GLASSES ARE EXPENSIVE!!! We purchased a vision plan this year because we knew that my husband, daughter, and I would all need glasses. Luckily his work offered a plan and we figured we would try it out. My pediatric ophthalmologist (covered with health care plan- thank goodness) looked at the optometrists and said that sheContinue reading “Is a vision plan worth it? One mom’s perspective.”
Category Archives: toddlers with glasses
more kids in glasses on tv
So a friend sent me a screen capture from One Life to Live, the Dec. 1, 2008 episode, where one of the toddlers has glasses. It’s a grainy picture, but you can make them out. (Many thanks to Wendy for seeing this, thinking of us, and sharing a screencap). The character (for anyone who’s wondering)Continue reading “more kids in glasses on tv”
My First Post – Introduction
My child saw horses from the car window for the first time this week.“Look mommy, there are horses – neigh” For most parents this wouldn’t be a big deal. But we drive past these horses many times each week, and my daughter had never been able to see them before. We brought Elliana to physicalContinue reading “My First Post – Introduction”
children and glasses and TV shows
Last month, we saw that Zoe’s favorite TV show, Yo Gabba Gabba (warning, the page is a little, um, flashy) was having an episode where one of the main characters gets glasses. I was excited to watch the show with Zoe and see how she reacted to a familiar character getting glasses. She happily pointedContinue reading “children and glasses and TV shows”
Foiled again!
So we FINALLY get McKenna’s frames after hours and hours of searching for her size. Then we drop them off at Sears Optical to get fitted for lenses and after a week I call to check on them; turns out the guy who was going to send them out took off after an audit whileContinue reading “Foiled again!”
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”
Finally!!
Ok- Well, we have had a horrible time getting McKenna’s first pair of glasses. From waiting 5 weeks to get them, to the clerk at Sears stashing them in a drawer; not sending them, and then quitting without so much of a note to another clerk to send them. But they finally came back withContinue reading “Finally!!”
But he’s so cute!
We haven’t had much going on here. Sam still throws his glasses when he’s mad. We make regular runs to get them adjusted. The only new thing is that Sam has come home from preschool a few times complaining that one of the other boys keeps trying to play with his glasses. I just reassurredContinue reading “But he’s so cute!”
good frames
We made it 10 1/2 months before Zoe did anything horrifying to her frames. Made it through the first couple months of her ripping them off and throwing them at the first sign of getting upset. Made it through the next few months of her taking them off when she was bored in the carContinue reading “good frames”
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 from the perspective of someone who had glasses at a very young age, she talks about having cataract surgery at age three, and having toContinue reading “encouragement”
100!
I’m very excited that little four eyes just passed the 100 posts mark today! I started this blog in mid-March, 3 months after Zoe started wearing glasses, because I just wanted to find other parents of young kids in glasses to talk with, and exchange ideas and tips and just generally connect. Since then we’veContinue reading “100!”
Post-Op Update on Teagan
I am long overdue to update everyone on Teagan’s post-op strabismus surgery follow-up. I am happy to report that Teagan is out of her bi-focals! The glasses are still needed but we know nothing would change there. Her crossing is now very minor and within normal range. We will need to keep following up onContinue reading “Post-Op Update on Teagan”
how did you even know…
I wrote a guest post for our local newspaper’s (Minneapolis Star Tribune) parenting blog, Cribsheet. The post talked about how we learned that Zoe needed glasses, and signs for parents to watch out for that could indicate a vision problem. I wanted to thank everyone for sharing all their experiences here on little four eyes,Continue reading “how did you even know…”
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 saw it once and thought maybe it was pseudo strabismus. Of course then I started to notice it more and more-then at her 12 monthContinue reading “Our first Eye appointment- Eek!”
Poll time!
WordPress now lets us make polls. So here’s one to get started… Any other polls you’d like to see?
For Little Eyes 