Glasses I'm so upset

[Hellomummy23]

So my little girl went for a routine eye check her first one as she's never had one she's 7. Never had any problems with her eyes never complained is a great reader far and close.
They have said she's a +2.00 on both eyes and would need to start wearing glasses for most of her tasks as the more she wears the better. I'm in complete shock and heartbroken. I know there is bigger things going on in the world but I'm just so shocked and upset. Does anyone else's child have the same strength ones and have often for they wear? I just think what if they have mad a mistake ... I know they haven't in just shocked tbh and my little girl is heartbroken she doesn't want glasses. I was in shock yesterday I didn't even get to ask any questions

Friend of mines daughter died of a brain tumour at 14…..now that’s heartbreaking.

Your reaction is way over the top for glasses

Expensive but my 12 year old dd is now using Ortho K lenses which correct her vision whilst she sleeps and she takes them off in the morning and has perfect vision all day . The lenses are also supposed to prevent your sight deteriorating and means she can swim and do sports without glasses or lenses . I am amazed by this technology and wish I had access to it when I was younger as my prescription is in the minus 6s but started off in the twos .

IS THIS A REAL POST OR A JOKE.
Ive never known or heard of anyone heartbroken or upset because of a child needing glasses.
My sons has had glasses from age 6 hes 19 now.
I wasnt upset or heartbroken.
I really dont get ops reaction very strange indeed.

My niece and nephew have had glasses from when they were babies. No big deal. They needed help with their eye sight so they got it. Ten years on both kids happily wear their glasses all of the time.

I love it - your DS is ace.

Sorry for your friend but yes totally overreacting for glasses hope she dont need braces in the future.

@Taciturn Children need routine testing as their visual system needs clear vision out of each eye in order to develop properly. Most of this occurs by age 8 and if visual problems aren't found before then, they develop ambylopia.

Secondly, children don't know that they're not seeing properly. I've seen many children who have awful eyesight and not realised, they have nothing to compare it to so don't realise they can't see. Often it's just poor academic performance which pushes parents to get them tested.

I'd definitely recommend getting your child tested again. It may be that they just needed a little more time to get used to them, but they won't have been prescribed for no reason. But DON'T spend £500! Unless you're getting a specialist lens, they will be free or very low cost.

This is harmful nonsense.

Due to how much the NHS pays opticians and the fact most primary and younger children break their glasses often it isn't in their interests to prescribe kids glasses they don't need.

Opticians can also find other more serious issues when checking your eyes.

Finally lots of the people I know who are travel sick don't wear glasses.

Its a minor prescription, I've had glasses since 2007 regularly with just a low prescription but it also meant that I found out I had astigmitism which the glasses also help with. My dad up until recently also wore glasses all his life, so I figured it was genetics.

I hope to goodness you're not projecting your 'heartbreak' onto your daughter fgs.

It's an eye condition, not a personal failing on her part.

Good grief.

Really, heartbroken about glasses?? FFS how do some people cope in the world!

DD2 is a -11 in one eye & a -2.5 in the other & has worn glasses full time since she was one & a half, thankfully I managed not to have a meltdown & just toddled off to the opticians with the prescription for her massively lopsided specs from the ophthalmologist & DD in tow.

Glasses have come a long way since I was a kid & you could only get hideous plastic NHS specs in clear or brown.

One thing I will say is let your DD pick out her own frames, my DDs have had some godawful specs over the years but they're the ones who had to wear them so I never said no to the ones they wanted.

I too am baffled as to why you are heartbroken. I have had glasses since I was 7, I am short sighted -3. I have worn glasses all day every day since. Not sure why I would ever have felt upset about that?

My son was twelve months old when he started wearing glasses

Things I was shocked and upset about:

• my six month old having an unexpected anaphylactic reaction and needing an EpiPen to save his life
• my 2 year old being blue lighted to hospital with sepsis
• my 5 day old baby nearly dying from a drug overdose due to hospital negligence

Things I won't be shocked and upset about:

• anyone wearing glasses

How dramatic, get a grip.

It's your job to help your daughter accept wearing glasses, and make it sound fun. I imagine she is picking up on your "shock" and "upset". Lots of kids wear glasses, she won't be the only one at school, and you can get some great frames these days.

She is getting glasses to help her see properly, that can only be a good thing.

@Hiphopopotamonster same here although I was never traumatised as a child wearing glasses I was definitely traumatised when I became an adult and had to start paying for my test and glasses 🤣

I wore 1970s NHS glasses and survived. My parents couldn't afford to buy different frames when my prescription was still changing, but they did when it settled and since I was 14 (40+ years ago) I've worn contact lenses. Children's glasses now are a million times better than those days. By year 4 or 5 about half the kids seem to need glasses.

I've worn glasses since I was child, what's wrong with needing glasses? I'd prefer glasses then the headaches I use to get.

My son has a similar prescription and has been wearing glasses from age 5. He's 6 now. He's honestly been so good about it. It makes me irrationally sad though, I know it's silly, but I can't help it. I just hide that from him and help him pick nice frames.

Most of the time it’s genetic.
Both of my sons wear glasses full time - one for strengthening his muscles around the eyes, one has esotropia (lazy eye) on both sides so glasses are a means until he has an operation.
Your DD’s is borderline for glasses, it’s quite common and I think you’re overreacting slightly.

Dear God, I rarely say this, but get a grip. How wonderful your daughter can put on a pair of specs and see clearly. You do realise, some children can’t see at all! Try sorting out cane training and praying your child will be lucky enough to get a guide dog when they are older.

Good lord!🙄 so she has to wear glasses so what!? So do a good portion of people in the world, major over reaction, its hardly like she has to give up a kidney or something!

Christ! Imagine if she had something really serious wrong with her.
absolute over reaction on your part and she’s going to get so upset if you’re being as shallow as to be so upset about a pair of glasses.
put on a brave face? Incredible well done you

Heaven forbid she had to have anything more. We have a child with a mega list of medical issues resulting in a wheelchair, catheters, constant medication and endless surgeries all completely life changing - I’d give anything for something so simple as glasses to help.
our child is never upset about these things because we don’t project on to her how awful these things are. This post can not be real?! You can’t go anywhere without seeing people with glasses. It’s not out of the norm at all. You make it into something fun - choosing them, making them an accessory and most of all teaching her that anyone that does need anything to help them in life doesn’t need pity, upset or to feel like they are anything less. Show her all the cool celebrities that wear glasses

I had my son’s eyes tested a couple of months ago and I couldn’t believe it, I was so shocked and upset that his eyes were so bad and I didn’t know. So I got a second opinion from a specialist, who confirmed he did need to wear glasses all the time. He’s fine with wearing glasses, thinks he’s superman, but it did upset me.