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Adventures in Amblyopia
http://www.amblyopiakids.com
A young girls journey from diagnosis of amblyopia (lazy eye) and farsightedness. Treatments including patching, eye glasses, atropine (atrophine) drops.
- Added on: Apr 12th, 2009
- Country: United States
- Language: English
- Author: hellokittiemama
- Listed in: Health Parenting
- Tags: Vision eyeglasses patching amblyopia lazy eye anisometropia
Recent Posts
Ficklets - Bling those glasses!
Here's a really fun, simple, and inexpensive way for kids to accessorize their glasses and add a little bit of "bling". Wearing glasses just became even more fun!Meet Ficklets! Ficklets are "Eyewear charm huggers" that can be added to glasses. You kn...
Not Another Head Injury - Amblyopia...ouch!
Ooops, she did it again.You know, for years I always thought that it was due to my daughter inheriting my "gracefulness" because she fell frequently. But, once she was diagnosed with Amblyopia and I learned more about it - I realize it is all connect...
Amblyopia on Ice
I signed Belle up for a Hockey Clinic here for Special Needs children. Initially I was hoping to sign up both of my children. But my autistic son has announced he is not interested in sports other than Bowling - so I'm not pushing it for him. Belle,...
Patching Pal program by Framehuggers helps kids meet patch goals!
We are huge fans of the Framehuggers eye patch here at Amblyopia Kids. My daughter loves her Framehuggers patches and doesn't complain to me about wearing them. They are comfortable, completely occlusive and fashion forward! Isabelle's most favori...
School Picture Day - Glasses on or off?
Today was the school picture day for my daughter's preschool. We don't have school portraits with Belle wearing her glasses since last year's Spring Portraits were done the day before she got her glasses. Instead, her eyes were all dilated from atr...
My Princess and her NEW glasses!
We picked up Belle's new glasses today.She is so happy with them and it will be nice to have her old ones as extras now that the lenses have been replaced. The Optician who fitted her and helped pick out the glasses was giving her lots of kudos abou...
Adventures in Amblyopia is an extremely well-researched, helpful, and sweet blog about a young girl's journey with amblyopia. The author has pulled together anecdotes about her daughter's day to day life with patching and glasses, relevant and interesting news and medical articles, and fantastic reviews of patches, books, and shows. Very highly recommended for anyone dealing with amblyopia or patching.
Posted: May 16th, 2009 | More Reviews From annz | Report This Comment