teacher is worried about dd

[nikcola]

dd is nearly five and in reception class been going full time for a few weeks now and yesterday the teacher pulled me to one side and had a word with me about dd,
she said have i have her eyes tested recently i said no and she said she cant quite put her finger on it but she thinks it will be a good idea to get them tested,
as her coordination isnt good for example dd knows her colours very well and mrs p (dds teacher)asked dd to push the red button on the tape recorder and dd couldnt see it and other things like this. i no it sounds sill but her concentraition isnt very good and i have allways noticed she has had a lazy eye but been to scared to send her for an eye test, my little bro had a squint and had to have a op at age 6 plus he has dispraxia so im now fretting about dd.

i just rang the health visitor and she has refrered her to the optologist (sp)

please tell me not to worry about my baby

I don't think you will stop worrying, but you have done the right thing and getting it sorted. Hope it turns out okay

Try not to worry. It really may not be anything specific but probably correctable if it is and better spotted now than when she is academically hindered.

She is probably due the routine visual screening now anyway (dd was just over 4 1/2 when she had hers )so perhaps they'll prioritise hers . ds has problem with visual tracking which affects his hand/eye coordination and activities such as reading from a board but this is distinct from the motor skill issues which may be dypsraxia.

thanks xx will wait for the appointment to come now x

HI there, well, it's best to get it sorted out isn't it! Yes you will worry, but in the end, you are not doing your dd a favour by ignoring a possible problem!
Hope you get that appointment soon and that all she needs is a pair of glasses

My dd is 4 and has serious visual problems - squint, long sightedness and astigmatism and nystagmus.
A squint untreated can lead to amblyopia which is a true lazy eye, if this is treated by age 6-7 there is a GREAT chance that the child will regain full vision with either surgery or lenses/patching. if it is left then permanent loss of the sight in the lazy can result.
You are doing the right thing!!!!

thank you x