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August 5th is the Great Glasses Play Day
August 5th is the Great Glasses Play Day The first annual Great Glasses Play Day is Sunday, August 5, 2012. Get your glasses on and head on out to a great glasses playdate! The brainchild of...
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EYEpatches?
I stumbled across this image the other day and can't get it out of my mind. It is called EYEpatches but I can't find out much more than that if it is even being produced. Anyone know? Is this or was...
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Today is Great Glasses Play Day
August 5th is Great Glasses Play Day Get your glasses on and head on out to a great glasses playdate! What are you doing to celebrate Great Glasses Play Day? Learn more about it at:The Great Glasses...
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A Pirate for a Day.
Over the years, you may recall that I've ranted and raved about Belle's ultimate detest for pirates. When she first started patching, it seemed like her wearing a patch opened up the floodgates for...
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Amblyopia Kids checks out the Amblyopia Patch Kits from the Children's Eye...
Amblyopia Kids checks out the Amblyopia Patch Kits from the Children's Eye FoundationWe at Amblyopia Kids first learned about this kit and jumped at the opportunity to check it out and share the scoop...
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The war on patching
Belle asked me the other day if she would ever be able to have 2 eyes again like the rest of the kids. She is now 7 1/2 and has been patching since shortly after her 4th birthday. This is 4 years now...
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7 year old with Amblyopia named Liberty Sports Advocate of the Month
Meet the Liberty Sports Advocate of the MonthAugust 20127 year old Belle has Amblyopia. Read on to see how Belle has overcome many obstacles with her vision and protects her beautiful blue eyes while...
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I Spy a Speccles Strap - Clear Eyeglass Retainer for Kids
When your young child wears glasses, keeping them on their heads is half the battle - keeping them unbroken and clean, is the rest. And, when you have a young child in glasses - one who likes to play...
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Krystal's Journey - Amblyopia & Accomodative Esotropic Strabismus
The following is reader submitted by Antionatte, she shares her daughter Krystal's journey through Amblyopia and Accomodative Esotropic Strabismus. My name is Antionatte. I have an 8 year old...
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Are you Crafty? How to Make Your Own Eye Patch DIY
DIY Make your own eye patches Are you crafty? How to make your own eye patch. I do not have a crafty or artistic bone in my body, nor can I sew. However, I know that many of my readers are indeed...
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Krafty Eye Patches now available for purchase at Wal-Mart
For Immediate Release: Krafty Eye Patches now available for purchase at Wal-MartKrafty Eye Patches 20-ct box Krafty Eye Patches are now available in select Wal-Mart brick and mortar locations. The...
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New Amblyopia Awareness Items available
At the request of my readers, I have been working on revamping the Amblyopia Awareness shop on Cafepress. While the shop is still a work in progress, I wanted to let you know that new I Love Someone...
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Back to School Specials Krafty Eye Patches
Back to school coupon codes Krafty Eye Patches Are you ready to go back to school? Have you stocked up on eye-patches? Remember: If your child is patching at school, you will want to send patches...
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Amblyopia at a 3D movie
So, I have ranted and raved over the years about how going to the movies causes great divide in our family. My son loves 3D movies but my daughter who has amblyopia has found them to be a huge...
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The Amblyopia Awareness Handout Card
Dealing with the Frustration of going out in public? Many times my daughter gets discouraged and upset when she is patching outside of the house. The reason - idiotic commens and stares from...
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Believing is Seeing - Captain Carl's book review
A long time back, I received an email from Donna Bennet who is the author of the book Captain Carl's Vacation: Believing Is Seeing. Well, it turns out she is the parent of a child with Amblyopia who...
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Amblyopia Memes
Lately I've been having a little fun with memes on the Amblyopia Kids facebook page. What prompted me was that I kept seeing some pretty negative 'Lazy Eye' themed memes circulate on FB that were...
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Adam and Aimee's Amblyopia story - Amblyopia Times Two
The following is reader submitted by Carolyn who shares the journey of her Aimee and Adam - siblings with Amblyopia. My amblyopia story starts in 2008 when my first child, Aimee, was just a month or...
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Back to school coupon codes Krafty Eye Patches
Back to school coupon codes Krafty Eye Patches Are you ready to go back to school? Have you stocked up on eye-patches? Remember: If your child is patching at school, you will want to send patches...
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Innovative new electronic glasses designed to treat amblyopia in children
Amblyz from Xpand 3D Treating Amblyopia with Electronic Glasses This has got to be one of the neatest things and best news that I have read for children with Amblyopia! A new way to treat Amblyopia...
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Patching Time is Decreased!
Eye Dr. Visit for Belle 9/22/12 Belle has been at 4 hours of patching daily for the past 8 months. Patching over the summer proved challenging, but we persevered. I thought it was going to be an...
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Book Review: Princess Pretty Patch - This Princess Has a Style All Her Own
Book Review - Princess Pretty Patch by Kerri Green I'm always on the lookout for quality children's books about vision issues - wearing glasses, patching etc for Belle to read and share. Princess...
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Use Code Holiday10 to save 10% at Krafty Eye Patches
Holiday Coupon Code for Krafty Eye Patches Holiday Kits Have Arrived :) Halloween, Christmas & Winter WonderlandFor Girls & Boys10% off use code HOLIDAY10If you haven't tried Krafty Eye Patches...
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We're "back"....
So sorry I have been MIA. Life has begun to resume more normalcy since our area was hard hit by Sandy back at the end of October. Though our family and residence made it through with relative...
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The gift of Vision
"I can pass this test with my eyes shut", said B, as she climbed up into the oversized exam chair. I watched my very confident little girl take to the chair like a pro and read off letters that were...
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