Think About Your Eyes

This post is a partnership with ThinkAboutYourEyes.com and Mom It Forward, but all opinions are my own.
“Mom, my eye hurts,” my daughter informed me. My first thought was, “How does she always wake me up around 3 AM?” Pollen had been running high in our area so I suggested, “Try some eye drops. It’s probably allergies.” This was followed by screaming, wailing and possible gnashing of teeth. “It hurts! It hurts!” I gave up, got out of bed and checked on her eye, which was swollen and red, and told her I would call the eye doctor first thing in the morning. Her eye doctor took one look at her eye, and immediately connected me with a retina specialist, who agreed to meet us at his office at 10 AM on a Sunday morning. Although it was touch and go for a week, the retina specialist told us our doctor’s quick action saved her vision. Thankfully, we had a regular eye doctor who worked us into his schedule immediately.  Unfortunately, a recent survey found  one-third (34%) of parents have never taken their child to an eye doctor .
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Why do people put off having regular vision checkups for their children? Some parents believe only children who need glasses or contacts need to see any eye doctor, while children with good vision do not. (The American Optometric Association recommends checkups every two years for children with good vision.)  Some parents are waiting for their children to tell them about vision problems, and 25% of parents wait until their children have symptoms before scheduling an appointment.  From experience, I can say telling the parents  probably will not happen. Both Bryan and I have glasses and we both memorized the eye chart in elementary school to keep from having to get a pair!
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Want your child to look stylish and protect them from UV rays? Pick up a pair of sunglasses for them! Kids spend more times outside than adults and are exposed to more UV light, which they can not filter as well as an adult.  Continued UV exposure over a number of years can lead to eye disease.  (And I know we have enough of that in our family!)
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  • Want to learn more about eye care for children or find an eye doctor near you? Visit thinkaboutyoureyes.com

121 Comments

  1. BRENT JAMES OD OPTOMETRIST in Little Rock, about 25 miles away.

  2. ASHLEY ANDERSON OD
    OPTOMETRIST

  3. VISION CENTER BROUGHT TO YOU BY WALMART

  4. AMERICA’S BEST CONTACTS & EYEGLASSES – WESTWAY PLAZA
    35640 WARREN RD
    WESTLAND, MI 48185

  5. linda mayberry

    i would love to win this prize

  6. JAMES W. VANN OD
    OPTOMETRIST

  7. Kathryn. Mackey

    Dirk Schoretenboer DO

  8. Stephanie Galbraith

    OD
    OPTOMETRIST
    AFFILIATED WITH LENSCRAFTERS

  9. the nearest eye doctor is in bowling green ky about 50 miles from me

  10. My nearest location would be
    AMERICA’S BEST CONTACTS & EYEGLASSES – MERCHANTS WALK
    3615 SOUTH FLORIDA AVE
    LAKELAND, FL 33803

  11. ICEM BREWER OD
    OPTOMETRIST
    AFFILIATED WITH LENSCRAFTERS
    4201 N SHILOH DR
    FAYETTEVILLE, AR 72703

  12. HARRY WIESSNER

    614 E ALDER #1
    WALLA WALLA, WA 99362

  13. The closest is RANDY PRESTASH OD

  14. MAURICE LYNCH OD

  15. The closest for me would be:

    ABIGAIL JACKSON OD
    OPTOMETRIST
    Midwest Eyecare PC

  16. stephanie baker

    VisionWorks of Paducah is my nearest provider which is actually who I’ve been going to 🙂

  17. donna gonzalez

    Donald mirate in Valdosta, ga

  18. AMERICA’S BEST CONTACTS & EYEGLASSES – BISHOP PLAZA

  19. mine is vision works in state colleg pa

  20. BOB JOE OD
    OPTOMETRIST

    Thanks for this giveaway!

  21. eyshon salahuddin

    NATIONWIDE VISION
    9524 W. CAMELBACK ROAD
    GLENDALE, AZ 85305

  22. Visionworks in Baton Rouge is closest to me!

  23. The nearest is JOSEPH WILLIS OD, OPTOMETRIST, PEARLE VISION FRANCHISE.

  24. Walmart Vision Center on Beach, but we go to Trophy Club Vision because of the Dr.

  25. Allyson Ballard Bossie

    JEFF HANDSCHUMACHER OD
    OPTOMETRIST is my nearest doctor.

  26. WEIHENG CHEN OD

  27. Jessica Whitehouse

    Even though we live in a small town, there is actually an eye clinic here in town WARNER FAMILY EYE CARE INC… However, we usually drive in to Tulsa to take the kids to the eye clinic we’ve used for years. The kids go once a year regularly, and I go every 2 years or so.

  28. Christina Sparks

    The vision center from Walmart

  29. DAVIS VISIONWORKS
    2799 ROUTE 112 #2A
    MEDFORD, NY 11763

  30. MICHAEL BROSMAN OD
    OPTOMETRIST

    AFFILIATED WITH LENSCRAFTERS
    4514 KIRKWOOD HWY
    WILMINGTON, DE 19808

  31. The Eye Doctor closest to me is LAWRENCE NORTON OD .

  32. My search brought VisionWorks up as my nearest.

  33. My nearest eye doctor is DRS. REX AND AARON WERNER OD
    OPTOMETRIST

  34. Patrick Wand OD is the nearest that I could find.

  35. The closest to me is SEAN MCKEOWN OD

  36. Rebecca Pierson

    ERIC W. LESER O.D., CARL MELNIK O.D., JUDY ICHIUJI O.D., VICKI LEUNG, OD OD
    OPTOMETRIST

  37. The closest to me is Todd Hartman

  38. The closest one to me is NATIONWIDE VISION.

  39. KEVIN L. CLARK is the closest

  40. My closest doctor is PAMELA LOWE OD .

  41. VISION CENTER BROUGHT TO YOU BY WALMART

  42. I just moved to Hawaii and am actually do for an eye appointment, so I’m glad I found this. My nearest doctor is

    NATALIE RAMIREZ OD
    OPTOMETRIST

    RETINA INSTITUTE OF HAWAII / HALE MAKA ‘IKE
    94-216 FARRINGTON HIGHWAY
    B2-203
    WAIPAHU, HI 96797

  43. Marilyn Nawara

    FAMILY AND PEDIATRIC EYE CARE
    144 MONROE CENTER ST. NW
    GRAND RAPIDS, MI 49503

  44. ELIZABETH BECKER OD
    OPTOMETRIST
    TRACY L. MORAN , OD
    WENDY N. NIELUBOWICZ , OD
    DRS WALTON AND BECKER EYECARE PC
    837 S. LAPEER RD

  45. I actually have three locations in my area!

    Here’s one:

    DONALD MIRATE MD
    OPHTHALMOLOGIST
    MIRATE EYE CENTER
    2707 NORTH FORREST STREET
    VALDOSTA, GA 31602

  46. The eye doctor nearest to me is AMERICA’S BEST CONTACTS & EYEGLASSES.

  47. Visionworks, I could almost walk there, it’s so close.

  48. Wow, the closest one is more than 25 miles from me! Good thing I have a local eye doctor.

    WILLIAM STEPHEN OD
    OPTOMETRIST
    ST. LUCY’S VISION CENTER
    5885 GUNN HIGHWAY
    TAMPA, FL 33625

  49. Tracy Melhinch

    ARUP K. CHATTERJEE, O.D.
    AT OR NEXT TO VISIONWORKS
    3547 MIDWAY MALL
    MIDWAY MALL
    ELYRIA, OH 44035

  50. the nearest one is VISIONWORKS
    11802-B ROCKVILLE PIKE
    ROCKVILLE, MD 20852

  51. Melissa Mazzur

    Weaver Eye Associates which is where I go!

  52. The closest eye doctor to me is Leigh Chervenka, Optometrist.
    Westford Eye Care
    175 Littleton Rd
    Westford, MA 01886

  53. My closest eye doctor is at the AMERICA’S BEST CONTACTS & EYEGLASSES.

  54. ROGER DAVIS, O.D.
    AT OR NEXT TO VISIONWORKS

  55. Rebecca Parsons

    We have one in Kokomo, IN which is pretty close to me.

  56. It said COTT REAM OD
    OPTOMETRIST in Thayer Mo. That is almost an hour away from us. Thank you

  57. Robert Crotty

  58. Visionworks
    Greeley, CO

  59. i did not hear of any published doctors , MY DR iS DR POLIZZI

  60. My nearest eye doctor is
    JENNY ALSOP OD

    MIDLOTHIAN OPTOMETRIC CENTER

  61. CHRISTOPHER OLSON OD
    OPTOMETRIST

    COMPLETE EYECARE CENTER
    301 W. MONROE
    MOUNT PLEASANT, IA 52641

  62. TIM SELLERS OD OPTOMETRIST

  63. None were found within 50 mile search limit.

  64. jose benavides

    Saul more of laredo tx is the closest to me .

  65. Nearest Dr is MINDY ABBEY OD

  66. OPTICAL CENTER – FORT LEONARD WOOD
    143 REPLACEMENT AVE
    BLDG 478
    FORT LEONARD WOOD, MO 65473

  67. The closest one to me is VISIONWORKS.

  68. The nearest eye doctor to me is:
    KIMBERLY MOLACEK OD
    OPTOMETRIST

    MOLACEK FAMILY EYECARE
    132 2ND AVE SW
    MILACA, MN 56353-1106

    320-983-3434

  69. The nearest optometrist is Brenda Weirich-Szirovecz in Cumming, GA.

  70. Jessica Herring

    DRS RECORD & RECORD OPTOMETRISTS, PC
    1450 SACHEM PLACE
    CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA 22901

  71. Jennifer Essad

    this office is really close: AMERICA’S BEST CONTACTS & EYEGLASSES – OVIEDO PARK CROSSING

  72. janet woodling

    Casandra Benedick OD is the nearest to me.

  73. Bridget Merker

    Primary Eye Care in Charlottesville, VA is the closest for me – they are my doctor!

  74. SARA KHAN OD
    OPTOMETRIST

    WOLFE CLINIC, PC
    6200 WESTOWN PARKWAY
    WEST DES MOINES, IA 50266

  75. BARBARA J. TARBELL OD

  76. LensCrafters was listed as the closest.

  77. The closest to me is: Dr. Thau, 77 park Avenue in New York

  78. My nearest is Lenscrafters

  79. JORGE GARCIA, O.D.
    AT OR NEXT TO VISIONWORKS
    3301 CORAL WAY, SUITE 102A
    MIRACLE MARKETPLACE
    MIAMI, FL 33145

    Thank you for the chance!

  80. I have been looking for an eye doctor, and the nearest is
    RICHARD KELLOGG OD
    OPTOMETRIST
    THE EYE CARE TEAM
    126 N. WASHINGTON STREET
    SPOKANE, WA 99201

  81. Sharon Kaminski

    EYE CLINIC OF WISCONSIN, 800 N 1ST ST., WAUSAU, WI 54403 is the closest.

  82. According to your page it’s Dr. MARCUS SIMONICH, but it is not actually picking up where I live and other doctors who I know are closer

  83. Visionworks at the Viewmont Mall is the closest to me.

  84. my closest eye doctor is
    KEITHA COVALLA OD
    OPTOMETRIST
    ANGELA MACDONALD , OD
    EYECARECENTER, OD, PA-NEW BERN

  85. The closest is NEDA KHADEM OD in Costa Mesa

  86. VISIONWORKS IS CLOSEST 🙂 THX

  87. Catherine amos

  88. VISION CENTER BROUGHT TO YOU BY WALMART
    5556 SUNSET BLVD
    SUITE 700
    LEXINGTON, SC 29072

  89. DAN STADELMAN OD
    OPTOMETRIST
    LIFETIME EYEHEALTH ASSOCIATES
    1718 E. KIMBERLY RD.
    DAVENPORT, IA 52807

  90. Rhonda Petersen

    Morganton Eye Pyhsicians

  91. The closest eye doctor to me is Jeffery Zeir at Target Optometry!

  92. My nearest eye doctor is

    ALVARO MORENO OD
    OPTOMETRIST

  93. Mine is Visionworks, good to know!

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  95. FAMILY VISION CARE OF KINGSTON & ELEGANT EYEWEAR
    390 PIERCE STREET
    KINGSTON , PA 18704

  96. KATHLEEN KASMER OD
    OPTOMETRIST

  97. Darlene Sullins

    ELDON REPSHER OD is the nearest to me 😀

  98. CRUM EDWARD OD
    450 STEWART LANE
    TRIADELPHIA, WV 26059

  99. Margaret Smith

    VISIONWORKS DOCTORS OF OPTOMETRY
    ROXBURY
    SUCCASUNNA, NJ

  100. Sue E. Lowe, OD

  101. SCOTT BRASE
    ISLAND FAMILY EYECARE

  102. ANDREA THAU OD
    OPTOMETRIST
    DR. THAU AND ASSOCIATES
    77 PARK AVENUE (39TH STREET)
    1G
    NEW YORK, NY 10016

  103. Anita Carol Gambrell

    My nearest!
    VISION CENTER BROUGHT TO YOU BY WALMART
    1215 EAST 16TH AVE
    SUITE 700
    CORDELE, GA 31015

  104. Adrienne gordon

    sears optical on twinsburg

  105. DUSTIN VERMEULEN OD
    OPTOMETRIST

    NATIONWIDE VISION
    Gilbert Az 85295

  106. DUSTIN VERMEULEN OD
    OPTOMETRIST

    NATIONWIDE VISION

  107. Amy Nowell
    317 The Parkway
    Greer,SC

  108. HELLERSTEIN & BRENNER VISION CENTER PC
    7400 E. ORCHARD ROAD
    175-S
    GREENWOOD VILLAGE, CO 80111

  109. My nearest eye doctor is TROY HOCKEMEYER OD.

  110. Virginia Rowell

    The nearest doctor to me is Joseph Reyes in Fort Myers, FL

  111. Deborah Cochran

    My closest eye doctor is affiliated with Lenscrafters about 5 miles away.

  112. MALCOLM HUTCHINS OD OPTOMETRIST

  113. The closest is: VISION CENTER BROUGHT TO YOU BY WALMART on Oahu!

  114. EVA BUKER OD
    OPTOMETRIST
    WHITEFISH, MT

  115. JAMIE ST. MARTIN OD
    OPTOMETRIST
    DR. ST. MARTIN & ASSOCIATES, PLLC
    Is the closest to me.

  116. The closest Doctor is Dr Brian Wolanin

  117. vickie Couturier

    PEARLE VISION FRANCHISE
    913 KEITH STREET N.W.
    CLEVELAND, TN 37311

  118. closest would be MOORHEAD VISION ASSOCIATES

  119. Dr. Emery in Hickory Creek is closest to us. I haven’t been for 2 years and ran out of contacts, so I need to visit soon.

  120. Stephanie Phelps

    My closest eye doctor is VISIONWORKS. It is very close to me!