Jacob cannot wait to get to the store to get his very own light up globe, but there are few things his mom needs to do first: pick up his brother, and get some ice cream. Along the way, much to Jacob’s chagrin, people keep stopping him to ask about his patch. Jacob’s Eye Patch,Continue reading “Everybody has a something: Book review and giveaway of Jacob’s Eye Patch”
Category Archives: patching
Your stories: Not a pirate, just a kid
September 19 is International Talk Like a Pirate Day. It’s a silly day to enjoy saying “ARRRR” and “avast!” And in recent years, it’s also been a day to raise money for charitable causes such as Childhood Cancer Support. I’m a big fan of silliness, and a huge fan of supporting worthy causes, but asContinue reading “Your stories: Not a pirate, just a kid”
Book review and giveaway: Samantha Wears a Contact Lens and Patch…JUST LIKE YOU
Samantha is like most other kids: She love to read books, she plays outside with her friends, she gets hugs from her mom to make her feel better. Oh, and Samantha wears a contact lens and a patch due to a congenital cataract. In Juliette Vignola’s book, “Samantha Wears a Contact Lens and a Patch,”Continue reading “Book review and giveaway: Samantha Wears a Contact Lens and Patch…JUST LIKE YOU”
Open letters
There have been a lot of open letters posted recently in the kids in glasses community. I’ve had so much fun reading them, I wanted to put together a list of the ones I know of, and I wanted to put forth an invitation to all of you to write your own. Most of theContinue reading “Open letters”
Pie chart responses to questions about kids in glasses and eye patches
Yesterday in our facebook group (if you’re not a member, you should be!), Jessica shared an upsetting story which she gave permission to share here. She was with her son in the waiting room of their eye doctor. Another woman was there with a young boy, and the woman told the boy that if he didn’tContinue reading “Pie chart responses to questions about kids in glasses and eye patches”
Reader post: letter to an eye patch
Every one is writing letters to their eye patches these days (Melissa shared hers recently, too)! Missy shared her own letter to her son, Austin’s patch. What would you say in a letter to your child’s glasses, contacts, or patch? – Ann Z Dear EyePatch, I despise what you do to our mornings. “A” dreadsContinue reading “Reader post: letter to an eye patch”
Reader Post: An Apology
Melissa, whose son, Anderson has a pediatric cataract, sent in this post dedicated to Anderson’s eye patch. She blogs at A boy, his brother, and the mischief they find. – Ann Z Dear Eyepatch, Hi. I hope you’re doing well. I feel like this is really awkward because we both know that I have putContinue reading “Reader Post: An Apology”
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…”
What not to say to young kids who wearing an eye patch
A friend just posted this chart to their facebook wall, and it reminded me that I meant to finish a follow up to a previous post on what to say to kids wearing glasses. As one person pointed out in that post, comments are even harder on kids if your child is wearing a patch.Continue reading “What not to say to young kids who wearing an eye patch”
Follow-up to the study on using a cartoon to help children who need to patch
Back in September, I wrote about a study out of the Netherlands that found that children were much more likely to comply with patching if they were given a cartoon that explained amblyopia and the need for patching using simple pictures. I did some searching online, but was unable to find a copy of theContinue reading “Follow-up to the study on using a cartoon to help children who need to patch”
Your questions: To brace or not to brace: that is the painful question
Megan has written before about patching her daughter Ruby. She’s back with an update and a question. -Ann Z To brace or not to brace…. And that is the question at our house these days. I’ve read that the bracing tactic is effective, but I’ve put it off for so long. I’ve tried other optionsContinue reading “Your questions: To brace or not to brace: that is the painful question”
5 years in glasses
As we approach the fifth anniversary of Little Four Eyes, I’ve been thinking back through our own 5 year journey of Zoe in glasses. I know when I was starting out, I wanted to know what to expect and fervently hoped it got better (it did). Obviously, every kid is different, so I’d love toContinue reading “5 years in glasses”
Your stories: Evie’s little eye adventure
Georgina kindly shares the story of her daughter’s diagnosis and treatment of PHPV with us. Many, many thanks! – Ann Z I wanted to share our story and experiences of discovering that our little girl had something wrong with her eye – a condition called PHPV (Persistent Hyperplastic Primary Vitreous, also known as Persistent FetalContinue reading “Your stories: Evie’s little eye adventure”
Your stories: The adventures of Ruby & her eye patch
Many thanks to Megan for sharing the story of her daughter, Ruby – Ann Z Ruby is just like any other 16 month old. She’s working on mastering the art of walking, enjoys searching for the perfect bedtime book by pulling them all off the shelf and playing with her parents and little friends. She’sContinue reading “Your stories: The adventures of Ruby & her eye patch”
Patching activities and our patching gallery
First, a huge, huge thank you to everyone that entered the patching contest. I loved reading all the entries, and seeing all the photos for the gallery (make sure to check out the gallery!). I wanted to pull everything together and post a quick follow-up. There was one request for links to where to buyContinue reading “Patching activities and our patching gallery”
For Little Eyes 