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 […]
Advertisements
Category Archives: patching
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 […]
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 […]
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. – […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Speaking of patch pictures – #camopatchkids Sundays!!
I just learned of another great way of sharing pictures of kids patching! Amanda told me that some of the iMoms (moms who blog about their children’s vision journeys) have […]
New book on patching, new photo gallery for kids who patch, and a huge giveaway!
Updated: Thank you to everyone that entered!! The winners, who were chosen this evening at random, are Jasmine and Kat. You both should be getting an email shortly. I’ll post […]
Reader questions: a contact lens for amblyopia, and weaning off the patch
Lindsey wrote in about her 3 year old wondering if any parents have faced, or are facing a similar situation. Does anyone have experience with a large difference in prescription […]
