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Eye sight

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reinadames91 · 01/03/2021 00:45

My 6 year old daughter was just diagnosed with myopia. I'm so worried about the progression of this condition !!! How much did your kids myopia increase?

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dementedpixie · 01/03/2021 08:10

How short sighted is she?

Smiling89 · 01/03/2021 08:15

How short sighted is she?

Are you or your partner short sighted, and what are your prescriptions if you are?

HalfShrunkMoreToGo · 01/03/2021 08:17

Myopia just means short sighted, what is her prescription? I started wearing glasses when I was 4 and while my prescription has got a little worse over the years it hasn't progressed year on year and I now have a prescription of -5.25 in one eye and -4.75 in the other.

I have other problems with my right eye aside from being short sighted but they aren't linked.

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reinadames91 · 01/03/2021 13:35

@dementedpixie

How short sighted is she?
She is -7.50. Neither my husband or myself use glasses
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reinadames91 · 01/03/2021 13:40

@reinadames91

My 6 year old daughter was just diagnosed with myopia. I'm so worried about the progression of this condition !!! How much did your kids myopia increase?
She is -7.50. Neither my husband or myself use glasses. I'm now thinking how reliable this test is. I never noticed any signs, so I was shocked to learn how high it is.
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dementedpixie · 01/03/2021 13:53

Has she never had an eye test before?
You wouldn't really notice as she would be able to read and do close work perfectly well. Its her ability to see further away that's affected

dementedpixie · 01/03/2021 13:54

Is it -7.50 in both eyes?

dementedpixie · 01/03/2021 13:55

My dd is long sighted but it was picked up at 18 months old. Dh and I didn't wear glasses so it was a bit of a shock. She still has glasses now and is age 17.

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reinadames91 · 01/03/2021 14:28

@dementedpixie

My dd is long sighted but it was picked up at 18 months old. Dh and I didn't wear glasses so it was a bit of a shock. She still has glasses now and is age 17.
I have read that it progresses throughout the years. Have you noticed that with your daughter and how much ?
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reinadames91 · 01/03/2021 14:29

@dementedpixie

Has she never had an eye test before? You wouldn't really notice as she would be able to read and do close work perfectly well. Its her ability to see further away that's affected
Well but hers seems severe and i’ve read about people that have a -7 not being able to see without their glasses.
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idontlikealdi · 01/03/2021 14:39

It's a big prescription. I'm -4 and can't see tv properly. It's never got any worse though.

dementedpixie · 01/03/2021 14:39

Dd is long sighted so it improved a little over the years but she will always need glasses. It is pretty stable now though. Short sight can get worse I think.

What was said at your appointment? I assume she has glasses now

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reinadames91 · 01/03/2021 15:31

@idontlikealdi

It's a big prescription. I'm -4 and can't see tv properly. It's never got any worse though.
That's why I feel that she got the wrong Prescription because she has no Problem with watching tv, etc.
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dementedpixie · 01/03/2021 15:34

She won't know any different though and that her sight should be better. I very much doubt they have given the wrong prescription.

Chimeraforce · 01/03/2021 15:42

It all depends. My parents had perfect sight but had 3 kids with myopia and astigmatism. One with R. P.
Brother and sister wore glasses from toddlers. My sight got bad aged 12.
My prescription is now - 10 one eye, - 11.75 other eye. Just got tested I'm 47. When I was late 20s opticians told me it'd stabilise in my 30s. It just keeps getting worse.
My DD is - 14.75 and - 1 patching failed.
It is crap just get another test if unsure. If it's right just get her tested every year and ensure she wears her specs. Asda do free lens thinning if required.

GilliansLeftBigToe · 01/03/2021 15:52

How was the test done? Ds had an eye injury and we took him to an optician, as part of them just looking at his eye at the injury they did a very quick eye test and recommended to come back when his eye had healed for a better more accurate result.

He was 5 1/2 and they put they eye drops in his eyes to make his pupils massive and they tested off that. All I can remember as he is 15 now is that he is long sighted and that one eye was 6.5 and he ended up at the eye hospital to see if they could reduce the severity. If it didn't improve they would patch his good eye and force the bad eye to work.

By merely wearing his glasses he has brought it down to 3 something because they caught it before he was 6. That is what we were told.

I would want to re-test. Be aware if they do go for the eye drop route it stings like hell, well for most children. My son didn't react at all making her question if the drop had gone in his eye Grin

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reinadames91 · 01/03/2021 15:54

@dementedpixie

She won't know any different though and that her sight should be better. I very much doubt they have given the wrong prescription.
Yeah it may be right but the doctor didn't explain anything! Just told me she needed glasses and her Prescription. I searched online and learned how bad it is
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murbblurb · 01/03/2021 15:57

it is what it is. I agree, she won't know that the world isn't blurry. Until she gets her glasses, that is. I remember getting mine aged 9 and being completely stunned at what trees looked like, and my prescription wasn't as high. Well done on getting her tested.

I have by far the shortest sight in the family, my elderly father can see perfectly at distance without specs, although obviously needs readers for close work.

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reinadames91 · 01/03/2021 16:05

@GilliansLeftBigToe

How was the test done? Ds had an eye injury and we took him to an optician, as part of them just looking at his eye at the injury they did a very quick eye test and recommended to come back when his eye had healed for a better more accurate result.

He was 5 1/2 and they put they eye drops in his eyes to make his pupils massive and they tested off that. All I can remember as he is 15 now is that he is long sighted and that one eye was 6.5 and he ended up at the eye hospital to see if they could reduce the severity. If it didn't improve they would patch his good eye and force the bad eye to work.

By merely wearing his glasses he has brought it down to 3 something because they caught it before he was 6. That is what we were told.

I would want to re-test. Be aware if they do go for the eye drop route it stings like hell, well for most children. My son didn't react at all making her question if the drop had gone in his eye Grin

They did Put eye drops and then it seems like they had look through different lenses to see which one was better. I think for the severity of things I thought she would struggle to get around
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Seeline · 01/03/2021 16:11

My DD got glasses at around the same age. I can't remember exactly but I think it was about -4.50. She is 16 now and is about -9.0. Her prescription worsens particularly when she has a growth spurt.

She passed her reception eye test. We had been keeping a watch on her eyesight as DH has bad eyes, but we missed it. It wasn't until she told us she couldn't read the scores on the TV when we were watching rugby that we realised she needed testing. She had been fine reading books and writing, but I have no idea how she had been managing at school with the whiteboard etc. She was utterly amazed when she got her glasses at what she could see - I felt so guilty.

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reinadames91 · 01/03/2021 16:27

@Seeline

My DD got glasses at around the same age. I can't remember exactly but I think it was about -4.50. She is 16 now and is about -9.0. Her prescription worsens particularly when she has a growth spurt.

She passed her reception eye test. We had been keeping a watch on her eyesight as DH has bad eyes, but we missed it. It wasn't until she told us she couldn't read the scores on the TV when we were watching rugby that we realised she needed testing. She had been fine reading books and writing, but I have no idea how she had been managing at school with the whiteboard etc. She was utterly amazed when she got her glasses at what she could see - I felt so guilty.

This is what worries me, the Progression of it since she is -7 already. Although the doctor didn't even sPend 5 minutes with her.
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reinadames91 · 01/03/2021 16:28

@murbblurb

it is what it is. I agree, she won't know that the world isn't blurry. Until she gets her glasses, that is. I remember getting mine aged 9 and being completely stunned at what trees looked like, and my prescription wasn't as high. Well done on getting her tested.

I have by far the shortest sight in the family, my elderly father can see perfectly at distance without specs, although obviously needs readers for close work.

And what is your eye Power and how much did it Progressed?
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murbblurb · 03/03/2021 10:03

Can't remember what it was forty years ago! Now around -4 and _3. Not as bad as your daughter. Does it matter? She needs specs and help, get them for her.

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reinadames91 · 03/03/2021 20:32

@murbblurb

Can't remember what it was forty years ago! Now around -4 and _3. Not as bad as your daughter. Does it matter? She needs specs and help, get them for her.
It matters if it continues to progress.
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dementedpixie · 03/03/2021 20:34

No point worrying as you can't predict what will happen. It may progress but it may not.