All About Kids' Eye-sight

[Aquamarine]

My girl just diagnosed with Astigmatism too (about 200) and she is also in K1. Any good optical shops in Central or North areas to recommend? Tks!

[mashimaro]

jedamum:

hi mashimaro.

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do discuss eye care for children http://www.kiasuparents.com/kiasu/forum/viewtopic.php?t=2341&highlight=eye.

Haha, I like this Marshimaro on the toilet bowl... it looks so cute. Thanks for moving my article to the correct location.. hehe first time join in a forum..

[mashimaro]

Aquamarine:

My girl just diagnosed with Astigmatism too (about 200) and she is also in K1. Any good optical shops in Central or North areas to recommend? Tks!

My son (3 years old) is also diagnose for high Astigmatism (400 and 200). I notice he seems to have difficulty to see the flash cards that I play with him.. hence insisted my private doctor to recommend a eye specialist for a check.. I also did a double check to KK children hosptial through Polyclinic letter.

I just realise that I need presript from the doctor before you can go for the glass with any shop outside. I think this is for child that is less than 7 years old.

I have just prescript the glass for him in AMK near ave 4 area. If this location is good for you. pls pm me and will share the address and tel to you. please call before go and also check with them if you need prescript from doctor or not.

[mathsparks]

thebusybee:

Also to share, I know from a parent recently that her kids are wearing a type of corrective contact lens during sleep to correct the eyesight - for what type of treatment i din ask her. Anyone heard of it?

It's called ortho-k lenses. see http://www.isaacs-optom.com/orthok.html

[Miracle Child]

My son, 6 yrs old, just came back with the results of the eye test conducted in his school. The results are 6/19 and 6/9.5 for right and left respectively. He will be referred to for refraction test at the Student Health Clinic. Anyone know what do these readings translate to i.e. need to wear glasses? what is the degree? Very anxious to know prior to test....

[H2O]

HI Miracle Child,


Very likely your child needs a glass. My girl is over 300 and her is like 6/15.

[loyhuieng]

Miracle Child:

My son, 6 yrs old, just came back with the results of the eye test conducted in his school. The results are 6/19 and 6/9.5 for right and left respectively. He will be referred to for refraction test at the Student Health Clinic. Anyone know what do these readings translate to i.e. need to wear glasses? what is the degree? Very anxious to know prior to test....

My daughter, 6 years old, was also being referred to the refraction clinic. When I receive the results slip, I am also very curious to know whether she is really shortsighted. So I brought her to the optician and had her eye sight tested by the machine. And true enough, the machine reading came out that she is slightly myopic. So, you can try bringing her to the optician and get her eye sight tested by the machine. Please do not go further until you have visited the refraction clinic. Because in some cases, the children shortsightedness might be temporary.

Today, is my appointment to the refraction clinic. I am keeping my fingers cross that it will be a false alarm.

[H2O]

I thought Optician can’t prescribed for children under 7. They have to use the prescription from the refraction clinics.


one of the advice that the Ophthalmologist given to me is that after wearing glasses for a while, my girl Astigmatism may corrected but chances she will have short sighted then.

[loyhuieng]

H2O:

I thought Optician can't prescribed for children under 7. They have to use the prescription from the refraction clinics.


one of the advice that the Ophthalmologist given to me is that after wearing glasses for a while, my girl Astigmatism may corrected but chances she will have short sighted then.

You are right. Optician are not supposed to prescribed spectacles for children below 7 years old. They will need to have the letter from the refraction clinics. For my case, I just bring my daughter to test her eye sight using the machine. As I had mentioned earlier, I did not go any further.

[mickey]

loyhuieng:

H2O:

I thought Optician can't prescribed for children under 7. They have to use the prescription from the refraction clinics.


one of the advice that the Ophthalmologist given to me is that after wearing glasses for a while, my girl Astigmatism may corrected but chances she will have short sighted then.

You are right. Optician are not supposed to prescribed spectacles for children below 7 years old. They will need to have the letter from the refraction clinics. For my case, I just bring my daughter to test her eye sight using the machine. As I had mentioned earlier, I did not go any further.

Hi
Recently, I just bring my boy to the polyclinic for check and confirm that he short sighted and required to wear glasses even tot the degree is abt 100+. Thinking of going for 2nd opinion. Anyone has any recommendation which specialise is go.

I also hear that there is eye therapy which will help to reduce the degree further . How true is it? Anyone has experience before.