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Prosthetic Eye

watermelon830watermelon830 member
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Anyone's child get or have a prosthetic eye? DD who is 3.5 is getting one next week - a shell to go over her existing eye. I'm really nervous and have no clue how to explain it to her and her eye doc has been less than helpful. Any advice out there? 
DD - 7/15/09 DS - 10/21/12
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Re: Prosthetic Eye

  • Assembly_ReqdAssembly_Reqd member

    do you or your husband wear contacts? Could you involve her in the routine of getting ready in the morning and what everybody needs to have on before leaving the house? You may want to consider a pair of colored vanity contacts so she can see the diffe

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  • Ginlyn0Ginlyn0 member

    My MIL has one. I don't really have any suggestions on how to explain it to a 3 year old. MIL says it bothers her to wear it for long periods of time so she usually does not wear it at home (mainly at work) unless we are having a big family g

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