Category Archives: resources

Preparing for your child’s first eye exam

Maybe your child failed a vision screening at the pediatrician’s visit and you were given a referral, or maybe you’ve noticed that there seems to be something off about the way he looks at things, or maybe her teacher mentioned that she crosses her eyes, or maybe you’re being proactive and making sure his visionContinue reading “Preparing for your child’s first eye exam”

Wise About Eyes – A Resource for Eye and Vision Information

Our family recently found ourselves in the Cleveland, Ohio area visiting family. On a free morning, we headed over to a local library to take the kids to story time. One of the first things that caught my eye was a large owl with glasses. To my surprise and delight, this owl was only partContinue reading “Wise About Eyes – A Resource for Eye and Vision Information”

link round up – taking photos, patching kits, and the Great Glasses Play Day

I thought I’d do a quick link round-up, since it seems like there’s a whole lot going on right now: Celebrate the Great Glasses Play Day with me on Sunday! – I know I’ve been talking about it a lot, and the day is nearly here!  Check out the list of all the different waysContinue reading “link round up – taking photos, patching kits, and the Great Glasses Play Day”

Pediatric Glaucoma

As we come to the end of January, which this year is Glaucoma Awareness Month, I wanted to post a few resources for families who are dealing with pediatric glaucoma. Glaucoma is a leading cause of blindness, and while older people are more at risk, glaucoma can occur at any age.  Pediatric or Childhood GlaucomaContinue reading “Pediatric Glaucoma”

New links and website that’s gone

A couple of links to check out, and one website that no longer exists… These links will both be added to our Gear page: I just learned of the site Children Wearing Glasses a couple of weeks ago (it was posted on the facebook page, but I can’t find the post again, so I can’tContinue reading “New links and website that’s gone”

Discussion between ophthalmologist and optometrist!

If your child has amblyopia and/or strabismus, you’re going to want to check this out: “Do You See With Your Eyes Or With Your Brain and … What Difference Does It Make?” on The VisionHelp Blog. I know about it thanks to Stella’s developmental optometrist, who emails relevant vision-related news and helpful educational opportunities and resources toContinue reading “Discussion between ophthalmologist and optometrist!”

New eyecare links on the resources page

I’ve recently learned about, and subsequently added some new links on the resources for parents page, and wanted to bring them to your attention.  Thanks to everyone that has suggested sites, and please, keep them coming!  If there’s a helpful website or great community out there, I want to list it. Reference resource Eye ResourcesContinue reading “New eyecare links on the resources page”

Great web resource: A Child’s Eyes

I just stumbled across this page – A Child’s Eyes – and was struck by just how much great information is here – information on different types of frames, how to know if your child’s frames fit right, age-specific hints to get kids to wear glasses, and more.  I’ll add it to our list ofContinue reading “Great web resource: A Child’s Eyes”

Your stories – Cortical Visual Impairment

My name is Tobi and I am the mother of a beautiful, energetic and vision-impaired daughter, whom I will call Z.  This is the story of how we came to learn about Z’s vision impairment.  Unlike most of the visual issues you read about on this site, Z’s primary vision problems lie not with herContinue reading “Your stories – Cortical Visual Impairment”

Children’s Eye Foundation

After getting a response to a blog I posted about McKenna’s Pediatric Ophthalmologist I followed thier link to The Children’s Eye Foundation webpage. This is what I found… About The Children’s Eye Foundation Originally founded in 1970 as the National Children’s Eye Care Foundation (NCECF), the Children’s Eye Foundation (CEF) is the official foundation ofContinue reading “Children’s Eye Foundation”

Our Pediatric Ophthalmologist

Although my husband disliked the doctor he is actually very acheived in his field. He is a Pediatric Ophthalmologist and specialized in children with developmental disorders. Our daughter has a Hypoplastic Cerebellum-detected while I was pregnant; this causes problems with balance and coordination. While researching about Esotropia- I found information that said that many childrenContinue reading “Our Pediatric Ophthalmologist”

Your stories – Jesse (amblyopia and hyperopia)

This post comes from Jomama at You Can’t Go Back Again.  Her son Jesse is the newest addition to our photo gallery page, and wears glasses for amblyopia and hyperopia (farsightedness).  This story of Jesse’s diagnosis is copied with permission from this post at You Can’t Go Back Again.  -Ann Z Hey there, Four Eyes!Continue reading “Your stories – Jesse (amblyopia and hyperopia)”

Congenital glaucoma support?

Stacie commented on Mia’s update and included a question that I wanted to put on up on the blog to reach others. My 3 year old has just been diagnosed with congenital glaucoma. . . Are there any congenital glaucoma online parent support groups?   I can’t seem to find one, and am toying withContinue reading “Congenital glaucoma support?”

Glasses for children with Down syndrome

Knowing how few choices there are for frames for little kids — and that’s with us having a great children’s eye glasses store with better selection than most places — I can only imagine how much more difficult it must be to find good frames if your child has Down syndrome. Children with Down syndromeContinue reading “Glasses for children with Down syndrome”