mom review:
Treehouse Eyes
TEXT JENNIFER ADELI
A treatment for kids that can correct
and then stop or slow the worsening
of their nearsightedness? What?
No way, I had no idea this existed! Does this
mean that I can save my daughter from what
I experienced growing up, with progressively
worse and worse vision (and thicker and thicker
lenses)? She could play sports without glasses?
Swim with great vision? See when she wakes up
in the morning? Tell me more!
This is the rapid internal conversation I
had when I learned about Treehouse Eyes
from a Facebook post on a local news
channel. After watching the segment, I
jumped online and started researching. I
learned that myopia (commonly known
as nearsightedness) control methods have
been around for a long time, and Treehouse
Eyes was dedicated to solely using myopia
control for children.

Our daughter had first started wearing
glasses in first grade, and her vision
was worsening. I knew eventually she
would have a very strong prescription
(like mom – sigh), and that for the rest of
her life she would be stuck with glasses,
contacts, LASIK surgery or all three. I
contacted Treehouse Eyes immediately for
a consultation, and good news for us – they
had a location in Tysons Corner, VA.

From the first visit at Treehouse, our
experience has been fabulous. Their office
is decorated and appointed with a child
in mind with games and toys in the lobby
and a fun treehouse motif throughout the
murals and décor.

We initially met with Dr. Andrew
Morgenstern, who spent nearly two
hours doing a detailed examination of
my daughter’s vision and eye health and
answering our questions. He patiently
entertained my older son’s questions (he
with the perfect vision) and projected
the exam on a flat screen so we could see
everything he saw. In more than 35 years
of my own eye exams, I’ve never seen such
a thorough and knowledgeable exam and
was very reassured that my daughter was
in good hands.

A lot of the consultation was focused on my
daughter’s maturity at not-quite-8-years-old
to handle and take care of the contact lenses
she would wear to correct her myopia. We
decided she was ready and got fitted for her
first pair, which arrived in about a week.

I’ll be honest that at first it wasn’t so
comfortable for her – they are gas
permeable lenses that she sleeps in each
night and removes each morning. Think
of it like wearing a retainer for your teeth
– each night the lens puts a slight bit of
pressure on the cornea to reshape it (like
pushing your teeth in place) so that when
you take it out in the morning the eye has
normal vision. Amazing! We had to use
some techniques to motivate her (stickers,
rewards and praise), but soon she got the
hang of it and was putting them in herself.

And her vision without the
lenses tested at 20/20 or very
close. Wow again.

at school. Although she thought her glasses
were cool, it is obvious to us that the
independence without them is worth it.

And as parents we know that by making
the commitment to myopia control, we are
giving her options that we never had. The
fact that we are able to give her perfect or
near perfect vision without glasses or lenses
and stop her vision from getting worse
means that when she is an adult she will
have different options than we had.

If your child is diagnosed with myopia,
I strongly recommend you schedule an
evaluation at Treehouse Eyes to discuss
their myopia control program. It’s already
made a huge difference in my daughter’s
quality of life.

Jennifer Adeli of Great Falls, VA, is a busy mom
of two kids (ages 8 and 11) and CEO of her
own proposal management consulting firm. In
between the working mom juggle, she and her
husband enjoy exercising, traveling and spending
time with friends and family.

Right away we saw an
improvement in her sports
and her general confidence
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TREEHOUSE EYES
www.treehouseeyes.com 8100 Boone Boulevard, Suite 150
Vienna, VA | 703-991-2766
10215 Fernwood Rd., Suite 401A
Bethesda, MD | 240-297-1017



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You help nurture his
dreams of a bright future.

We’ll treat his myopia for
a lifetime of better vision.

Kids are growing up with much more screen time and less
outdoor time. As a result, myopia - nearsightedness, where far
away objects appear blurry - is rapidly increasing.

Stronger glasses every year aren’t the answer. While necessary,
glasses only treat the symptoms of myopia. And, myopia
increases the risk of serious eye diseases as your child grows.

We have proven alternatives that help prevent myopia from
getting worse. Visit TreehouseEyes.com/DC or call to schedule
a consultation. Let us help give your child better vision and
healthier eyes for life.

Bethesda: 240-297-5542
Tysons Corner: 703-991-2768