Once Upon a Diagnosis

A Parent's Guide To Children's Vision Challenges

Welcome to the Once Upon a Diagnosis Journal where you will find heartfelt, research-driven articles that explain complex (yet highly treatable) vision diagnoses, like myopia, amblyopia, strabismus, convergence issues, among many more.

We also explore how vision problems are often mistaken for ADHD, why early eye exams matter more than school screenings, and how to balance screen time with developing eyes.

Every post is designed to feel like a conversation. We make a point of steering away from clinical mumble jumble and help you make sense of words you may never have heard and have no idea what they mean.

Our simple goal is to offer magical insight, simple language, and support for every step of your family’s vision journey.

Girl Struggling to Read in woodland forest scene

The Visual Skills Behind Reading: How Eye Teaming and Tracking Shape Your Child’s Success

Is your child skipping words or avoiding books? Learn how poor eye teaming and tracking affect reading, and how vision therapy can help.

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The Visual Skills Behind Reading: How Eye Teaming and Tracking Shape Your Child’s Success

Is your child skipping words or avoiding books? Learn how poor eye teaming and tracking affect reading, and how vision therapy can help.

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Little girl wearing sweet pink glasses

Glasses for Girls That She’ll Actually Love Wearing

Discover pink glasses for girls that are lightweight, lovely, and fully customizable with magical charms. Clear pink frames she’ll adore wearing every day.

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Glasses for Girls That She’ll Actually Love Wearing

Discover pink glasses for girls that are lightweight, lovely, and fully customizable with magical charms. Clear pink frames she’ll adore wearing every day.

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Enchanted forest optometrist office with a fairy-door tree and sign that reads ‘Dr. Katie Hash, OD, FOVDR’—soft pastel illustration

The Difference Between an Optometrist and a Pediatric or Developmental Optometrist

Not all eye exams are the same. Learn why every child should see a pediatric or developmental optometrist, and what credentials like FCOVD mean for your child’s vision.

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The Difference Between an Optometrist and a Pediatric or Developmental Optometrist

Not all eye exams are the same. Learn why every child should see a pediatric or developmental optometrist, and what credentials like FCOVD mean for your child’s vision.

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Girl struggling to read in an enchanted forest

When Reading Feels Like a Struggle, Could It Be Her Vision?

If your child hates reading, can’t focus, or was told to be tested for ADHD, vision, not behavior, could be to blame. Learn how undiagnosed vision issues can affect reading.

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When Reading Feels Like a Struggle, Could It Be Her Vision?

If your child hates reading, can’t focus, or was told to be tested for ADHD, vision, not behavior, could be to blame. Learn how undiagnosed vision issues can affect reading.

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Helping Your Child Handle Teasing or Bullying About Glasses

Helping Your Child Handle Teasing or Bullying About Glasses

Support your child with confidence-building tips for handling teasing or bullying about wearing glasses, written in a gentle, caring voice for parents.

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Helping Your Child Handle Teasing or Bullying About Glasses

Support your child with confidence-building tips for handling teasing or bullying about wearing glasses, written in a gentle, caring voice for parents.

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Convergence Insufficiency in Children

Convergence Insufficiency in Children

Discover the signs of convergence insufficiency in kids, from double vision to reading struggles, and learn how vision therapy and early care can help.

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Convergence Insufficiency in Children

Discover the signs of convergence insufficiency in kids, from double vision to reading struggles, and learn how vision therapy and early care can help.

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