Tuesday, May 19, 2009
Liam's new glasses!
I can't believe Liam needs glasses. We consulted a Pediatric Opthamologist last Thursday to find out how bad his "lazy eye" was...turns out he has strabismus and is also farsighted. Double whamy. The doctor suggested glasses to correct the strabismus (misaligned eye) and then re-evaluate Liam's vision in 4-6 weeks. There's still a 95% chance that he'll need surgery to correct the eye, but until then we have to give the glasses a shot.
I still can't belive we're actually buying glasses for our baby...he's only 17 months old! Turns out there are worse cases...I've been "researching" (aka obsessing over) information online, and some kids have worse eye problems and require glasses as early as 6 months of age! I don't know how we're going to keep them on Liam, he's such a curious little boy...I am having visions of Liam disassembling his spectacles in a corner.
I hate to spend the money on something he may or may not destory and will more than likey outgrow in less than a year! I won't even spend full price on my glasses...I bought my frames on eBay and haggled with Cohen's (local optician) to pricematch my lenses that I could have gotten online at 39dollarglasses.com! How can you haggle with children's frames?! I was surprised to find a lack of child-friendly eyewear...with the exception of Miraflex, which remind me of the fake glasses that came with my FisherPrice toy doctor kit I had as a child (yes, that's me in the photo on the right)! Why do hingeless plastic glasses have to look so comical?!
On the brightside...Liam's prescription is very weak. With any luck, his vision will improve and he'll grow out his glasses. Keep your fingers crossed!
I still can't belive we're actually buying glasses for our baby...he's only 17 months old! Turns out there are worse cases...I've been "researching" (aka obsessing over) information online, and some kids have worse eye problems and require glasses as early as 6 months of age! I don't know how we're going to keep them on Liam, he's such a curious little boy...I am having visions of Liam disassembling his spectacles in a corner.
I hate to spend the money on something he may or may not destory and will more than likey outgrow in less than a year! I won't even spend full price on my glasses...I bought my frames on eBay and haggled with Cohen's (local optician) to pricematch my lenses that I could have gotten online at 39dollarglasses.com! How can you haggle with children's frames?! I was surprised to find a lack of child-friendly eyewear...with the exception of Miraflex, which remind me of the fake glasses that came with my FisherPrice toy doctor kit I had as a child (yes, that's me in the photo on the right)! Why do hingeless plastic glasses have to look so comical?!On the brightside...Liam's prescription is very weak. With any luck, his vision will improve and he'll grow out his glasses. Keep your fingers crossed!
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