Eye Patch - Torrance,CA

I also suffered from the same problem when I was very young, about 4. I had to wear glasses to strenghthen a weak eye, but I was always setting them down somewhere, and losing them.
I was always indifferent about wearing my glasses, and now I am paying the price for it at 32. My eye doctor told me, that now, I do not use both of my eyes simultaneously, the way people are supposed to. Because neither of my eyes are strong, (one from not enough use, and the other from over-use)I switch back and forth, when one is tired, the other takes over. Because of this, I am prone to light sensitivity, and severe migraines. I also suffer from nausea, and a sensitivity to sound, while having a migraine.
Please emphasize to your daughter the repercussions of not taking care of her eyes, I have suffered migraines since the age of 14, and they could have been prevented.

11 is a contary age when it comes to little girls. Remind her that she may not get a driver's license if she has uncorrectable eye sight. You may have to cross "your fingers" when telling her this but you do need two good, functioning eyes for depth preception and driving will be difficult without it. Good Luck but by this age, tying a Driver's License to everything seems to do the trick. :^D

Hi M.,
I think if I were in your situation and it was a must for my daughter to wear the patch 24/____@____.com they are old enough to reason with. I would just let her know you are trying to take care of the problem now so in the future she can have her beautiful eyes for everyone to see. Let her know that she doesn't need to feel uncomfortable with it and I would maybe try to tell her how temporary it is and that if it isn't taken care of properly now, something else could result from it. Tell her how much quicker it will heal if she wears it all the time. Maybe try to dazzle it up? Kinda like when a kid wears a cast. Decorate with some jewels or something. I don't know its a tough one, girls are so delicate at that age they are becoming aware of what they look like and all of that. Maybe even have the doctor explain the importance of her wearing all day to heal her eye. Sometimes kids listen better to someone else. Good luck and I hope her eye is better soon.

I also had the smae problem as a child, and i could not stand wearing the patch, and i would cry all the time when i had to use it. My eye is so bad now because its not as strong as the other one. And now at age 24 i can hardly see at night when im driving because my eyes are so sensitve. I would suggest having her do it in her room or wherever she is confortable. But dont force her about it because i used to get so upset when my mom forced me to do it, that i just stopped.

from Mom of 2

Does your daughter like make up? You could decorate the patch with sparkles,jewels, or stickers? Or what if you painted it to look like an eye with full makeup even false eyelashes !

Then there's the old standby, the pirate look.

L.

I guess she'll just have to hold it closed. Start with 10 minutes.

Maybe try a reward system. Or, just don't accept no, and punish her if she doesn't do it. Sometimes kids tend to do it if they feel like it's not their choice. Hopefully, she only has to do it for a short period of time...?