Comments on: Dear Doctors of our Children’s Eyes http://littlefoureyes.com/2008/10/22/dear-doctors-of-our-childrens-eyes/ babies, toddlers, and young kids in glasses Thu, 31 May 2012 03:09:48 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Dear doctors of our children's eyes - Posts from Little Four Eyes - Children's Eye Foundation Forum http://littlefoureyes.com/2008/10/22/dear-doctors-of-our-childrens-eyes/#comment-1803 Wed, 22 Apr 2009 02:35:46 +0000 http://toddlerglasses.wordpress.com/?p=488#comment-1803 [...] from this post and the subsequent comments on it at Little Four [...]

]]> By: Dr Bearden http://littlefoureyes.com/2008/10/22/dear-doctors-of-our-childrens-eyes/#comment-875 Fri, 23 Jan 2009 20:21:14 +0000 http://toddlerglasses.wordpress.com/?p=488#comment-875 Ann-

Thank you so much for your email….it was sweet of you to think of me when the lady in Costco said to you: “yeah, they’re supposed to get their eyes checked at 6 months, right?”

And then you wrote to me: “So the message is starting to get out. Even if it’s slowly. But it made me think of you and this email”. That is soooo great that parents are finally starting to be told that eye exams BY AN EYE DOCTOR are very important for children and the first one is recommended at 6 months.

A child should DEFINITELY see an Eye Doctor for an eye exam no later than 4 or 5…a Pediatrician’s vision screen and/or a school vision screen is NOT an eye exam. They miss sooooo much – its scary.

Keep up the great job with spreading the word to get childrens’ eyes examined early and often!

Take care-
Dr Bearden

]]> By: ingrid http://littlefoureyes.com/2008/10/22/dear-doctors-of-our-childrens-eyes/#comment-853 Tue, 20 Jan 2009 21:56:11 +0000 http://toddlerglasses.wordpress.com/?p=488#comment-853 I absolutely agree! Doctors NEED to take the time to answer questions! I was also annoyed at the casualness of the PO. This is my child and her vision we are talking about! When I asked about the long term prognosis, what to expect when she is older etc, our doctor was almost annoyed saying ” I wont even breach that subject with you as she is only one!” but I needed to know what to expect. I felt silly for asking when I should not have. I have seen two PO’s to date and both were very similar in their approach so I was not happy with either and am thinking of a third opinion. They need to remember this is all new and very scary for a parent.

]]> By: Dr Bearden http://littlefoureyes.com/2008/10/22/dear-doctors-of-our-childrens-eyes/#comment-657 Wed, 26 Nov 2008 22:01:45 +0000 http://toddlerglasses.wordpress.com/?p=488#comment-657 I love your blog sooo much!!! Your blog was one of the first ones I read all the time when I first started blogging….it was so great to get into the thoughts of what the parents are going through during their child’s eye exam….and afterward.

By reading your posts and your thoughts it has really helped me to connect with the moms and dads of my child patients. It was so interesting to read that the parents may feel guilty or sad that their child may have a vision problem and they are so not used to seeing their sweet child in glasses. It takes a lot of getting used to. I can relate to them so much better – after I read your blog posts.

I am a huge advocate of getting a child’s eyes examined (not just screened) as early as possible! I have seen WAY too many children that pass pediatrician or school vision screenings and they have significant eye health or vision issues that were undetected by the screening.

I love your idea of writing down common terms. That is really a great idea!!!!

Keep up the great blogging!

~ Dr Dawn Bearden
Visionary Eyecare

http://www.VisionaryEyecareOnline.com
http://www.VisionaryEyecareBLOG.com

]]> By: Ann Z http://littlefoureyes.com/2008/10/22/dear-doctors-of-our-childrens-eyes/#comment-603 Thu, 30 Oct 2008 19:22:52 +0000 http://toddlerglasses.wordpress.com/?p=488#comment-603 Oh that’s a really nice idea, Teagansmom.

]]> By: TeagansMom http://littlefoureyes.com/2008/10/22/dear-doctors-of-our-childrens-eyes/#comment-602 Thu, 30 Oct 2008 18:46:18 +0000 http://toddlerglasses.wordpress.com/?p=488#comment-602 I agree with most of these tips. I had the worst time trying to find an optical place that sold baby/toddler frames. We shopped 6 shore before finding one. We were even told that they do not make glasses that small by one big box chain.

We can help too though. Once I found my optical store, I got a bunch of cards and included them with a recommendation to my PO. Now if someone else asks where to find frames she has an answer for them.

]]> By: GeorgeB http://littlefoureyes.com/2008/10/22/dear-doctors-of-our-childrens-eyes/#comment-585 Wed, 22 Oct 2008 18:31:34 +0000 http://toddlerglasses.wordpress.com/?p=488#comment-585 My #1……Devote time to answering questions! Strabi-what? Anisometropi-who? I don’t know about you guys, but what bothered me the most about our first visit to the PO was the casualness with which our particular situation was addressed. Up until that first exam, I wasnt a font of knowledge on anything eye related (other than knowing where my local lenscrafters was), and certainly uneducated in the diagnoses we walked away with. I feel, that though our respective PO’s may be expert..there is a need for a somewhat better bedside manner. Particularly so where complex issues are involved. A friendly ear, clear instructions on where to find information, time to answer questions..however basic.

]]> By: Laura http://littlefoureyes.com/2008/10/22/dear-doctors-of-our-childrens-eyes/#comment-584 Wed, 22 Oct 2008 18:11:30 +0000 http://toddlerglasses.wordpress.com/?p=488#comment-584 The part about getting stuff in writing is key for medical treatment in general, I’ve found. Even without a crying kid, if a doctor mentions something I’m not familiar with (drug, diagnosis, etc.) I have a lot of trouble remembering its name or what it means later.

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