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False short signtness/psudomyopia in children

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Salesinjune · 09/02/2026 11:22

Has anyone heard of the Cycloplegic test? This is a test that rules out being falsely dignoised with myopia. Apparently 50% of children are falsely diagnosed with myopia so I would like to get this ruled out beforehand. With Psudomyopia there is no change in the eyeball, therefore it is not permanent and requires different treatment than myopia.Has anyone had this test? If so where could I get this for my child? I cant seem to find and opticians that preform this.My child's blurry vision is not everytime so it is possibly Psudomyopia and I dont want her to be misdiagnosed.Thanks in advance.

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WhatIsPink · 28/03/2026 23:14

I’ve just had my DS tested through normal test but his eye sight suggested a strong deterioration from normal to -1, -1.25 in both eyes in over only 3 months. I’ve read up this cyclopletic test and after wrestling with the optician and have now booked him in to
do that in few weeks time.

did you manage to book one and would you mind sharing what your results? Was it pseudomyopia?

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