occluding lens for patching
This post comes from Danielle, who’s daughter, Mia, had a cataract in one eye. If you’re new, you may also want to read Mia’s story and update. – Ann Z […]
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Category Archives: patching
The Patch
Today was McKenna’s followup from getting her glasses. Dr. Glaser says that he does see a slight improvement and also says that the fact that her right eye occassionally crosses […]
Clumsy
I’m re-posting this comment from Anna who is looking for anyone with ideas or experiences with their child getting clumsy after getting their glasses. -Ann Z My 23 month old […]
Patching vs Atropine Drops
Since we have patched for many months and struggled with keeping it on daily, our PO recommended Aptropine drops. The Atropine blurs the near vision in the better-seeing eye and […]
Make it!
I have found if my toddler helps me make it, she is more likely to take more ownership over it and as a result take more care in it. We […]
encouragement
I ran across this post this weekend: The frustrated princess, the gracious mother and the good eye doctor and I had to share it with everyone. The post is written […]
Our first Eye appointment- Eek!
I am so happy that I found this site! I need to vent. My daughter’s pediatrician first noticed a crossed eye at her 9 month check up. But, she only […]
patching
I’ve noticed that we get a lot of visitors to Little Four Eyes who come here looking for information and tips on dealing with kids and eye patches. We only […]
your stories – cataracts
I’ve moved this post from the comments, because I wanted to have it on the front page for everyone to read. I really love reading everyone’s stories about their kids […]
CNN story on glasses and eye patches for kids
I just found this story on CNN via the Bright Eyes blog. It’s about glasses and eye patches for kids. They talk about the Bjort & Company’s “Eye Patch Kid” […]
very little four eyes
I was back at the eye glasses store with Zoe today (she’d lost a screw from her glasses and we didn’t have any small enough for her frames), seriously, I […]
how did they know she needed glasses? Part II
We were reassured after the first eye appointment, and didn’t really worry about it until around her first birthday when we noticed her eyes crossing a lot more again – […]
