Taking Aiden to the eye doctor has always been a challenge. At first it was mostly because he just couldn’t keep his body still enough and then he was always afraid of the doctor(s) and lastly because language was always so difficult for him he couldn’t respond to questions like “does this lens look better than the last one?” or “what is the smallest line you can read?” or “what do you see?” so that would always make it difficult to get a proper assessment of his vision. Luckily though, we’ve had some good doctors that have guided us on the right path (more on that in my Vision Therapy post). Now on to Lenscrafters specifically. I ended up taking him more recently, the past couple years, to Lenscrafters basically for the convenience (it’s close by) and because without vision insurance I really had to find the best deal I could get. Lenscrafters has 12 and 18 month financing plans with their credit card. So anyway, I was a little nervous about taking him there since the last 2 doctors I had taken him to really specialized in working with children with special needs but it turned out to be a good experience. The doctor he sees is great with him. She is not a specialist, just a doctor who knows her stuff, has plenty of patience, and really made an effort to make Aiden feel comfortable. I am so incredibly grateful when I come across people who are good to my son. And to my surprise it didn’t stop there. The manager, at the time, was just awesome with Aiden. He tried to make the glasses fitting process as fun as possible and he was just really attentive and kind. I was really impressed. The last time we were there I could only get a right after school appointment so as we waited for his glasses to get done I had Aiden working on his spelling homework.
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