AIBU to ask for a second opinion? DD and glasses

[Shouldshegetglasses]

Regular long-time poster but have name changed for this in case it's outing.

DD has been moaning for a while about her eyes 'hurting' especially when reading. She's 10.5 years old.

Been to the optician and this is her prescription - slightly long-sighted i.e. the kind of issue that would require reading glasses.

But they said it's not bad enough to need glasses and didn't prescribe them.

She is really upset. I honestly don't think it's because she wants glasses to be like her friend, or as a fashion accessory. In fact she had glasses when she was a bit younger, for the same prescription she has now, and although they helped her sight she found the frames uncomfortable so didn't wear them as much as she should. She's just really sad that she isn't getting glasses when she feels she needs them to stop her eyes hurting.

She said that, during the eye test, she did her absolute best to get it all correct but this requires squinting/straining on her part i.e. it wasn't just easy to see everything she was asked to.

WIBU to contact the optician and ask for another eye exam? Maybe this time getting her to only read the letters she can see easily?

Or am I being THAT mother and I should just tell her to stop moaning, reduce her screen time and get more sleep?

Take her again, and definitely tell her only to give the letters she can see clearly.

Go and get a second opinion.

My son is slightly long sighted and had glasses that he hides so he can’t wear them

Make sure shes clear that its not about her getting it right! Its about her telling them when she cant see or she has to squint to see.

It has taken me years to try to get over trying to get full marks for my eye test and please everyone

Yes, I would explain exactly as you did here how she was squinting/straining during the first test. You may have to pay for it. Not sure NHS covers more than one test....even so should not be much.

I would just buy some online if you think she needs them, she's already had them in the past!

Long-sightedness tends to correct itself as children grow, so the optician would be factoring that in when deciding whether to issue a prescription. Does your DD get a lot of headaches? I would expect the optician to ask about that as it can indicate eye strain. Maybe it might be worth seeing if you can talk to the optician and explain your concerns. They may be able to reassure you why they don't think your DD needs glasses at this time.