Comments on: when you’ve just found out your young child needs glasses http://littlefoureyes.com/2009/03/02/just-starting-out/ babies, toddlers, and young kids in glasses Tue, 14 Feb 2012 16:37:18 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: mel http://littlefoureyes.com/2009/03/02/just-starting-out/#comment-15385 Mon, 13 Feb 2012 20:08:49 +0000 http://toddlerglasses.wordpress.com/?p=888#comment-15385 Another eye test nxt week, eeks…. this is to c if the glasses r working, if not its patches..

]]> By: Ann Z http://littlefoureyes.com/2009/03/02/just-starting-out/#comment-15278 Sat, 11 Feb 2012 22:30:11 +0000 http://toddlerglasses.wordpress.com/?p=888#comment-15278 Hi Sam, welcome! you did post correctly. And you’re right, the plus sign means your daughter is farsighted. But with a high enough prescription, she may have trouble seeing at most distances.

Good luck with her glasses

Sent from my iPhone

]]> By: sam http://littlefoureyes.com/2009/03/02/just-starting-out/#comment-15257 Sat, 11 Feb 2012 14:02:52 +0000 http://toddlerglasses.wordpress.com/?p=888#comment-15257 not sure if I did this right- did anyone see my post? sam

]]> By: sam http://littlefoureyes.com/2009/03/02/just-starting-out/#comment-15249 Sat, 11 Feb 2012 08:40:12 +0000 http://toddlerglasses.wordpress.com/?p=888#comment-15249 Hi all, my name is Sam. I just came across this website and so glad I did! I just found out yesterday that my 4 year old needs glasses. She had a screening at her pediatrician and they refered her to a eye doctor. I was overwhelmed hearing this news and I felt the guilt and worry that I have read you have all felt as well. The doctor was very brief and basically said “yup she needs glasses” He handed me a prescription and told me to see him in 5 weeks. He didn’t even explain the prescription to me and I was so stunned at the time.. I did not ask all the questions I should have. I plan on calling him back in Monday to get a better explaination. Since the appointment I have been surfing the net like a nut trying to fill my brain with as much knowledge as i can. One thing I do not understand and maybe one of you can help…. He told me she was farsighted and the script was something like R + 575 and L + 475. So from what I read on the net, the “plus sign” indicates farsightedness right? But my daughter seems to have symptoms like having to sit close to the tv to see , holding a book very close to her face and when we went to see Disney on Ice, she couldnt see the characters clearly on the ice.. wouldn’t all these symptoms be considered nearsighted?
ughh!!! frustration…..

]]> By: ARC http://littlefoureyes.com/2009/03/02/just-starting-out/#comment-15185 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 06:07:00 +0000 http://toddlerglasses.wordpress.com/?p=888#comment-15185 Awesome! I wish I had seen your site when I was freaking out about my 2yo needing glasses last month. I wrote a blog post about it here:
http://houseofpeanut.blogspot.com/2012/01/today-my-baby-girl-picked-out-first-of.html

Here’s how it went when we picked them up (more awesome than I could ever have imagined):
http://houseofpeanut.blogspot.com/2012/01/ive-always-wanted-penguin.html

So to anyone in the freak-out stage, it does get better :)

]]> By: Ann Z http://littlefoureyes.com/2009/03/02/just-starting-out/#comment-14900 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 03:06:28 +0000 http://toddlerglasses.wordpress.com/?p=888#comment-14900 Welcome Basia! What a lovely, sweet daughter you must have! I love her comment to you. The guilt you describe is so familiar, but please, please know that you did nothing to cause this, instead, you are doing an amazing thing for your daughter to get her vision treated so that she can see! Have fun picking out frames with your daughter, you’ll have to share a picture of her once she gets them.

]]> By: Basia Aniela http://littlefoureyes.com/2009/03/02/just-starting-out/#comment-14896 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 02:29:05 +0000 http://toddlerglasses.wordpress.com/?p=888#comment-14896 I just found out today that my 4 1/2 year old has to wear glasses. They originally did a screening at her pre-school and sent a letter home that they suggest that I take her to a specialist because they felt she has a vision problem. I scheduled an appointment to a well known optometrist in the area that specializes in peds. I waited months for the appointment and when I took her today I was anticipating on hearing that everything was fine- as she has never showed any signs of having trouble seeing. However, the exact opposite happened. Not only does she have a mild vision problem, but she also has a pretty strong astigmatism which is impairing her vision even more, and that her right eye muscle wasn’t as strong has her left. Ofcourse, I cried. This was my ‘baby’, and now she needs glasses.. I felt such guilt as her mom- is there something I could have done? Fed her more carrots, made her stand even further from the tv? How did I NOT notice she had trouble seeing?! I felt like a failure, felt guilt, and felt even worse for my daughter. The doctor explained to me that children usually don’t show signs, especially if they are born with it- they learn to naturally adjust and don’t realize what it is like to see better. She also explained that this would help gain strength in her weaker eye. Also, I worried what the other kids would say when she comes back to school next week with glasses. I just felt so bad for her. Then all of the sudden she looks at me and says “Mommy don’t cry. I like glasses, they look like jewelry. And you look beautiful in your glasses.” (I recently got glasses so that I wouldn’t wear my all the time)… Her comment made me smile, eased my worries and made me realize it was going to be OKAY – especially if it helps her see! Tomorrow we are going and picking out frames. If my 4 1/2 is going to be okay, I need to be okay too! :)

]]> By: Basia Aniela http://littlefoureyes.com/2009/03/02/just-starting-out/#comment-14895 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 02:25:27 +0000 http://toddlerglasses.wordpress.com/?p=888#comment-14895 I just found out today that my 4 1/2 year old has to wear glasses. They originally did a screening at her pre-school and sent a letter home that they suggest that I take her to a specialist because they felt she has a vision problem. I scheduled an appointment to a well known optometrist in the area that specializes in peds. I waited months for the appointment and when I took her today I was anticipating on hearing that everything was fine- as she has never showed any signs of having trouble seeing. However, the exact opposite happened. Not only does she have a mild vision problem, but she also has a pretty strong astigmatism which is impairing her vision even more, and that her right eye muscle wasn’t as strong has her left. Ofcourse, I cried. This was my ‘baby’, and now she needs glasses.. I felt such guilt as her mom- is there something I could have done? Fed her more carrots, made her stand even further from the tv? How did I NOT notice she had trouble seeing?! I felt like a failure, felt guilt, and felt even worse for my daughter. The doctor explained to me that children usually don’t show signs, especially if they are born with it- they learn to naturally adjust and don’t realize what it is like to see better. She also explained that this would help gain strength in her weaker eye. Also, I worried what the other kids would say when she comes back to school next week with glasses. I just felt so bad for her. Then all of the sudden she looks at me and says “Mommy don’t cry. I like glasses, they look like jewelry. And you look beautiful in your glasses.” (I recently got glasses so that I wouldn’t wear my all the time)… Her comment made me smile, eased my worries and made me realize it was going to be OKAY – especially if it helps her see! :) Tomorrow we are going and picking out frames. If my 4 1/2 is going to be okay, I need to be okay too! :)

]]> By: Ann Z http://littlefoureyes.com/2009/03/02/just-starting-out/#comment-14881 Thu, 02 Feb 2012 23:25:29 +0000 http://toddlerglasses.wordpress.com/?p=888#comment-14881 Welcome Bridget! I’m so sorry others are making you feel bad about being upset. As you said, it is what it is, and she’ll be fine, but this isn’t easy, not on you or on her. We’ve all been through this, be kind to yourself and let yourself be upset, and then know that this gets a whole lot easier!

]]> By: Bridget http://littlefoureyes.com/2009/03/02/just-starting-out/#comment-14872 Thu, 02 Feb 2012 21:28:08 +0000 http://toddlerglasses.wordpress.com/?p=888#comment-14872 This is a really fantastic article! Thank you. I found out this week that my daughter needs glasses and I was devastated. To make matters worse, my friends and family made me feel bad for being upset about it all. She is 3 and I can’t imagine how difficult it will make her life, all our favorite things to do, waterparks, sports, sledding, skiing, and she will have to contend with glasses. I shouldn’t be surprised as both my husband and I wear glasses but I just couldn’t wrap my head around it. But it is what it is and she is a VERY resilient child, so this she will do with great ease, I just know it. But I still can’t but be sad for her. It’s another thing she just shouldn’t have to deal with! Thank you for making me feel better about being upset about it. I was really starting to think I was crazy!

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