Eye test results for a 6 year old

[Eddas]

Hi, my 6 year old son has been prescribed glasses. We went for a routine check up in March 2012. He had a result of +0.75 in each eye, they didn't prescribe glassed, they just said we should go back in 6 months. Being a bad mummy I have only just returned to have a follow up test and his results are now +2.5 and +1.75 and the optician said he needs to have glasses. From what I understand the glasses may help correct his sight, is this right?

Can anyone tell me how being long sighted (this is what I have been told he is!) affect what ds sees?

Also, I assume the best course of action is for ds to wear the glasses? He has never complained that he cannot see, but I guess he wouldn't because he doesn't know any different?!

Thanks for any help you can give, I don't know anything about eyes, mine are fine so this is all new to me

Longsightedness is when you have difficulty seeing up close such as reading.

Often as a child you don't realise there is a problem till it is corrected. I was found to be short sighted and only once I had glasses did I realise that you should be able to see leaves on a tree rather than a green blur.

Eddas, that seems like a big increase in six months to me? Were dilating drops used both times? I am an optometrist, btw. Is the vision equal in both eyes? Normally a six year old should be able to focus relatively well so they can cope with a bit of longsightedness. The difference between the two eyes might be causing some problems.

thanks for the replies

Lonecat, that's what I thought, until it's corrected he may not notice!

Weareseven, it's been 18 months between the test, first one was March 2012 this one is Sept 2013. He had the drops put in this time but not last time. The vision was equal the first time and this time +2.5 and +1.75 so slightly different, she was concerned that the right eye was weaker, she mentioned it before then putting in the drops, perhaps the drops lessened the difference?

Sorry, obviously didn't read your post properly ( maybe should have my own eyes tested! )
Generally the drops increase the prescription itself by 1.00 DS which would explain some of the difference between the original and the new prescriptions.
I think possibly if she had found no difference at all, then she might not have bothered to prescribe specs if your ds has no squint. Children can cope with small amounts of longsightedness. But at this age, if there is a difference between right and left, it can indicate the beginnings of "lazy eye" so it is better to correct it.

he doesn't have a squint or any signs that i have seen of a lazy eye (although i'm no expert!)

thanks for your help, i'm going to quiz them when we collect the glasses, I was a bit shocked when we were there last week, I had expected it to be a routine check up!