Penguin has a daughter with extreme, and possibly posted some questions about her daughter who has extreme and progressive myopia. She’s hoping to connect with other parents who are facing a similar issue with their child and has a lot of questions. Here’s her post. – Ann Z I hope that other parents dealing withContinue reading “Reader request: questions about extreme and possibly progressive myopia”
Category Archives: toddlers with glasses
Child care and glasses
One of my biggest worries when Zoe got her glasses was how she would do with her glasses when she was at daycare. While they’ve always been wonderful with Zoe, I was sure that they would not be interested in spending all day fighting with her to get her to keep her glasses on. WhenContinue reading “Child care and glasses”
Monday Morning link round-up: strabismus survey, article on reading, and voting for the Great Glasses Play Day logo
Some quick links for this Monday morning (well, it’s not actually morning anymore where I am, but I tried..) Strabismus Survey – Kristal Wheaton is a mother of a boy with accommodative esotropia, she’s also a student at CSU East Bay in the Human Development Department. For her senior capstone research project, she’d like to lookContinue reading “Monday Morning link round-up: strabismus survey, article on reading, and voting for the Great Glasses Play Day logo”
Reader post: imoms for a chance
Thanks to Melissa who wrote this post on her blog, perfect boy. A not so perfect eye, and gave her permission to post it here. She’s written for us before, with her fantastic post on patching a toddler, and the lovely, eye believe. You may also want to check out her other posts about her sonContinue reading “Reader post: imoms for a chance”
Youngest member of Mensa wears glasses – and was diagnosed as delayed until she got glasses!
There’s a very sweet and interesting story over on the Today Show website that I’ve seen shared by quite a few friends this evening. A young girl, Emme, 3 years old, was just admitted to the Mensa (a society for people with a high IQ) as their youngest member. But that’s not why I’m writingContinue reading “Youngest member of Mensa wears glasses – and was diagnosed as delayed until she got glasses!”
Updates and Announcements (Great Glasses Play Day, Pictures, and Contests)
Some quick announcements and updates to start off your week! Great Glasses Play Day (August 5, 2012) – thanks for the great response to the Great Glasses Play Day! We’ve already heard from people in 8 locations in 3 different countries (!!!) who are interested in helping with a local event, and as I mentioned,Continue reading “Updates and Announcements (Great Glasses Play Day, Pictures, and Contests)”
Announcing the Great Glasses Play Day – August 5, 2012!
Ever since starting Little Four Eyes, I’ve had a dream of somehow putting together an event for this community. I’ve loved the support that everyone shares here, and if there’s any theme to this blog and our facebook group (ok, other than the obvious kids with glasses thing), it’s that nearly every single one ofContinue reading “Announcing the Great Glasses Play Day – August 5, 2012!”
things to say (and not say) to young kids with glasses
Update 6/16/2014: Thank you for all the great responses. I got some great suggestions and I’ve updated this in response. As I was reading through the comments on my last post (asking for favorite comments about your child in glasses), it got me thinking about the good things to say to young kids in glasses,Continue reading “things to say (and not say) to young kids with glasses”
Little Four Eyes store: happy new glasses cards, t-shirts, and stickers
I’m pretty excited to let everyone know that I’ve started a Zazzle store with some Little Four Eyes items. I asked Meagan Nishi, the artist behind a lot of our coloring pages, to create some images for new glasses cards, t-shirts, and stickers. At the moment, there are 3 designs for cards, 2 designs forContinue reading “Little Four Eyes store: happy new glasses cards, t-shirts, and stickers”
Children’s Eye Foundation photo contest
Update #2: There have been some technical issues with voting. Any computer will be able to vote for a photo only once (not once a day, just once). This means that parents who have entered their child can’t bug friends and family to vote for their picture more than once. If you haven’t already, pleaseContinue reading “Children’s Eye Foundation photo contest”
Speaking of polls…
After reading the comments on the poll about how long it takes kids to leave their glasses on, it sounds like people were interested in whether the prescription strength makes a difference in how well a child takes to glasses. So I’ve decided to put together a huge survey of experiences of young children inContinue reading “Speaking of polls…”
new study on ordering glasses online
A study was published this past September that looked at the safety and accuracy of glasses ordered online – including children’s glasses: “Safety and compliance of prescription spectacles ordered by the public via the Internet,” by Karl Citek, published in Optometry, vol. 82, iss. 9 , pgs 549-555, Sept. 2011 The full text ofContinue reading “new study on ordering glasses online”
Poll: how long until your child left their glasses on reliably?
Quick poll for all you parents whose children have had their glasses long enough that you’re no longer on the edge of your seat all day long, ready to pick up flung glasses, and put them back on their faces. So how long did it take your child to get used to their glasses, soContinue reading “Poll: how long until your child left their glasses on reliably?”
“with glasses.”
by, Rebecca of Mommy, Ever After Something happened, recently; In fact, many somethings. My baby daughter became a kid; She started to go to school; She got recognized for her glasses. Back in the early days, when her diagnoses, and spectacles, were so new, my greatest fear was that she’d be judged. I worried thatContinue reading ““with glasses.””
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”
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