The Truth About Blue Light
What is blue light and where does it come from? Is it bad for your eyes and should we be protecting
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Vision Milestones from Birth to 5 Years
It's amazing how many parents I come across who have just had a child diagnosed with an eye conditio
Little Aussie Eyes Report 2021
The Little Aussie Eyes Report 2021 is now available.A report on kids' vision. In 2020 Kids Eye
Unusual Eye Injuries
August is Children's Eye Health & Safety month, and we want to talk a bit about eye injuries and
Contact Lenses for Kids
Contact lenses for kids can be quite challenging, especially if they are needed for babies and very
Eat Your Way to Healthy Happy Eyes
Foods to help your kids' visionEvery day we eat food and drink water to keep our body alive. We try
Top tips for healthy eyes
Being healthy is important for all aspects of your body and that includes your eyes! There are sever
Patching Compliance
Kids Eye Gear Patch Your Way boxes help kids with eye patching compliance.Patching can be an overwhe
Craziest places kids have left their glasses
If you're a parent to a kid that wears glasses, you'll know that sometimes their face is not always
Fantastic vision charities
Time to put your money where your vision is, your eye vision that is. The 5th of September is Intern
Best apps for kids that patch
When kids are patching, they are effectively restricting vision to their dominant eye, therefore mak
Finalist in the AusMumpreneur Awards!
Kids Eye Gear is a small family business, so we were pretty thrilled to recently be nominated - and
What To Expect At Your Child’s First Eye Test
Taking your child to their first eye test can be a bit
unnerving but it’s nothing to be worried abo
Questions to Ask at Your Ophthalmology Appointment
Last week we took Dane for his regular ophthalmology check-up.
It’s a long and drawn out day but lu
Coping with a sports mad son who has vision issues
When your child has vision issues it can be scary to let them just be a regular kid and play whateve
FREE Christmas Colouring-In Page
Season's Greetings, Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays! Whichever one takes your fancy, from ev
The Value of a Second Opinion
When we were first given Dane's diagnoses of a unilateral congenital cataract, we were told it was t
Know Your Eye Doctors
Here is an explanation of different eye doctors and their role in vision care for children. Includin
Activities for Patching Kids
I'm often asked about activities to keep kids amused while they're patching. These are some really s
No! My son is NOT a pirate!
My son Dane wore an eye patch from 7 months of age to 5 years of age. He had a congenital cataract w
Children's Eye Infections
Not sure if I jinxed myself but I had this blog post scheduled for today - and my daughter came down
Should I get my child's vision tested?
My child doesn't need an eye test......do they?I was speaking with a friend a few days ago and she w
Treatment for Congenital Cataracts
June is Cataract Awareness Month. If you have been following
along you will know that my son Dane w
So your child has a cataract?
If you’ve had much to do with Kids Eye Gear you will know Dane’s story but in short, Dane was born w
In our lens kit
I've carried a lens kit in my handbag for 11 years now - boy has time flown! Since Dane has his cata
10 Outdoor Activities for Your Patching Child
When the outdoors call, you and your little patcher will
want to be outside enjoying all that natur
Ideas for keeping kids amused while patching
Let's be real for a minute mamas. Patching is NOT fun. In no way, shape or form is it enjoyable for
How do Babies Get Their Vision Tested?
When you think about an eye test, you most likely imagine
sitting at the optometrist with one eye c
Travel tips for kids with contact lenses or glasses
I don’t know about you but I love to travel – and my kids
have been bitten by the travel bug since
What Type of Eye Patch Should My Child Be Using?
Every now and then I get a phone call from a panicked parent
who has just been told they need to st
15 Wonderful Books for Patching and Glasses Wearing Children to Read
“The more that you
read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn, the more places
y
How to choose sunglasses for kids
The Kids Eye Gear kids always look forward to getting to the beach and into the pool. But we live in
Put your vision first
World Sight Day is the most important date for advocacy in
the eye health calendar. This is our day
Getting outdoors these school holidays
With school holidays here or approaching and the weather warming up,
nature is calling an
My Coastrek Adventure
I've long admired the work that the Fred Hollows Foundation does in restoring eyesight for peop
Book Review : Amazing Amber and her Lazy Laser Eye
Books are a HUGE part of our life in the Kids Eye Gear household. My daughter is a passionate reader
Kids Eye Gear on the road!
A great part of running Kids Eye Gear is getting to travel (well, pre-COVID anyway) to trade shows a
The Big Black Chair!
Like most kids with congenital cataracts, Dane has been going to the ophthalmologist since he was a