do you have a 3 year old with long sightedness?

[deemee]

my daughter was given a 3 minute eye test and told she had a +0.5 in one eye and +2.75 in the other. other kids i know with glasses have much higher prescriptions and i am hesitant to put her in glasses for such a low prescitpuon. she has no sign of any squint and has amazing vision both reading and distance and never seems to be straining. i have read that low levels of long sighhtedness are normal in young kids and can correct over time.

do you have a kid with glasses? what is their presciption?

My DS was three when he first got his glasses. He has a +5.00 prescription in each eye. I would go with what the consultant says, DS obviously has a strong prescription, but the change in him since he's had his glasses is amazing (he's now 5.10) I would think it could strain their eyes if you don't get it, or could delay reason when they get to school. Hat have the hospital said?

they just gave me a presction and didnt discuss! i just havent seen any kids around wearing glasses at 3 years old with such low prescriptions so wanted to see if there were others!

Our DD is three and being checked out for a rather spectacular squint. At the appt she was a bit long sighted and the hospital optometrist told us that young kids are naturally a bit long sighted and it often settles with time. We have a repeat appt in 6 months to see if it does or not.

It doesn't sound like you'd be unreasonable to get a second opinion, or to wait and recheck in six months or so.

Ds was put in glasses at 3 with a very similar prescription to yours with no explanation too. When we went back for a glasses check 6 weeks later I questioned why he needed them and was told that if a childs vision is corrected early enough whilst the eye is still changing then vision can be corrected so glasses aren't required.

We stuck with the glasses and ds was happy to wear them. He is now 6 and was taken out of them about 6 months ago and has now been discharged as his vision is now normal. He just needs an annual test like anyone else.

Ds was put in glasses at 3 with a very similar prescription to yours with no explanation too. When we went back for a glasses check 6 weeks later I questioned why he needed them and was told that if a childs vision is corrected early enough whilst the eye is still changing then vision can be corrected so glasses aren't required.

We stuck with the glasses and ds was happy to wear them. He is now 6 and was taken out of them about 6 months ago and has now been discharged as his vision is now normal. He just needs an annual test like anyone else.

Oh and we'd never spotted any problems with his vision either. I was quite indignant that I didn't think he needed them at the time!

Oh and we'd never spotted any problems with his vision either. I was quite indignant that I didn't think he needed them at the time!

DS2 is 3 and has glasses for longsightedness (+4.5) so quite bad. We had no idea - he was able to see tiny insects on book pages and that sort of thing.

I couldn't really believe it but doc said that when they're little they strain to focus without really realising. This can cause muscle strain and might result in squints as they get older.

I got a second opinion and it was exactly the same as first.

A lots of people I spoke to said that their DCs really loved the glasses once they realised how well they could see. It hasn't really been like that for DS2. We've just slowly built it up over last 6 months and he wears them happily.

DS loves his glasses and was so proud to wear them. Specsavers have some great glasses and they're brilliant with kids. You get one pair free, and then the second pair half price. I'd recommend two pairs, DS has broken the arm off his so many times forgetting to take them off before he takes his jumper off! They repair them for free at Specsavers

I'd guess that it is the difference between the 2 eyes that is the reason for the prescription. If left uncorrected this could turn into a squint (or could already be one as milder/micro squints are hard to spot) which would then be harder to correct once it had fully developed.

My DS started wearing glasses well before the age of 3, with a prescription similar to your daughters. Because of this he has luckily managed to avoid the aggressive regime of eye patching, tests and hospital visits his sister, whose long-sightedness was picked up until she was much older, has had to endure and who will never have as good eyesight (without glasses on) as her brother.

FWIW I think people should take children's eyesight much more seriously than they currently do and at the very least there should be government recommendations (as there is with dentist visits/immunisations) about when and how frequently your child should visit an optician.

optometrist here.

The difference between the two eyes is almost certainly the reason why your child was prescribed the glasses. Actually if both eyes were +2.75 he probably wouldn't need them. If nothing is done now, the left eye will probably become increasingly "lazy" It's important for depth perception that the two eyes work together.

You should get the glasses.

My eldest has had them since February, she's just turned 6. She was put on monthly recall because she had gone from on the edge of not needing them to barely able to read the chart in 3 months. Her second appointment she needed a new prescription and was put onto 3 month recall. We've been told if she's consistent in wearing them she'll probably need less and less each time. She looks gorgeous in glasses and loves wearing them, I made it fun for her and she'd chosen them before she knew if she needed any! It's never been an issue and she doesn't understand why her cousins won't wear theirs. I decided most people wear them eventually, why worry about it?

Sorry to hijack thread- Chipmonkey can i ask a quick ques about dd 's glasses

her script is + 3 both eyes but right eye cyl + 1 and axis is 140 and left cyl is + 0.5 and axis 25. Does this mean her eyes are diff shapes ? is this why she needs the glasses- hosp too busy to really explain last time

Hatescolds, in the grand scheme of things that isn't much of a difference. They are marginally different shapes and usually the eye with the higher cyl is the "lazier" one although not always!
The most likely reason for her wearing specs is to either correct or prevent a turning or squinting eye but without seeing your dd I can't say exactly why. Personally if a child is a bit longsighted but with no obvious problems or family history, I tend to leave well enough alone but some ophthalmologist are of the belief that all children under seven who have a +3.00 prescription should have glasses. I don't. I also look at the eye motor skills and decide based on that too.

Thank you for that chip monkey

I took my daughter at 10 months as I thought she may have a squint. I really thought the hospital would think I was a neurotic older mother and send me home but they fitted her for specs there and then. One eye was 20/20 and the other was +7....she has been wearing them since, she is now nearly 5 and her vision is doing really well. She has tortoiseshell frames and looks SO cute!