Evening! Sorry if this is too long!
Today I took my 4.5yo dd to have an eye test because recently she's been telling me her eyes are fuzzy in school and she can't always see the board.
The optician I saw was nice enough but veerrrry young. Don't know if that will be relevant.
At first after testing, he said dd was short sighted but after she had the eye drops and tested again, he said he was wrong, she's actually long sighted.
He's given a prescription of +1 on each eye and we ordered glasses.
I've had a little niggly feeling that he's wrong. Up close she can see perfectly but when things are further away, she struggles to see clearly and squints a tiny bit at what she's trying to focus on.
I spoke to a friend who used to work at the opticians. I didn't say anything about the appointment, just that dd had had one. She asked who the optician was and when I gave his name she said "omg he's awful!! He honestly doesn't know what he's doing" 🙈 I then went on to tell her about the appointment.
Would it be weird of me to call them back and ask for a second opinion? What are your thoughts?
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Calling mumsnet opticians!! I need to pick your brains!
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IHateLegDay · 27/03/2024 20:07
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ginoclocksomewhere ·
27/03/2024 20:35
GoldenOstrich · 27/03/2024 20:32
She is definitely short sighted if she struggles to see things that are far away.
godmum56 ·
03/04/2024 18:52
ginoclocksomewhere · 27/03/2024 20:21
I meant to add: if she doesn't notice any improvement (give it a good 2 weeks) give them a call and ask for a retest.
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