Eye test 5 year old DD - eye drops ?

[chocohead]

I took my 5 year old DD for an eye test and they have advised they will need another appointment to put drops in her eyes to relax them?

I just wondered if this was standard practice, the lady who done the test took her in the main reception to read the letters and i could see she was distracted. Really my question is do i take her somewhere different for a second opinion before going for the eye drops ? it was specsavers btw

thanks

both my dd and ds had to have eye drops when they were younger at an eye test to make their pupils bigger so that the optician could look at the back of their eyes to check all was ok.

ob they werent keen on the drops but didnt seem to sting them or anything but for the rest of the day they were bit unsteady on their feet, bit wobbly ap something to do with pupils being bigger slightly changes vision.

they were fine the next day. if you are not keen on the idea you could go to a different optician some have more specialist opticians there (cant remember what they are called) who may have better knowledge of the drops than just a normal optician.if you feel unsure about it its prob best to speak to them and maybe get the eye test repeated in a quiet room not waiting room and see what they think.

all the best

My DD has had to have the eye drops twice - luckily I had also had them when i was young, and also her grannie - so she felt it was OK then.
We were at NHS clinic referral for ours.

dd (nearly 7) gets the eye drops every year at her annual eye test - she has had glasses since she was 18 months. They use it to dilate the pupil so they can check the back of the eye and they also use it to work out the prescription for glasses.

Both dcs have eye-drops at their annual appt. and then a 20 min wait for them to take effect. They sting a bit so dh took the pram and wheeled them for an ice-cream which instantly takes away the irritation.

DD had eyedrops for her first test (Switzerland), I was advised to take sunglasses to wear afterwards. She looked a bit alien like.
She has had a further three tests in specsavers and never had drops. She is older though.

Dd now 7 used to always get the drops at the normal optitian and at her hospital appointments as others have said to dilate the pupils. It is pretty normal practice. She hasn't had them past 2 appointmentsbut did when she was younger.

Completely standard.
That is the correct way to do it.