What are your go-to resources for keeping toddler refractions smooth and stress-free? I lean on LEA symbols at 10 feet, a dim room, and an iPad fixation app, plus a gentle “tickle drop” 5-count and a “superhero drops” script, but I’m hunting for printable visuals to prep parents before the visit. If you’ve got a child-friendly chart, sticker reward system, or short pre-visit video you share on dilation days, I’d love to hear it.
I email a picture-based ‘first-then’ schedule before visits; add an LEA matching card. AAO’s parent page helps: Tips & Prevention - American Academy of Ophthalmology.
Quick example: I use a one-page social story with real photos of our room, the iPad fixation, the drops bottle, and the LEA matching card, plus a QR to a 20-sec occluder-practice clip; parents print it and review the night before. , dimming helps but too dark can spook toddlers — keeping a tiny clip light on the 10-ft chart keeps them engaged during refraction. Want the Canva template, or would a “first-then” version like @ethan_holt23’s be more your vibe?