinue reading “Round up of recent studies on the treatment of amblyopia”
injuries from glasses
Carolyn sent in a story about her son, Jack, who is 2 1/2 and wears Miraflex glasses for farsightedness. He had been playing with his little sister, when he fell off his bed in just the right way that his lens popped out and pushed under his eyebrow. The resulting cut from the lens requiredContinue reading “injuries from glasses”
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