Category Archives: myopia (nearsighted)

Reader question: School help in getting child to wear glasses

This question was posted by a reader on the Little Four Eyes facebook group.  -Ann Z We found out a few weeks ago our child is near-sighted. Can anyone speak to whether doctors usually write notes to inform schools that a child needs to wear glasses? We have written two notes so far this firstContinue reading “Reader question: School help in getting child to wear glasses”

a bird, a cake, a hand, a phone

A few weeks ago we left the PO’s office with some discouraging news.  Nicholas’s  left eye was not doing as well as in previous visits.  Upon reading the eye chart, he was only able to identify the figures to 20/50 R and barely 20/200 L.  We were 20/50 in both just 3 months prior.  WhileContinue reading “a bird, a cake, a hand, a phone”

method of slowing the progression of nearsightedness in children shows promise (SMART Trial)

I just ran across a press release today announcing promising early results of a study named the Stabilization of Myopia by Accelerated Reshaping Technique (SMART) Trial –  The study is a five-year trial of a treatment called overnight orthokeratology (also known as corneal refractive therapy or vision shaping treatment).  In this treatment, patients wear aContinue reading “method of slowing the progression of nearsightedness in children shows promise (SMART Trial)”

Prevalence of refractive errors in young children: The Baltimore Pediatric Eye Disease study

I finally got around to reading the full article published in Ophthalmology on the Baltimore Pediatric Eye Disease study (link to the abstract, link to a press release). The study looked at nearly 2300 children ages 6 months to 5 years old. The researchers examined the children and recorded the refractive error and astigmatism toContinue reading “Prevalence of refractive errors in young children: The Baltimore Pediatric Eye Disease study”

Reader question: nearsighted child seeing double with glasses

Tanya posted this question in the archives and I wanted to re-post it here to see if anyone else has run in to this particular problem when their child first started out with glasses for nearsightedness.  -Ann Z My son is 4 and we had no idea he has any problem with his vision. HeContinue reading “Reader question: nearsighted child seeing double with glasses”

Reader Post: Worry over tomorrow

This question comes from Bowenian Mom whose two sons both have extreme myopia (nearsightedness) – Ann Z How many of the parents on the site are dealing with potentially lifelong or increasingly bad vision problems? With such extreme myopia, my boys have thinning of the retinas and are at risk of retinal detachment–and we allContinue reading “Reader Post: Worry over tomorrow”

vision acuity simulator

This comes via Bright Eyes News (where I get almost all my vision-related news): an online vision acuity simulator – you can enter a prescription and see a simulation of what a vision chart would look like to someone with that prescription who isn’t wearing glasses.  [Updated 3/1/2009:   As Annie notes in the comments,Continue reading “vision acuity simulator”