Eyes Apart: Living with strabismus » Reading http://www.eyesapart.com ...crossed eyes, lazy eye, amblyopia, wall eyes, squint, tropia, double vision, turned, floating, wandering, wayward, or drifting eyes. Wed, 25 Jan 2012 07:35:58 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 My Travelin’ Eye: book review http://www.eyesapart.com/2012/01/24/my-travelin-eye-book-review/ http://www.eyesapart.com/2012/01/24/my-travelin-eye-book-review/#comments Wed, 25 Jan 2012 00:17:00 +0000 Lois (admin) http://www.eyesapart.com/?p=421 My Travelin’ Eye by Jenny Sue Kostecki-Shaw “When I was born, I came out looking both ways.” That’s how Jenny Sue begins her beautifully illustrated children’s book, My Travelin’ Eye. She writes, draws, and colors her “own experience as a … Continue reading →
]]> http://www.eyesapart.com/2012/01/24/my-travelin-eye-book-review/feed/ 0 I discovered reading again! http://www.eyesapart.com/2010/07/03/i-discovered-reading-again/ http://www.eyesapart.com/2010/07/03/i-discovered-reading-again/#comments Sun, 04 Jul 2010 03:02:57 +0000 Lois (admin) http://www.eyesapart.com/?p=231 I’m back after an extended time away due to health problems. After finally getting needed treatment, I’m thankful to be feeling better! I’ll write about that another time, but now I want to share something that helped get me through … Continue reading →
]]> http://www.eyesapart.com/2010/07/03/i-discovered-reading-again/feed/ 0 P.A.V.E. — Parents Active for Vision Education http://www.eyesapart.com/2006/08/23/pave/ http://www.eyesapart.com/2006/08/23/pave/#comments Wed, 23 Aug 2006 13:11:58 +0000 Lois (admin) http://eyesapart.com/2006/08/23/pave/ The P.A.V.E. website says: “P.A.V.E. is a national non-profit education, resource and support organization whose mission is to raise public awareness of the crucial relationship between vision and achievement.” I’ll be turning 60 this year, and I’m only now beginning … Continue reading →
]]> http://www.eyesapart.com/2006/08/23/pave/feed/ 1 One had a squint: The cross-eyed bride http://www.eyesapart.com/2006/07/17/cross-eyed-bride/ http://www.eyesapart.com/2006/07/17/cross-eyed-bride/#comments Tue, 18 Jul 2006 04:07:47 +0000 Lois (admin) http://eyesapart.com/2006/07/17/cross-eyed-bride/ In the novel Zeno’s Conscience by Italo Svevo, the fictional Zeno wrote of meeting four sisters whom he considered as possible marriage prospects. However, one had a squint — another name for strabismus or a crossed eye. Zeno journaled how … Continue reading →
]]> http://www.eyesapart.com/2006/07/17/cross-eyed-bride/feed/ 0 Royal National Institute of the Blind (RNIB) http://www.eyesapart.com/2006/06/14/rnib/ http://www.eyesapart.com/2006/06/14/rnib/#comments Wed, 14 Jun 2006 20:35:26 +0000 Lois (admin) http://eyesapart.com/2006/06/14/rnib/ Royal National Institute of the Blind isn’t just for those who cannot see at all. The website also provides excellent suggestions and resources for people with limited vision. The home page is filled with resources, and the remainder of the … Continue reading →
]]> http://www.eyesapart.com/2006/06/14/rnib/feed/ 0 Help for decreasing vision http://www.eyesapart.com/2006/05/17/decreasing-vision/ http://www.eyesapart.com/2006/05/17/decreasing-vision/#comments Wed, 17 May 2006 22:53:25 +0000 Lois (admin) http://eyesapart.com/2006/05/17/decreasing-vision/ Strabismus causes vision problems for many people. These problems seem to worsen as we get older. Some of us have difficulty with paperwork we are required to read or fill out. If the material is available online, I usually opt … Continue reading →
]]> http://www.eyesapart.com/2006/05/17/decreasing-vision/feed/ 0 Anticipating the new year http://www.eyesapart.com/2005/12/30/anticipating-the-new-year/ http://www.eyesapart.com/2005/12/30/anticipating-the-new-year/#comments Fri, 30 Dec 2005 12:04:19 +0000 Lois (admin) http://eyesapart.com/?p=76 I always look forward to a new year. In 2003, I started making resolutions in November. I was feeling the crunch of not being able to keep up, and I determined to find and correct whatever was making my life … Continue reading →
]]> http://www.eyesapart.com/2005/12/30/anticipating-the-new-year/feed/ 0 Eyes Apart — how this blog began! http://www.eyesapart.com/2005/11/15/how-eyes-apart-began/ http://www.eyesapart.com/2005/11/15/how-eyes-apart-began/#comments Wed, 16 Nov 2005 04:57:36 +0000 Lois (admin) http://eyesapart.com/?p=63 Before my surgery, I had told a group of friends that I wanted to do some sort of advocacy for people experiencing similar problems as mine. I'd hoped to be able to do a website. But as the weeks went by after surgery, I wondered if that dream would ever become real. Making a website is hard work, and my vision still was not good. Blogging is much easier than doing a website. I downloaded Tom Antion's book, and I was publishing in no time. This audio book by Tom Antion provided all the info I needed to get started.... Continue reading →
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]]> http://www.eyesapart.com/2005/11/11/accessibility-lorelle/feed/ 3 No excuses http://www.eyesapart.com/2005/10/16/no-excuses/ http://www.eyesapart.com/2005/10/16/no-excuses/#comments Sun, 16 Oct 2005 05:55:37 +0000 Lois (admin) You've probably heard of 19-year-old Kyle Maynard, a congenital amputee who became a champion wrestler. The part of Kyle's story that struck me most is this:
...his grandmother refused to let other people look away from him. "She brought me to a lot of grocery stores and she'd set me down in the cart. She told me, 'You don't have to be afraid of people. Look them straight in the eye and let them know that you see yourself as normal, and that's the way that they should perceive you, too.' "
To me, this grandmother was right on track. Children with a turned eye need to be helped in this way also. Continue reading →
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