Anyone's DC had those eye drops that dilate the pupils for an examination?

[neverenoughMEtime]

Hi,

DD has been referred to the eye hospital now because 2 consultants are arguing over whether or not she has a micro squint and one consultant keeps measuring her eyes incase one is bigger than the other Im quite sure she is fine but these two can't agree, one is saying the other one is acting bizarre measuring DD's eyes when the other consultant (and us) can't see anything wrong! So my poor DD stuck in the middle, now has to go to the eye hospital and have these eye drops to dilate her pupils so a third consultant can examine her eyes properly. Sigh. (i am glad it is being checked out though to be on safe side) This comes just after there was a big panic about her head being too small. 2 appointments later it turns out the HV's chart was wrong and head is actually fine, as i thought it was.

So, hopefully the last hurdle now, this appointment tomorrow. How will the get the drops in my 10mo eyes and keep her still enough to examine them? Knowing DD she will be thrashing around and screaming if they touch her as she is unsure of strangers at the moment. Im worrying about them having to sedate her or something..can anyone share their experiences? Thanks!

Thanks USo! She is very laid back..after the drops were in there was not a single tear :) I stood behind the consultant some of the time so that DD was looking straight ahead at me while her eyes were checked. She was brilliant. I guess i was expecting her to be like her sister at that age-screaming the place down before she was even touched