I recently posted about Grace’s new prescription. She went from +200 to +450. One of the first things mentioned when I went to fill her prescription was how heavy and thick her new lenses would be. I was torn between just trying out the new ones with standard lenses or spending more (DOUBLE!!) for high-indexContinue reading “The New Specs”
Category Archives: toddlers with glasses
Your stories – the girl I call Pumpkin
Melissa who blogs at Ask Miss Mommy, sent in this story of her daughter, Grace. The story was also published on her blog. – Ann Z This is the story of Pumpkin (aka Grace). My second born, my baby. Kind, calm, happy baby with a fiery will that explodes with force. Grace came into theContinue reading “Your stories – the girl I call Pumpkin”
Good News!
Nicholas has normal baby vision and tracks like a 1 year old at 5 months!!! We still see his eye turn in, but they think it is the skin folds and we will keep checking his eyes every 4 months. They showed me how to tell by looking at where the light is in hisContinue reading “Good News!”
Surgery Updates – Back to Patching
Elliana had Bilateral Lateral Rectus Surgery in December to help her staighten her eyes out. She is really having a hard time physically and emotionally adjusting to the new placement of her eye muscles. She has been going to OT weekly and we are working on strengthening her vision and sensory integration. This week, IContinue reading “Surgery Updates – Back to Patching”
Call for help: Seva Canada is looking for infant frames for Africa
I just got this message from Heather Wardle at Seva Canada. Seva Canada is a fantastic organization that works to eliminate preventable blindness worldwide. They work with local partners around the world to help provide eye care to those most in need. The picture to the right is Dr. Salma KC Rai, a Seva-trained ophthalmologistContinue reading “Call for help: Seva Canada is looking for infant frames for Africa”
Where did you buy your child’s glasses
It can be hard to find optical shops that have a good selection of frames for kids, and that are reasonable, and nearby. So what type of shop did you go buy your child’s glasses from? Don’t forget our page of recommendations if you want to recommend your place to others.
Fresnel Prism on my 3 year old’s glasses
Glasses – Check Occlusion – Check Surgery – Check Prism Adaptation – Check Hmmm… is there something related to little ones in glasses that we haven’t tried yet???? Not that I know of! We went to the ophthalmologist on Friday due to Elliana’s eyes becoming more over corrected. (major bummer) It appears that she is reactingContinue reading “Fresnel Prism on my 3 year old’s glasses”
Self Portrait
I was checking some of my crafting blogs and ran across this post over at Colored Buttons. It is completely unrelated to young kids in glasses, but I was drawn to her daughter, Shira’s self portraits when she was a student and how significant a role her glasses played in the drawings. Trixi gave meContinue reading “Self Portrait”
Amblyopia Patching
To Our Patching Families, Sometimes it is hard to remember why we are patching. After placing the patch over our child’s stronger eye vision or pealing a sticky patch away from their reddend skin, it is easy to say, “We’ll skip patching today.” The most important thing to remember though, is that if your child’sContinue reading “Amblyopia Patching”
Ficklets Review
Have you ever heard of Ficklets? Not me. At least not until a few weeks ago when someone online introduced me to them. But they are cute and apparently make all the difference for some children who would rather not wear glasses at all. We were thrown into the world of children’s glasses back aroundContinue reading “Ficklets Review”
Reader question – myelinated retinal nerve fibers
I’m reposting this comment from Stacy in hopes that others will have information for her. -Ann Z I have a 15 month old son, Ethan, and we just had our first visit with a pediatric ophthalmologist. I feel very disappointed, frustrated and scared after this appointment. We took our son to the ophthalmologist because hisContinue reading “Reader question – myelinated retinal nerve fibers”
Your stories – Dagny’s glasses
When my daughter Dagny was five months old she would cross her eyes when she was upset about something. It was a phase that only lasted a few weeks and I was relieved when it stopped. At her one year well-baby checkup her pediatrician asked me if I noticed her right eye turning in. ItContinue reading “Your stories – Dagny’s glasses”
Framehuggers Patch – my mail surprise!
It is always fun to get mail, a new patch in the mail is like icing on the cake =) WHOOOO HOOOO! Oh, can you tell patching for umpteen million hours a day for the last thousands, no wait, gazillion days gets boring…. A new patch is always exciting in our house. Sometimes our sweet neighborContinue reading “Framehuggers Patch – my mail surprise!”
Your stories: you make the best decision based on the information you are provided with
This update comes from Danielle, whose daughter Mia had cataract surgery as an infant, and continues to deal with glaucoma, patching, and contacts. You can read more of Danielle’s posts about Mia here (introducing Mia, after her second glaucoma surgery, occluding lens for patching, glaucoma valve shifting and corneal scarring, Mia’s contact lens). -Ann ZContinue reading “Your stories: you make the best decision based on the information you are provided with”
Open thread – getting frames
There’s been a few questions posted at the Little Four Eyes facebook group about where to go to get glasses, especially when local stores don’t have a good (or any) selection of very small frames. So where did everyone get their child’s glasses? Independent optical shop? Chain optical shop? A big retailer like Wal-Mart orContinue reading “Open thread – getting frames”
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