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Category Archives: vision therapy
Two points of view. One big push forward.
In the first chapter of John Gottman’s wonderful book, Raising an Emotionally Intelligent Child, my current daily life is illuminated: “Behavioral psychologists have observed that preschoolers typically demand that their caretakers deal with some kind of need or desire at … Continue reading
An inevitable dip in the roller-coaster ride
When Stella gets really upset about anything at all, her immediate, go-to move is to tear off her adorable purple glasses with one hand (OUCH!) and throw them, with the force of every ounce of rage she’s got. Though to … Continue reading
Stella insists she can see with BOTH eyes
Yesterday was sunny and crisp. A Golden Delicious apple of a day. Okay, a frozen one. I’d recently read about how incredibly important and beneficial outdoor time is to kids’ eyesight, and was determined to whisk Stella off to the … Continue reading
Posted in Stella's eyes, The Patch, toddler, vision therapy
Tagged accommodative esotropia, amblyopia, glasses, motherhood, patching, strabismus, toddler, vision therapy
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UW pre-optometry students to the rescue!
Stella knows how to use “WHAT!?” for comedic effect. At PCC, the natural grocery store we hit up to three times a day, there are fun sculptures outside. In reference to one of them she exclaimed, “A dog on a … Continue reading
Posted in Family update, motherhood, toddler, vision therapy
Tagged accommodative esotropia, amblyopia, glasses, motherhood, toddler, UW pre-optometry, vision therapy
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Takin’ care of strabismus
Gah! I can’t tell you how long I’ve been dying to use the above title for a blog post about Stella’s vision. Eons. For those of you who don’t know, “strabismus” (defined as “abnormal alignment of one or both eyes”) … Continue reading
Posted in Stella's eyes, vision therapy
Tagged accommodative esotropia, amblyopia, strabismus, toddler, vision therapy
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Fabulinks
I quickly wanted to share the results of our fun photo shoot with Dave Estep of EstepWorks. He’s a friend, a former co-worker, and an incredibly talented creative photographer here in Seattle. Can’t recommend him enough. He’s so laid back … Continue reading
The eyes don’t have it.
I’ve always been proud of my perfect vision. I’ve bragged about it openly, and came to appreciate it even more after Stella’s visual challenges revealed the complexity and wonder of human eyesight. “I’m so lucky and blessed,” I thought, darting … Continue reading
Posted in Stella's eyes, toddler, vision therapy
Tagged accommodative esotropia, amblyopia, baby, basketball, eye patch, eye tracking, quoits vectogram, strabismus, toddler, vision, vision therapy
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Hoo! Boo! And booyah, too!
Stella fell in love with Halloween. She said “Trick or Treat” and “Thank you” and “Happy Halloween” at all the right times. She noted and appreciated everyone else’s costumes, even the less impressive ones. Like the dad whose costume was … Continue reading
Posted in Milestones, Outings, Stella's eyes, toddler, vision therapy
Tagged alphamom, halloween, little four eyes, owl costume, vision therapy
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It’s all fun and eye games until someone attains 20/20 visual acuity in her left eye.
It’s amazing what you can do with a few markers and a tea cup. Oh, the simple addition of a tea cup seals the deal, my friends. Overall, home-based vision therapy is getting easier as I find and engineer more … Continue reading
Posted in Stella's eyes, The Patch, vision therapy
Tagged accommodative esotropia, amblyopia, strabismus, toddler, vision therapy
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Cirque de Okay
My official assessment is that this week’s in-office vision therapy went well. It was interesting, and eye-opening. (Once again I’ve let you down and resorted to puns.) Eye-patched Stella threw a couple blocks in frustration and engaged in impressive evasive … Continue reading
