Mom Invents Singsong DVD To Help Son

Mom Invents Singsong DVD To Help Son's Lazy Eye: "Joshua Harmsen needs an eye patch to save the vision in one eye, but five years ago the 2-year-old wouldn't wear it for more than 30 seconds."

Hidden Roadblocks: What Parents Need To Know About Vision and Learning

Great article about vision and children: http://www.rehabpub.com/press_release.asp?id=10250652

Great Story - The Humbling Honor of Raising a Child With Special Needs

Here is a great story that I found: http://seminoleheights.patch.com/articles/the-humbling-honor-of-raising-a-child-with-special-needs-6

Straps to keep glasses on kids

If you are looking for a strap to keep your child's glasses on then you can find them at Framehuggers http://www.framehuggers.com.

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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The Fresh Air Fund

One out of four school children in the U.S. has vision problems, and 86% do not get their vision checked before age 12.Many Fresh Air children do not have access to affordable vision care. Glasses break, are too expensive to replace, or are never prescribed in the first place. And often as a result, children's performance in academics, sports and activities suffers.For the fifth summer in a row, OneSight offered to bring their traveling optical clinic to all five Fresh Air Fund camp.Together with OneSight's Vision Vans – and a team of local doctors and volunteers, OneSight provides free eye exams and eyewear to thousands of children in need each year.

This summer at Fresh Air camp, OneSight's staff screened 3,295 children and counselors, gave 1,757 eye exams, and made 1,629 pairs of glasses, with 1,458 of them on-site and 171 specially driven in. The team stayed at Camp Hayden-Marks for two camp sessions, to make sure every child who needed the gift of sight was screened.


Although you might think some children would be reluctant to be prescribed glasses, most of them are delighted. They've been missing out on the world around them for too long. (Being able to pick out their own frames helps, too.)Our friends at OneSight told us about a boy at Camp Mariah who ran to the Vision Van before the team had even begun setting up in the morning.“You guys have the van, right,” he said, clapping and jumping up and down. “The one that I can get glasses from?”

We thank OneSight and you, for helping inner-city children receive the services they need

You can visit their website at http://www.freshairvision.org

Larry King Rocks An Eye Patch Too!!

Larry King had cataract surgery yesterday and is patching until his eye heals. Feel better soon Larry!!

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-1206015/Larry-King-shows-eye-patch-cataract-surgery.html

http://www.celebritypuke.com/2009/08/11/larry-king-rocks-an-eye-patch/

Topical Anesthesia Appears Safe For Strabismus Surgery

Topical anesthesia appears safe for strabismus surgery.
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/

Joshua's Dr. Appt.

Well Joshua went to see Dr. McKeown on Monday at the Bascom Palmer Eye Institute for his check-up and I'm very happy to say that he is doing great. Dr. McKeown even said that he might be able to stop wearing his glasses soon. Josh wears his glasses because they have a prism in them which keeps his eyes straight. I'm happy to say that they have been doing a great job so far. He doesn't go back until Febuary 2010 unless we see any changes in his vision.

"The Eye Patch Kids" DVD Now Available On Amazon

Click here. http://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-listing/B0021ZX35G/ref=sr_1_olp_2?ie=UTF8&s=dvd&qid=1238687183&sr=1-2

Adjustable Sutures May Improve Success Rate Of Realignment In Pediatric Strabismus Surgery

This was an article posted today about adjustable sutures with pediatric strabismus surgery.
http://www.osnsupersite.com/view.aspx?rid=36693