No-cost screening for infants can head off serious vision problems later

No-cost screening for infants can head off serious vision problems later

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UCSF Opens Eye Clinic Just For Children.

UCSF opens an eye clinic tailored just for children. Read more.... http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2010/04/27/MNGR1D3ULB.DTL

August Is National Children's Vision & Learning Month

Below is a link to the COVD: Enjoy
http://www.covd.org/Home/AugustisNatlChildrensVisionLearningMonth/tabid/67/Default.aspx

Older Preschoolers Responded Best To Vision, Refraction Tests

Older preschoolers responded best to vision refraction tests
http://www.osnsupersite.com/view.aspx?rid=42210

Eye Exercises For Better Visual Health

These are a few great exercises that your child can do while patching..http://www.eyecanlearn.com/

Don't Give Up Patching, PLEASE!!!

To all of you parents out there that are dealing with the day to day struggles of patching please don't give up. I know first hand how hard patching is. I've cried many tears when my son would rip of his eye patch and throw it on the ground. But if you give up on patching then your giving up on your child. Sooner or later your child will realize that they are not going to get their way and will hopefully just keep the patch on because they are tired of fighting with you. You have to be stronger than them for their own good. As kids they don't understand why you are making them wear this, but as adults they will love you for it when they know how much you went through to help them. Stay strong.

Amblyopia, or lazy eye, is treatable

Found this story today and thought it was a keeper.
http://www.baltimoresun.com/entertainment/bal-to.hs.expert26jan26,0,3193137.story?track=rss

"Vision First Foundation Website"

A couple months ago I came across this website and met a wonderful mother named Janet Hughes that has worked so hard to help children with vision problems. Below is her website where you can read her full story.
http://www.visionfirstfoundation.org/

Children's Vision Bill Introduced In Congress

This was a great article I just found on Medical News Today!!! Way To Go!!!

http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/135770.php

"Glasses, eye patches look more friendly to kids" our CNN Interview

Last week I did a phone interview with Elizabeth Landau who is the Associate Producer for CNN and wanted to post the link to it on my blog.

http://www.cnn.com/2008/HEALTH/conditions/06/10/childrens.vision/index.html

"The Eye Patch Kids" DVD For Children With Amblyopia Press Release

Here is a link to "The Eye Patch Kids" DVD For Children With Amblyopia Press Releasehttp://www.prlog.org/10068475-new-dvd-is-helping-children-with-amblyopia-lazy-eye-wear-their-eye-patches.html

This Is Our Other Press Releasehttp://www.free-press-release.com/news/200805/1209663975.html

Amblyopia

I wanted to post the definition of what Amblyopia is for parents when their child is first diagnosed.


CLICK HERE FOR AMBLYOPIA

and this is the one on Prevent Blindness America
Click Here

Prevent Blindness is a great website for parents

Our News Channel 8 TV Story

About 2 months ago I was contacted to do an interview for our Channel 8 News in Tampa. It was really exciting to do this and to help promote awareness about children's vision problems that might go undetected. You can find the link to the interview on the right side of this page where it says News Channel 8 TV Interview. Enjoy.

Thanks Marinella!!