Category Archives: Help and find help
P.A.V.E. — Parents Active for Vision Education
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
Posted in Children's vision, Education, Help and find help, Lois' story, Reading, Senior vision
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Ripples
By now you know that I often select as a favorite photo something that reminds me of a human eye. This one could be an abstract pupil with a deep blue iris. But that’s not the main reason I chose … Continue reading
Punished for drifting eyes
I once read a comment from an adult who said she was punished as child every time her eye drifted. Her parents thought by punishing her they would force her to learn keep her eyes fused. Those who don’t have … Continue reading
Two sides of strabismus: Social struggles and straining to see
Ask strabismus sufferers what is the hardest thing they endure, and many will say it is social trauma and low self-esteem. But others will say the vison problems are the hardest. Those with a permanently turned eye look into the … Continue reading
Posted in Help and find help, Social trauma, The way we see
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Lazy eye? Watch your language!
“Lazy eye” is a term that some strabismus sufferers find offensive. It is often used as a synonym for amblyopia, yet technically these terms are not the same. According to the National Eye Institute, “Amblyopia is the medical term used … Continue reading
Posted in Help and find help, Social trauma, Terminology
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