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Little Four Eyes

Url:	http://littlefoureyes.com
Author(s):	Ann Zawistoski
Language:	English
Tags:	glasses, babies, toddlers
Description:	Glasses are not the worst thing that your kid may need to deal with, not by a long shot, but as we faced getting glasses for our children, we found ourselves wishing there were some way to connect with other parents who have dealt or are dealing with with a variety of situations involving small children with very expensive (and breakable!) equipment on their faces.
Ratings	(3 Ratings)
Popularity:	7 Followers

When you've just found out your young child needs glasses

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Patching Success Story

Yeah for patching! I am very excited to share with you that we have now had 3 visits where Elliana is measuring at 20/40 and 20/50 (with glasses of course) Our 12 hour, full time, patching has paid...more

2009-12-02

four eyes are better than one?

I loved the Mr. Men and Little Miss books as a kid, so I was excited when Dr. Holser at Advanced Eye Care in Grand Rapids posted a video of the three characters from that series that wear glasses (...more

2009-11-25

thankful

Thursday is Thanksgiving in the US, the day that we pause for a moment to give thanks for all that we have. But I feel like starting a bit early. So in the spirit of giving thanks, here are a few...more

2009-11-22

when are children prescribed glasses

I recently got a question about when a doctor would prescribe glasses for a child, even if they are nearsighted or farsighted. I did some research and found consensus guidelines for prescribing gl...more

2009-11-17

Happy News

I’m very happy to announce that Amomofelly gave birth to a little boy on Nov. 7. They’re hoping to head home from the hospital today.She writes, “Elly is in LOVE with him and tri...more

2009-11-09

Story about a corneal surgery to save a baby’s sight

Kristin from Children’s Hospital Boston’s pediatric blog, Thrive, wrote about a baby undergoing a new surgical procedure, called keratoprosthesis to replace her damaged cornea with an artific...more

2009-11-03

Reader question: glasses and physical activity classes

I just got this question from Jenny. Her daughter is almost 4 and has just (this weekend) gotten glasses for strabismus, amblyopia, and farsightedness. She’s wondering whether her daughter ...more

2009-11-03

Monday round-up: November 2, 2009

Humor and patching – at Insights, a sweet post about her daughter’s sense of humor around patching.Interview about Corneal Reshaping – Dr. Bonilla-Warford (Bright Eyes News) has a...more

2009-11-02

Reader question: siblings of a child in glasses

This came up in a comment from Erin, “I would love to hear what people say about the younger siblings is the glasses. My son is ALWAYS grabbing at mine and my husbands and we’re not as...more

2009-10-27

Monday round up – October 26, 2009

Wow, it’s been a long time since I’ve done one of these…Pictures – Amblyopia Kids has a post about her daughter’s preschool pictures. When her daughter got out of sch...more

2009-10-26

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