Toddler wore my glasses and now I am worried

[WaltzingTilda]

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 . 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?

I don't know why posters are telling you to seek a referral from your GP for anxiety. Very cruel.

Op I totally understand where you are coming from. I wear glasses and when my youngest child had to get glasses aged 4 I was upset. I knew their eyes would get worse over time and I had a lot of mum guilt. But hopefully your little one won't need them but if they do ... Well logically we know it will be ok but our mum worry and guilt perks up.
I definitely don't think there's anything wrong with you and we could all just be a bit nicer and understanding

Is she does need up needing glasses it really isn’t the end of the world. Mine have had glasses from age 2/3 and we’ve had no issues. Their prescriptions are pretty strong so they’ve always just seemed to understand the benefit of wearing them.
If she does need glasses though it’ll have absolutely nothing to do with trying on yours.

Twistered but the OP’s fears are out of proportion to what happened - her daughter tried on her glasses for 10 seconds I also would rather my DD didn’t have to wear glasses (like me) so I sympathise but I think the OP is having an extremely strong reaction that doesn’t seem healthy.

OP, what you describe with the consultant sounds terrible - he took a paper clip out of his bag & pushed it against your eye??

I honestly don’t believe this thread is real .... as for pushing a large paperclip (from out of his backpack) in your eye?

@skeggycaggy and @Blindstupid yes, a large paper clip from his backpack. It wasn't even from a drawer in the room. So much for using sterilised equipment and washing your hands before touching your eyes bs. Just from his backpack. Believe it or not, I kid you not. It all happened so quickly . He was quite young and I now wonder if he was actually a trained consultant or someone in training. There was another lady there present like a nurse but I think she told me that she was training . I asked about this at the other Moorfields branch which I got called for following the gp referral , I asked if that is standard to use a paper clip and the consultant there told me something like " oh they have to be very skillful when doing that" and went on to say the pain that I am having must be caused by some bruising and she somehow insinuated that that guy must have known what he is doing.

He actually pressed it against my eye.

Please see a dr about your anxiety.

@Twistered thank you for understanding

I could switch to contacts ft but I I've been told by various opticians that its best not to. Something about eyes breathing etc.

'Eyes breathing' is Not A Thing.

You can absolutely wear lenses if you wish, obviously taking due care with hygiene & managing the length of time you wear them.

Consultant & paper clip - nonsense.

@EarringsandLipstick "Consultant & paper clip - nonsense."
Were you actually there to dismiss it as nonsense? It doesn't matter, don't believe it if you don't want to.

Old style contact lenses use to limit the oxygen (?) to your eye and over time you could end up with excess blood vessel growth as a result. Modern ones are much thinner and lighter and won’t cause that issue when used properly.

[quote WaltzingTilda]@EarringsandLipstick "Consultant & paper clip - nonsense."
Were you actually there to dismiss it as nonsense? It doesn't matter, don't believe it if you don't want to.[/quote]
I wasn't, you're right

But I've a hard time believing a medical professional caused you pain by pressing a paper clip into your eye.

You have so many utter inaccuracies about eyesight & routine practices that I'm dubious about this too.

I know you may have decided this happened, but it just doesn't make sense, including the ongoing pain.

@EarringsandLipstick

"Eyes breathing' is Not A Thing.

You can absolutely wear lenses if you wish, obviously taking due care with hygiene & managing the length of time you wear them."

Probably not a thing. But that is what I have been told by some opticians but this was several years ago (about 15 years ago). The contacts now are probably more breathable etc...That initial advice has kind of stuck with me!

this was several years ago (about 15 years ago).

Yes, as you say, the whole area of contact lenses has changed utterly. There will be a suitable brand for you.

I really don't think any optician would ever have said the not breathing thing tho. There are issues with some people & contact lens wearing eg when your prescription is so strong, like yours, it can be uncomfortable for some (tho this has improved) or if you suffer from astigmatism (as I do).

But ultimately, if you hate glasses so much, the point is there are options available with lenses.

You do realise that millions of people worldwide wear contact lenses on a daily basis? I have done for much longer than 15 years. It will change your life. Or even laser surgery can be done on much stronger prescriptions now. You don't have to wear glasses if you don't like them.

@EarringsandLipstick Fair enough, it's up to to believe or not. The inaccuracies you speak re.eye sight is inaccurate when compared to what you believe. Even medical professionals can have different opinions hence the availability of second and third opinions from medical professionals. I didn't imagine this , it is what happened to me, I know it is. Medical negligence does happen, in case you don't know, but like I said I am not a 100% sure if the clip is what is causing this pain. In terms of eyes breathing etc, I have been told this about 15 years ago when I first started wearing contacts, things may have changed. Re. Children's eyesight getting damaged when wearing glasses when not needed, this was confirmed to me by an optician at a well known chain of opticians about 4 years ago.

@BlairWaldorfLovesShopping yes I know. I wear them too, but not every single day.

But that is what I have been told by some opticians but this was several years ago (about 15 years ago)

With respect, 15 years ago we were also saying why do I want a mobile phone, all I can do is call people. It can’t do anything else.

Your posts read to me very much like a fact seems to get stuck in your head, and becomes immutable and is never questioned. It might be worth gently exploring why you think like that. 10 minutes googling would have busted both of your myths.

I don't really want to get into a debate about eating happened to me. I just wanted reassurance thar my dd would be okay and what happened wouldn't caused her eye problems

A child’s eyesight absolutely cannot be damaged by trying on a pair of glasses for 10 seconds. That is impossible.

I have no idea why a consultant would press a paper clip against your eye. What a bizarre thing to do. What reason did he give for this action?

Re. Children's eyesight getting damaged when wearing glasses when not needed, this was confirmed to me by an optician at a well known chain of opticians about 4 years ago.

Yes - if they wear glasses on a continuous basis that they don't really need.

Not if they just pop mum's specs on for a few minutes.

Can you really not see the difference?

Your lack of knowledge about your own optical care is staggering. And you are misinterpreting advice given to you. The 'eye breathing' thing really was never an issue, you could always have worn contact lenses, there would just have been fewer choices.

Actually 10 mins of googling says for children wearing glasses when not needed can cause eye problems, but I cant see how long a child needs to have them on for it to effect them. But I am reassuered by some of the posts here .

I just wanted reassurance thar my dd would be okay and what happened wouldn't caused her eye problems

You can of course post whatever you want - but do you not think it might be obvious that a child wearing your glasses for a few seconds won't harm her at all?

@WaltzingTilda

Actually 10 mins of googling says for children wearing glasses when not needed can cause eye problems, but I cant see how long a child needs to have them on for it to effect them. But I am reassuered by some of the posts here .

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What an odd thread. It's hardly the end of the world if your child ended up wearing glasses. My son was desperate for then and pretended in the opticians he couldn't see.

The optician was not fooled.