Help with a 5th grade science fair project on skin sensitivity and patching
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by Ann Z
1y ago
Posted with permission from the For Little Eyes Facebook group: My 5th grade daughter was inspired by her little brother Gus when choosing the topic for her STEM Fair project. If your child has ever had to patch or practice another form of occlusion therapy, she would greatly appreciate your help in completing this brief survey. I will be posting to multiple groups, so please only respond once for each patching child. Thank you! You can help by filling out this short survey on skin sensitivity and patching ..read more
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Eye patching survey
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by Ann Z
1y ago
I was recently contacted by a researcher from the University of Southhampton who is researching barriers and facilitators of patching or occlusion therapy. She is doing a survey of anyone who has helped a child patch or who wore a patch themselves. She writes: Amblyopia, also known as lazy eye, is the most common cause of preventable visual impairment in children, and yet the treatment does not work for half of children. We are hoping to understand further the challenges experienced with patching treatment and are launching a survey looking into the barriers and facilitators to occlusion ther ..read more
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Book review: I’m Getting New Glasses!
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by Ann Z
1y ago
“I’m Getting New Glasses!” is a new picture book written and illustrated by Beth Ann Ramos. Ramos is an author, illustrator, and health advocate. This is her first book. The book tells the story of Olive and her brother Andy as they go to pick out Olive’s glasses. Olive is nervous at first, but the siblings quickly find that trying on glasses can be a lot of fun. The story is told in a rhyme with cheerful illustrations of kids wearing glasses against colorful backgrounds. I love that the book acknowledges that getting glasses can be a little scary, but it doesn’t dwell on that part and ins ..read more
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Survey about glasses fit (and be entered to win a prize from Eye Power Kids Wear!)
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by Ann Z
3y ago
Finding glasses that fit your child can be difficult – parents often are given little to know guidance on how to find glasses that fit a young child’s face (check out our guide on finding glasses that fit). Add to that the fact that many optical shops do not carry much of a selection for small children and may not have staff with much experience fitting kids. It is not uncommon for kids to end up with glasses that don’t fit well, and that can lead to less effective vision correction, uncomfortable frames, and kids who are less likely to wear their glasses. One of the parents in the For Little ..read more
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Keeping glasses safe at night: You’ve got mail!
Little Four Eyes
by Ann Z
4y ago
Alex Chalmer’s 4-year old daughter, Emily, had a great idea for a way to keep her glasses safe at night. Alex found a wood mailbox, painted it to match Emily’s room, and lined the inside with felt. The decal is a custom decal by Julie at Fox and Flamingo. photo of a child’s bedroom with a painted mailbox attached to the bed that says: “Emily’s glasses.” Photo by Alex Chalmer, used with permission ..read more
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Photo of the day: sleepy-head
Little Four Eyes
by Ann Z
4y ago
When you’re so tired that you fall asleep with your glasses on Many thanks to A Child’s Eyes for sharing this photo of Truffles the Kitty. Truffles works at A Child’s Eyes where she wears glasses to help kids feel better about wearing glasses. You can follow Truffles on Instagram, @Truffles_the_Kitty ..read more
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Your stories: 2646 hours of patching, 3 surgeries, and too many drops to count – our girl is finally done!
Little Four Eyes
by Ann Z
4y ago
Jessie Lynn shared this story and her amazing photo shoot of her daughter’s last day of patching on the facebook group. Many thanks to her for giving permission to share it here as well! -Ann Z After 2646 hours of patching, 3 surgeries, and too many drops to count, our girl is finally done! Follow up visits to happen, but vision in her injured eye is 20/25 and holding steady for a year now! HUGE thank you to OHSU Casey Eye Institute and Dr Lorri Wilson for her amazing care! Pictures are from her literal last time of taking off her patch ! (Photo credits: Jessie Arambul Photography) — Jessi ..read more
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Picture of the day: “Gosses to see the izzard”
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by Ann Z
5y ago
Many thanks to Jan who shared this in the For Little Eyes facebook group. She gave permission for me to share it here. – Ann Z A wears glasses for strabismus, amblyopia, and farsightedness. Jan writes, “We had a great experience today! This guy just turned two and has only had glasses for about five months. As you can see we have lizards in our yard….. While he was playing in the pool today he saw a lizard on the wall across the yard and asked for his ‘gosses’ to see the ‘izard’!!! Although he adjusted to the glasses fairly quickly it was exciting to know he understands what they do ..read more
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Book review and giveaway: The Boy in the Big Blue Glasses
Little Four Eyes
by Ann Z
5y ago
Many thanks to EK Books for sending a copy of their new book for me to review. The link to the book on Amazon is an affiliate links. That means that I receive a small commission if you order from there after following the link. – Ann Z Summary of the book The Boy in the Big Blue Glasses by Susanne Gervay and Marjorie Crosby-Fairall is a picture book that tells the story of Sammy as he gets his first pair of glasses. Sammy doesn’t want to wear his glasses, they hurt his ears, but worse than that, they seem to make people not recognize him anymore. His family and teachers all say some ve ..read more
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