Daughters eyesight, help please

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Dd5 started reception in September. We have never noticed any issues with her sight or eyes. she's been to preschool and a childminder and nothing he ever come up from them. Last week she had vision screening at school and came home with a letter saying they want to further investigate and we would receive a letter in 8 weeks with a hospital appointment. 8 weeks is a long time if she's struggling so booked her in with an optician for a test, they pre called me yesterday and I explained they said no problem. Went to the appointment today and the optician said there's nothing he can do as she's been referred to the hospital. But offered to do a brief test. Turns out she is very long sighted in one eye so will definitely need glasses possibly a patch.... but we've got to wait for the hospital letter and the subsequent appointment... could anyone tell me if we have any alternative to waiting for the letter from the nhs please?? Or even better if anyone has had the same and lives in Cambridgeshire did it take 8 weeks to hear?? Thanks if you've read this!!

My daughter got a squint almost overnight age 2. We took her to see a specialist privately and the issue was diagnosed. So, it happened quickly but then we had a private prescription so we couldn't even get the glasses on the NHS. We were then caught up in a self-funded private appointments cycle for a few years with the specialist and orthoptist but eventually got back into the NHS stream. I'm not sure we'd do it any differently as we were worried about getting her treated ASAP - but it was expensive!

Glad you found the thread useful op. You can probably chase the appt if you notice any issues.

I’d usually prescribe OP whilst waiting for the hospital appointment, but different areas do things slightly differently.

It’s very likely she’ll need glasses and a patch, although there is also the option of drop if you/she really doesn’t want a patch. It can take longer to get the results with the drops compared to the patch.

Waiting time in my area of bucks is currently 19 weeks, so 8 weeks is pretty good!

Underneaththeash thank you, definitely just hang on then, we're nearly a week down anyway, I'll let her forget about it for a few weeks now then. I think I was more shocked and wanted to get working on it for her as soon as possible. Our wait times nothing compared to that