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if you think your child needs glasses at age 8 is that too late

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southeastastra · 03/01/2009 21:16

to rectify any problems

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Doodle2U · 03/01/2009 21:19

Well it's not too late for shortsightedness - laser eye surgery when they're older.

My son has worn glasses since he was 4. He's short sighted (fairly high script) but the glasses haven't cured it. What problem specifically?

wrinklytum · 03/01/2009 21:19

No.

Get them to an optician and purchase some funky glasses

My nephew aged 8 has just got some lovely ones after being found to be long sighted.

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southeastastra · 03/01/2009 21:21

i feel so awful as he has glasses when he was younger then we just forgot about them. i'm so bad, i didn't realise they didn't do routine eye tests in school either.

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ComeOVeneer · 03/01/2009 21:21

SEA a bit of scaremongering without info really.

Jas · 03/01/2009 21:21

What kind of problem?

Surely age is irrelevant. If glasses are needed then you get them. I was about 11 when I first got them. They didn't make my eyes better, but did help me to see!

IdrisTheDragon · 03/01/2009 21:21

They will probably stay being shortsighted but glasses will mean they can see clearly

VaginaShmergina · 03/01/2009 21:22

My DD started getting headaches a year or so ago, went for an eye test and found she had a slight presciption.

Get yourself to an optician asap and find out what needs to be done.

NomDePlume · 03/01/2009 21:22

Depends on the problem and how long your child has had it.

I was 'diagnosed' short sighted at 12, nothing could be done other than corrective lenses. Suspect that would have been the same if was 2 or 62.

Ingles2 · 03/01/2009 21:23

depends what for SEA, if you're thinking shortsightedness then no, get to your opticians.
If you're thinking astigmatism (sp/) then maybe, ds2 had glasses from 4 to 7.5 to try and correct one. I was told that corrections should happen before 7, because their eyes stop growning round about then.

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southeastastra · 03/01/2009 21:23

i found his old glasses and he put them on and liked them but was worried about wearing them at school.

i feel so bad that i didn't think to get his eyes tested beforehand

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Jas · 03/01/2009 21:24

Too late to feel bad. Just ring and make him an appointment tomorrow and take it from there.

scienceteacher · 03/01/2009 21:25

It won't get better without glasses. You can only start from where you are.

wrinklytum · 03/01/2009 21:25

I would get his eyes tested again just to be sure they are the right strength.I have worn glasses/contacts since age 14 and have them re-tested every 2 years (Am shortsighted)

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southeastastra · 03/01/2009 21:26

do i just take him to an opticians?

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NomDePlume · 03/01/2009 21:26

Yes.

Ingles2 · 03/01/2009 21:27

god...sorry about spelling/typos. Am trying to finish all the xmas wine before diet on mon

NomDePlume · 03/01/2009 21:27

Presumably he wasn't under an ophthalmologist or anything (eye specialist at a hospital) ? If not then just go and see an optician. They'll sort him out.

Ingles2 · 03/01/2009 21:28

yep, and it should be free

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southeastastra · 03/01/2009 21:29

i've really failed him. he's had alot of problems keeping up at school

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scienceteacher · 03/01/2009 21:30

Yes - just make an appointment. It is very easy.

I suspected my DS had problems at age 11/12. I was teaching him for a bit, temporarily, and it was only in the classroom that I saw him occasionally squinting but generally avoiding board work.

I took him to the opticians and found out that his eyes were -2 something. I was horrified. As we were walking around the shopping centre while waiting for his glasses to be made, I kept pointing out posters and signs, saying, 'I bet you can't read that'. Sure enough, he couldn't. But he didn't consider it a problem because it came upon him so gradually, so it was normal for him.

On getting his glasses, he hasn't looked back. It's the one possession that he truly values.

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southeastastra · 03/01/2009 21:30

i took him to an opticians when he was 5 and they were surprised at how strong the prescription was but he liked them

we just got into the habit of not wearing them enough, god i feel sick

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jjs2 · 03/01/2009 21:32

I have worn glasses since age 8.
Short sighted with astigmatism. Was never told that I was caught too late to be 'cured'. Not sure I've ever known anyone who needed glasses as a child and then not as an adult although I know it does happen sometimes.
It doesn't matter though - you can get really cool glasses these days, not the standard 'nhs frames' that were around in the 70s and 80s.

scienceteacher · 03/01/2009 21:32

Put that behind you now. Get him new glasses and move on.

If his eyesight is bad, he will wear the glasses.

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southeastastra · 03/01/2009 21:34

sorry i'm just angry at myself for missing the signs.

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scienceteacher · 03/01/2009 21:36

I was gutted too when I realised with my DS - but they disguise the symptoms really well. You really have to be with them in different situations to piece together the clues - hence why the penny dropped when I was his teacher rather than mum.

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