glasses

March 11, 2002

I honestly don't think that 's optometrists (plural since we are

military and been everywhere) have always said that he is farsighted. He

may be but they have never gotten his prescription right IMHO. He refuses

to wear the glasses and this time he couldn't see with them on.

Elaine

Re: glasses

> This is a quetion for all parents of children with ds, have any of you had

> problems with a misdiagnose of glasses for your child. The reason that I

am

> asking is that my son's eye doctor has told us that he has needed glasses

> for the last 2 years. Since Tayler who is 3 1/2 now started tealking, he

can

> tell us what things are a great distance as well as up close, The

> prescription that the eye doctor prescribed would say that he is almost

> blind, yet he absolutely hates his glasses and refuses to wear them, he

> takes them off and tries to damage them so that he will not have to wear

> them, so needless to say I don't make him because the repair bills get

> pretty costly. So if anyone could give me some input on this issue I would

> greatly appreciate it as we have another appointment on wednesday of next

> week. Thanks Sherri mom to Tayler 3 1/2 wds and Cierra 2 nds

>

> Click reply to all for messages to go to the list. Just hit reply for

messages to go to the sender of the message.

>

March 14, 2002

's eye doctor said his glasses were more to stop

the eyes from turning in than just vision. His

glasses are very thick also. The prescrition has

gotten less over the last couple of years, and his eye

doctor said at some point he may not need them at all.

He wears them to school every day and most of the

time when we go somewhere. A lot of the time on

weekends he chooses not to wear them.

sissy

--- Jill son <thrill@...> wrote:

>snip However,

> they have made a huge

> difference with his " lazy " eye--without his glasses

> his L eye almost

> immediately turns in--when his glasses are on you

> never see that. Has

> had the glasses for two years and still won't

> wear them?? I would

> wonder then if they really improve his vision. It

> would seem if they really

> did help then by this time he'd be more willing to

> wear them. Good luck!!

>

> Jill

> Re: glasses

>

> > This is a quetion for all parents of children with

> ds, have any of you had

> > problems with a misdiagnose of glasses for your

> child. The reason that I

> am

> > asking is that my son's eye doctor has told us

> that he has needed glasses

> > for the last 2 years. Since Tayler who is 3 1/2

> now started tealking, he

> can

> > tell us what things are a great distance as well

> as up close, The

> > prescription that the eye doctor prescribed would

> say that he is almost

> > blind, yet he absolutely hates his glasses and

> refuses to wear them, he

> > takes them off and tries to damage them so that he

> will not have to wear

> > them, so needless to say I don't make him because

> the repair bills get

> > pretty costly. So if anyone could give me some

> input on this issue I would

> > greatly appreciate it as we have another

> appointment on wednesday of next

> > week. Thanks Sherri mom to Tayler 3 1/2 wds and

> Cierra 2 nds

> >

> > Click reply to all for messages to go to the list.

> Just hit reply for

> messages to go to the sender of the message.

> >

May 8, 2002

Kathy that is too cute, is something isnt he? actually wears his

glasses and were prescribed at age 6mos. It took so long to get him to wear

them, I too like the flexable kind. Traci, best of luck to you, we know how you

feel!! Dawn s mom

glasses

Traci

wore glasses when he was 2 yrs old for about a year. They were broke most

of the time too.

Now, at the age of 12, he recently got reading glasses. We bought the " FLEXON "

type -

the ones you can twist, step on, bend, etc and they will not break (if they do,

then you receive a new

pair) only needs them for reading small print and/or writing. He wears

them at school but

pulls them off after 8-10 minutes. When was younger, to encourage him,

everyone in the family

wore a pair of fake glasses (the kind with the nose attached, only we took the

noses off) and that

seemed to work the best for him.

He loves to wear his fathers reading glasses now and pretend to sit and read a

computer magazine. . .

he copies everything his father does!!!!

Kathy

May 8, 2002

Hi Traci,

I think I missed your post on this. Not sure what you want to know about

glasses. Rochelle wears her glasses all the time. But she really needs them

to see. It took about a year before we were successful. We tried, gave up for

4 months and tried again. Sort of like potty training. But I wear my glasses

all the time too.

I think it hurts her to take the glasses off. The cable backs get stuck in

her hair and maybe why she doesn't take them off. The flexon are the best

pair yet that we got. They don't come in really small sizes. Rochelle is 5

and got them this year. Don't have to have them adjusted. Just the lens

replaced because of scratches. I've gone on and on and not sure I answered

your question.

Diane

May 8, 2002

nathan wore glasses when he was 3 and 4years and wouldnt keep them on either. he

must of went through a pair every few weeks. thankfully after a couple surgeries

and patching etc his vision is almost 20/20 now so doesnt need them for now,

whew!! prayers for soem good suggestions shawna.

glasses

Traci

wore glasses when he was 2 yrs old for about a year. They were broke

most of the time too.

Now, at the age of 12, he recently got reading glasses. We bought the

" FLEXON " type -

the ones you can twist, step on, bend, etc and they will not break (if they

do, then you receive a new

pair) only needs them for reading small print and/or writing. He wears

them at school but

pulls them off after 8-10 minutes. When was younger, to encourage him,

everyone in the family

wore a pair of fake glasses (the kind with the nose attached, only we took the

noses off) and that

seemed to work the best for him.

He loves to wear his fathers reading glasses now and pretend to sit and read a

computer magazine. . .

he copies everything his father does!!!!

Kathy

May 8, 2002

Both of mine have glasses but WILL NOT wear them and I have never really pushed

it. We did try to get to wear hers fora little while and even had it

added to IEP. It didn't work. You can't even come within 10 feet of her with

them! lol

Pam mom to Hh and

greenpak <greenpak@...> wrote: nathan wore glasses when he was

3 and 4years and wouldnt keep them on either. he must of went through a pair

every few weeks. thankfully after a couple surgeries and patching etc his vision

is almost 20/20 now so doesnt need them for now, whew!! prayers for soem good

suggestions shawna.

glasses

Traci

wore glasses when he was 2 yrs old for about a year. They were broke most

of the time too.

Now, at the age of 12, he recently got reading glasses. We bought the " FLEXON "

type -

the ones you can twist, step on, bend, etc and they will not break (if they do,

then you receive a new

pair) only needs them for reading small print and/or writing. He wears

them at school but

pulls them off after 8-10 minutes. When was younger, to encourage him,

everyone in the family

wore a pair of fake glasses (the kind with the nose attached, only we took the

noses off) and that

seemed to work the best for him.

He loves to wear his fathers reading glasses now and pretend to sit and read a

computer magazine. . .

he copies everything his father does!!!!

Kathy

March 20, 2003

Hiya, All,

Re: taking the sidearm (it's called a " temple " ) off your glasses to

accomodate the bandage. There is another reason to remove that " sidearm " .

My Dr. suggested I not place anything on the implanted ear for a few weeks.

I removed the temple from the glasses and did not have any trouble keeping

them on with just the one side " anchored " . This keeps all pressure off that

ear when you may already be having pain there. Hope this helps. )

Jackie

Activated Nov.5,2002

October 23, 2003

Barry <brcats@...> wrote:Hi, I have now put the arm back on my glasses.

Looking at the

Implanted Ear Incision this is causing a indentation behind the

ear where the Incision is. Should I remove this again till I heal up

futher? Yesterday 10/22 has been 3 weeks since my CI Surgery.

Maybe I just need to have my glasses adjusted so they are not

so tight? Anyway I am getting excited & nervous as well because

Hook Up Day is getting closer Nov. 10 at 9:30 AM. I pray that my

Hook Up goes as smooth as many I have read here on CI Hear. I

guess I need to pick out a special outfit to wear for Nov. 10. Well

Thanks to everyone here on CI Hear that have bought me this far.

Barry

CI Oct. 1

Hook Up Nov. 10 @ 9:30 AM

July 2, 2004

In a message dated 7/2/2004 9:09:26 PM Pacific Daylight Time,

hobbes@... writes:

Do any of you

noticed a sound like the ear piece tapping on the side of the processor?

yes, I have, and dislike it, am looking into either laser or contacts.

Lee

July 2, 2004

,

Yes, My ESPrit 22 does that, actaully, I don't use a glasses. The reason the

ESPrit 22 was tapping, because the coil was tapping the top of the processor,

but with 3G, it doesn't anymore. Thank Goodness.

Glasses

Here is a question for those that have to wear glasses. Do any of you

noticed a sound like the ear piece tapping on the side of the processor?

susan & hobbes

michigan

July 2, 2004

With my new glasses the tapping and the kind of rustling/scraping

sound doesn't seem to be as noticable.

Kat

Do any of you noticed a sound like the ear piece tapping on the

side of the processor?

>

> susan & hobbes

> michigan

July 3, 2004

In a message dated 7/3/2004 7:41:02 PM Pacific Daylight Time,

brandonpace@... writes:

LASER? Gosh, I hope you're rich to pay for these hospital bills. :-\

nah,, it's covered by my insurnace if doctor recommend it. It is done in

doctor's office nowadays, taking about 30 minutes.

Lee

July 3, 2004

LASER? Gosh, I hope you're rich to pay for these hospital bills. :-\

Re: Glasses

In a message dated 7/2/2004 9:09:26 PM Pacific Daylight Time,

hobbes@... writes:

Do any of you

noticed a sound like the ear piece tapping on the side of the processor?

yes, I have, and dislike it, am looking into either laser or contacts.

Lee

July 4, 2004

Lee,

Hey, that's nice to know! :-) LoL.

Re: Glasses

In a message dated 7/3/2004 7:41:02 PM Pacific Daylight Time,

brandonpace@... writes:

LASER? Gosh, I hope you're rich to pay for these hospital bills. :-\

nah,, it's covered by my insurnace if doctor recommend it. It is done in

doctor's office nowadays, taking about 30 minutes.

Lee

July 4, 2004

Laser is nice, but only if it will help. It won't help me so I have to

have glasses. Cant stand the thought of contacts because it bothers me to

put something in my eyes. So does anyone have any suggestions to help get

rid of the tapping sound with the glass arm hitting the processor???????

susan & hobbes

michigan

At 11:45 AM 7/4/2004 -0400, you wrote:

>Lee,

> Hey, that's nice to know! :-) LoL.

>

> Re: Glasses

>

> In a message dated 7/3/2004 7:41:02 PM Pacific Daylight Time,

> brandonpace@... writes:

>

> LASER? Gosh, I hope you're rich to pay for these hospital bills. :-\

>

> nah,, it's covered by my insurnace if doctor recommend it. It is done in

> doctor's office nowadays, taking about 30 minutes.

>

> Lee

>

September 27, 2005

>

> I thought was the king of hiding eyeglasses until I read some of

> the posts last week. His best record is hiding them for a year at school,

> then producing them the last week of school. This was about three years

> ago. No one ever knew where he hid them. He still detests his glasses.

>

And our kids are the ones suppose to be intellectually disabled - it is

stories like this that really make you realise how clever these kids are at

winning the battle of wills. Along with being so good at manipulating the

'normal' community.

Keep smiling

Jan, mother of Trent 21yo w/DS from the LandDownUnder

April 25, 2006

Okay, No anit-glare coating on Micah's glasses but I do have them on mine

for driving at night (work great but can scratch off ) Micah has curved ear

pieces. He has had both and the regular will fall off even with a band

attached around his head. If we make them tight enough to stay on it leaves a

terrrible ridge in his nose.and has caused a sore. Curved around the ears is

great! Micah is now 5 and has been wearing glasses about 2 and a half years.

I

don't understand the prescription question. You don't need a prescription

for curved or regular frames. Just for the lenses??!!! Haope this helps.

Loree

Ok how many of you have the anti glare coating on your kids glasses??? I

know stupid question but there is a reason...how many of you have curved ear

pieces and regular?? How old? How well did they keep them on? What about

prescriptions? LOL

April 25, 2006

Danny has had glasses since he was 18 months old. He started with the

curved/flexible ear pieces that worked really well. He has no bridge on his

nose they hugged a bit better on his face (not much sliding down like we have

now) and because he hated wearing them, they helped keep them on. We did not get

anti-glare because we were told that they scratch easier and we definitely

didn't want that. He threw his glasses off regularly and they have been, behind

the couch, in a planter at Walmart, in the parking lot, in the grass everywhere

from New York to Kentucky, under beds, in the kitchen sink and in the garbage. (

I wish we would have had one of those wonderful locators!) Danny is 71/2 now and

has the " regular " ear pieces and does pretty well with those.

Angie Tate <atate526@...> wrote: Ok how many of you have the anti

glare coating on your kids glasses??? I know stupid question but there is a

reason...how many of you have curved ear pieces and regular?? How old? How well

did they keep them on? What about prescriptions? LOL

Ok enough!!!

~Angie

Research Associate of Child Development and Human Relations to

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An extra little chromosome,

that's all it is, you see.

Where all of you were born with two,

I was blessed with three

" My Children are God's gift to me.

How I raise them, is my gift to God. "

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March 5, 2007

...we have gone through 5 pairs in the last year. My son does the same...he is 9. The eye doctor's office keeps a pair in stock at all times. They usually break across the bridge. We work on him taking them off when he is spinning/flipping to prevent the breakage..but it just seems to be the thing for him to do. let me know if you ever figure it out! karen

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March 5, 2007

...we have gone through 5 pairs in the last year. My son does the same...he is 9. The eye doctor's office keeps a pair in stock at all times. They usually break across the bridge. We work on him taking them off when he is spinning/flipping to prevent the breakage..but it just seems to be the thing for him to do. let me know if you ever figure it out! karen

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Try your local Lion's Club. They help people with glasses all the time.

granny

On Sat, Oct 11, 2008 at 10:33 PM, Leis <lisa@...> wrote:

> hi all

>

> any idea where I can get glasses arms from? I have tried where we bought

> 's glasses from, but they dont sell spare parts. I cannot find

> anything on Ebay. I just need some arms..................

>

> Thanks hope all is well with everyone!!!! School goes back tomorrow

> for us, so life will be quieter again

> --

>

> Aussie Leis- mum to , Natasha, and Liliana

>

> Man is the only creature that seems to have the time and energy to pump

> all his sewage out to sea, and then go swimming in it

>

> Miles Kington

>

--

Not for ourselves but for the whole world we were born

February 18, 2009

Hi ,

He may never get it - I failed miserably with Trent and wearing glasses.

Our optometrist basically said he may never get use to the idea of wearing

them as he may not see the benefit of it. We were trying to correct a turn

and Trent was and still is farsighted.

Personally, I can't see that not having worn glasses has been detrimental to

his growing - yes his eye still turns but it doesn't bother him. We notice

it more when he is either tired or not well.

Another thing our optometrist shared with us, he had a friend with a child

with DS it took years upon years before she was happy to wear them.

Basically, unless your child can see the need for them, as in I can see

better they could reject them, until older. Trent still will not wear

glasses nor will he tolerate the hearing aid which was prescribed for him,

then again we think and know he can hear (especially when he wants to), his

hearing test results could be more that he isn't interested rather than not

hearing.

Keep smiling

Jan

From: [mailto: ] On Behalf

Of Jsmb7@...

Sent: Thursday, 19 February 2009 4:12 PM

Subject: glasses

My little boy Noah is 3 1/2 (DS). He has been wearing glasses for about two

years and it does not seem to be getting any easier. He was prescribed the

glasses because his eye turned in but now he has also become more

farsighted. I was hoping the new prescription would make him see the benefit

in wearing the glasses but it's just not happening. Sometimes it seems like

a full time job trying to keep his glasses on and it is really getting old.

He just does not seem to get it. There are times when a?few weeks will go by

and he will do fairly well and then all of the sudden he?notices they are on

and he takes them off and wants nothing to do with them. I think we have

probably had over 10 pair in the past 2 years.?Does anyone have any ideas?

Has anyone had a child do this and then later have them finally give in and

wear them when they're older? With my other children I could offer rewards

or reason with them but he doesn't understand, or he makes me think he

doesn't understand.??I am starting to worry that this will go on forever.

Thank you in advance.

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February 18, 2009

had some hard times with her glasses, and I am happy to report that

they did not last forever (though it felt like it at times.) One thing that

took as from your current situation (which was ours) to our current situation

(wear them all day, put them on the nightstand at night, only fight them if they

need to be cleaned, LOL.) was when she understood that if she needed a break, it

was OK, and that she could put them somewhere safe. We tried a special little

box, several cute glasses cases, the kitchen counter, etc. to try and train her

that her glasses always went in this certain place, but basically, that didn't

work. So, we settled for more " safe " ... if she took them off while watching TV

and threw them on the floor next to her, we would pick them up and put them on

the coffee table and tell her " on the table. " or something like that. Once she

realized that it was OK not to wear them sometimes, they went missing a lot

less. But, I think this realization was closer to 4 - 4 1/2.... can't remember,

it was a bad blur of glasses stuff! And, the fact she and her little sister

(age 2 at the time) played tug-o-war with I don't know how many pairs, snapping

them in half....... cringe, I am seeing broken glasses parts flashing back, LOL.

I think you have tried really hard, and if he has been wearing them OK for

awhile, and then decides no, I'd wait a few hours and try again, or even the

next day rather then forcing it. If you are tired of your second full time job

being glasses police, then I would think that he would be OK til he's a little

older and more mature to just stop wearing them, or only wear them in supervised

situations (in the classroom, for example, or while watching TV).... less places

he can ditch them?

I wish I could be more helpful, it is very frustrating, I know. Whatever you

decide, know that your sanity is important too! Good luck.

, mom to (13), (11 DS), and Sammy (9)

---- Jsmb7@... wrote:

> My little boy Noah is 3 1/2 (DS). He has been wearing glasses for about two

years and it does not seem to be getting any easier. He was prescribed the

glasses because his eye turned in but now he has also become more farsighted. I

was hoping the new prescription would make him see the benefit in wearing the

glasses but it's just not happening. Sometimes it seems like a full time job

trying to keep his glasses on and it is really getting old. He just does not

seem to get it. There are times when a?few weeks will go by and he will do

fairly well and then all of the sudden he?notices they are on and he takes them

off and wants nothing to do with them. I think we have probably had over 10 pair

in the past 2 years.?Does anyone have any ideas? Has anyone had a child do this

and then later have them finally give in and wear them when they're older? With

my other children I could offer rewards or reason with them but he doesn't

understand, or he makes me think he doesn't understand.??I am starting to worry

that this will go on forever. Thank you in advance.

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February 18, 2009

I had this problem with at about the same age. She hated

wearing glasses. She would even hide them. She finally outgrew it by

the time she was about eight. Now she takes good care of her glasses.

They are the first thing she puts on in the morning and the last she

takes off at night. All I did was insist she wear them.

granny

On Wed, Feb 18, 2009 at 11:12 PM, <Jsmb7@...> wrote:

> My little boy Noah is 3 1/2 (DS). He has been wearing glasses for about two

> years and it does not seem to be getting any easier. He was prescribed the

> glasses because his eye turned in but now he has also become more

> farsighted. I was hoping the new prescription would make him see the benefit

> in wearing the glasses but it's just not happening. Sometimes it seems like

> a full time job trying to keep his glasses on and it is really getting old.

> He just does not seem to get it. There are times when a?few weeks will go by

> and he will do fairly well and then all of the sudden he?notices they are on

> and he takes them off and wants nothing to do with them. I think we have

> probably had over 10 pair in the past 2 years.?Does anyone have any ideas?

> Has anyone had a child do this and then later have them finally give in and

> wear them when they're older? With my other children I could offer rewards

> or reason with them but he doesn't understand, or he makes me think he

> doesn't understand.??I am starting to worry that this will go on forever.

> Thank you in advance.

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February 19, 2009

Hi ,

My son (ds) will be 11 on 2/27. He has had his glasses since he was 2.

It does get easier! started really wearing his and taking care of them

about 2 years ago. Before that we would find his glasses broken under the

couch, rolled up in a ball, they would even come home from school with them

broken. We tried every thing- bribes, different glasses, telling him he looked

like Daddy, etc.. I am not sure what finally got him to start wearing them

(maybe a tv character or friend at school). But he now says his glasses are

sweet and picked out red ones this time. He hasn't learned to keep his fingers

off the lens yet so when he gets home from school they are filthy and he can

hardly see out of them ( can't figure out why the teacher can't clean them for

him but she doesn't)

But it does get easier sarah! Best of luck and take it 1 day at a time

- mom to 22, 20, 11, and 8

And Nana to KYlie, Jake and T.J.

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