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Toddler wore my glasses and now I am worried

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WaltzingTilda · 17/04/2021 09:48

My dd(3) briefly put my glasses on (about 5 to 10 seconds I guess but not sure) and I am so so worried if she would have damaged her eyesight because if this and would need to wear glasses Sad. I remember I used to do this for fun when I was a young child and since my teenage years I've had to wear glasses. None of my family wore glasses until they'd passed their 40s. Now I am worried if my dd would have to wear glasses be because she wore my glasses for a few seconds. An optician at specsavers once told me that a child's eyesight can get damaged if they wear glasses when they don't need to. I am freaking out now. I don't know why I am posting tbh, I am in tears now because of this. I hate and always have hated wearing glasses and the one thing I don't want for my dd is glasses. Does anyone know how long after wearing glasses does a child's eyesight get damaged?Sad

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DownWhichOfLate · 17/04/2021 09:49

Chill. It’s fine! When you go for an eye test you try different lenses. It’s no different to that!

LoudNowSing · 17/04/2021 09:50

She won't have damaged her eyesight after putting your glasses on for less than a minute.

Are you getting help for your anxiety?

elsaesmeralda · 17/04/2021 09:50

I think it's if you wear someone's glasses repeatedly for long periods of time it might damage your eyes, ten seconds is nothing ! We've all tried on someone's glasses at some point

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arethereanyleftatall · 17/04/2021 09:51

Bless you, of course it hasn't damaged her eyesight.

Creepygnochi · 17/04/2021 09:51

No, of course not. Though if you wear it's much more likely she will need glasses amyway of genetics, not because she tried your glasses on for a few seconds.

VienneseWhirligig · 17/04/2021 09:51

Don't worry. It can damage a child's eye sight if they wear glasses for a prolonged period of time regularly not just trying them on.

LagneyandCasey · 17/04/2021 09:53

She won't need glasses because she tried yours on for a few seconds. And so what if she needs glasses one day? My whole family wear them for long distance. My dc haven't been traumatised by the experience.

TerribleCustomerCervix · 17/04/2021 09:54

Both my toddlers are constantly trying on my (very strong prescription) glasses and sunglasses.

I’m saying this nicely- please get some help for your anxiety. I’ve been there and now I’m out the other side I can see that it was just exhausting being in my head.

skeggycaggy · 17/04/2021 09:55

Do you have anxiety? This is not a normal reaction to this situation.

I also wear glasses & I was disappointed that my daughter had to start wearing them age 12, but I’ve had a decent life so far, glasses don’t stop you from that...

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WaltzingTilda · 17/04/2021 09:59

Thank you so much for your replies. I hope and pray she hasn't damaged her little eyes.

@LoudNowSing I've always hated and still hate wearing glasses and i'd hate for my dd to have to wear them.

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Hopdathelf · 17/04/2021 10:00

My god, I wouldn’t give it a second’s thought. If this is really troubling you then it’s worth looking into your own anxiety. If this is any reflection on life generally you must be unbearably stressed.

StillMedusa · 17/04/2021 10:01

In the nicest possible way..don't be daft :) Of course putting on your glasses briefly won't damage her eyes in any way. How do you think they test lenses at the opticians?
And it will have absolutely NO bearing on whether your daughter will need glasses herself at some point. Genetics and luck has more to do with that (and possibly not too much screen time).. I'm a TA and so so many more children are wearing glasses by nursery/reception age than when I was a child, but I think it's simply picked up earlier. And because so many do it's not a 'teasable' thing any more, it really isn't.

I have lousy eyesight..worn glasses since I was small. Three of my children got to adulthood before they needed them, one had his first pair at 6 months of age (he looked so cute and they are just part of his face)

I hated my glasses as a kid too, but honestly it's so different now!

Hopdathelf · 17/04/2021 10:02

I've always hated and still hate wearing glasses and i'd hate for my dd to have to wear them.

Please also get help for this hugely damaging attitude. If your daughter needs glasses at some point in her life she’ll be much the same as most of the population at one time or another. It’s hardly going to be a normal experience for her if you are catastrophising like this.

BeingATwatItsABingThing · 17/04/2021 10:04

If it helps, my DD was desperate for glasses because we all wear them. She had them for reading and then, when we went back for a check up, her prescription changed. The optician said it was too weak to need glasses but she was so upset, he sorted them for her anyway. She may as well just have glass in them.

dementedpixie · 17/04/2021 10:04

I think you need to calm down. Wearing glasses for a few seconds is going to have zero effect on your child's eyes.

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WaltzingTilda · 17/04/2021 10:07

I don't know if I have anxiety tbh, certainly didn't before having my dd, but who knows maybe I do now. I have always found wearing glasses an I convenience, it hasn't kept me from doing what I want I suppose but it's been a mighty inconvenience.

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HerMammy · 17/04/2021 10:08

I hope and pray she hasn't damaged her little eyes
despite reassurance from every pp you’re saying this?
Glasses are very fashionable and lots of young people wear them with clear lenses, your reaction is very ott, please don’t project that into your child.

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WaltzingTilda · 17/04/2021 10:08

An inconvenience I mean

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dementedpixie · 17/04/2021 10:08

And if she needs glasses, so be it. It's hardly a stigma these days.

My dd has had glasses since she was 18 months old and noone else in the family wore any. Now dh and I are old and decrepit we have glasses for reading and ds is getting slightly short sighted so may need them in the next few years.

YouAreYourBestThing · 17/04/2021 10:08

What everyone has said OP...seek help for your anxiety, really. This is not a rational response.

Your child will be fine...and may or may not one day need to wear glasses. But it will have nothing to do with trying on yours for 15 seconds.

SmallPrawnEnergy · 17/04/2021 10:09

You know when you go to the optician and they put different strength lenses in the glasses to test, do you think that’s damaging children’s eyes too?
Of course it’s not, you’re being absolutely dramatic and ridiculous to think otherwise. Her wearing your glasses won’t mean she will be subjected to a lifetime of wearing glasses. And even if she does end up with glasses just because you find them inconvenient doesn’t mean she will unless you push they negativity into her.

dementedpixie · 17/04/2021 10:10

You even get prescription goggles and straps for doing sports so they aren't that inconvenient. Glasses shouldn't hold you back from doing what you want to do

Blindstupid · 17/04/2021 10:13

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murbblurb · 17/04/2021 10:13

Yes, Please get help. Glasses are extra lenses and do not affect eyes, they just allow you to see as well as you can.

And make sure your child gets the recommended eye tests, certainly at about four or five unless you have any concerns before then. Children don't realise they are long or short sighted. my earliest memory is putting on my first specs at about eight ( problem spotted by an alert teacher) and the amazement at what the world actually looks like.

RedcurrantPuff · 17/04/2021 10:14

5 to 10 seconds, come on, get a grip!

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