Comments on: About http://littlefoureyes.com babies, toddlers, and young kids in glasses Thu, 11 Mar 2010 23:20:05 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Ann Z http://littlefoureyes.com/about/#comment-3767 Ann Z Wed, 03 Mar 2010 01:35:59 +0000 #comment-3767 Hi DJ, I know that there are some parents here with young children who are nearsighted. You're right that farsightedness is far more common in young children - one study looked at 2300 children between the ages of 6 months and 5 years old, and only 19 were significantly nearsighted ( http://littlefoureyes.com/2009/05/29/prevalence-of-refractive-errors-in-young-children-the-baltimore-pediatric-eye-disease-study/ ). You might want to read through some of the posts specifically about nearsightedness - http://littlefoureyes.com/category/myopia-nearsighted/, there's stories and discussions about children with nearsightedness there. Hi DJ, I know that there are some parents here with young children who are nearsighted. You’re right that farsightedness is far more common in young children – one study looked at 2300 children between the ages of 6 months and 5 years old, and only 19 were significantly nearsighted ( http://littlefoureyes.com/2009/05/29/prevalence-of-refractive-errors-in-young-children-the-baltimore-pediatric-eye-disease-study/ ).

You might want to read through some of the posts specifically about nearsightedness – http://littlefoureyes.com/category/myopia-nearsighted/, there’s stories and discussions about children with nearsightedness there.

]]> By: DJ http://littlefoureyes.com/about/#comment-3764 DJ Tue, 02 Mar 2010 19:54:59 +0000 #comment-3764 Hi! My 2 1/2 year old has been wearing glasses for about 8 months. I just had him in for a checkup yesterday and his prescription already needs to be stronger. Does anyone here have a child this young who is nearsighted? His prescription is -6.5 and -7.25. I seems like almost anyone I've talked to their children are far sighted. How uncommon is this? Hi! My 2 1/2 year old has been wearing glasses for about 8 months. I just had him in for a checkup yesterday and his prescription already needs to be stronger. Does anyone here have a child this young who is nearsighted? His prescription is -6.5 and -7.25. I seems like almost anyone I’ve talked to their children are far sighted. How uncommon is this?

]]> By: Amy http://littlefoureyes.com/about/#comment-3288 Amy Sat, 19 Dec 2009 07:17:18 +0000 #comment-3288 Wow, this is a great blog. My 4 yr old son was recently diagnosed with severe farsightedness with strabismus. Today was our first day with glasses. YIKES! I thought to myself how in the world are we going to do this. Reading the post have calmed me down a little. His prescription is quite strong and it seems that he can't see very well with them on. He keeps looking over the top or underneath and rubbing his eyes and saying the everything looks weird (especially when it is far away). How do I know if the prescription is correct? I am assuming I need to be patient. Anyway, I look forward to all the information that I will be able to obtain from this site. Thanks so much!! Wow, this is a great blog. My 4 yr old son was recently diagnosed with severe farsightedness with strabismus. Today was our first day with glasses. YIKES! I thought to myself how in the world are we going to do this. Reading the post have calmed me down a little. His prescription is quite strong and it seems that he can’t see very well with them on. He keeps looking over the top or underneath and rubbing his eyes and saying the everything looks weird (especially when it is far away). How do I know if the prescription is correct? I am assuming I need to be patient. Anyway, I look forward to all the information that I will be able to obtain from this site. Thanks so much!!

]]> By: Ann Z http://littlefoureyes.com/about/#comment-3260 Ann Z Tue, 15 Dec 2009 03:23:54 +0000 #comment-3260 It's so hard when you get two conflicting opinions. I know that some doctors prefer to underprescribe for farsightedness, preferring only to correct as much as necessary to keep a child from crossing their eyes, and I have heard from some eye doctors that some children are more likely to accept a smaller prescription first, and then when they're used to it, move to a fuller prescription. So it's possible that the first eye doctor preferred to do the undercorrection as a first course of treatment. I haven't seen any studies suggesting that undercorrecting is better, though if a child refuses glasses with a full prescription, but is willing to take a lesser prescription and then move to their full correction, then I guess that would make sense. My gut would be to go with the doctor who is used to working with young children. It’s so hard when you get two conflicting opinions. I know that some doctors prefer to underprescribe for farsightedness, preferring only to correct as much as necessary to keep a child from crossing their eyes, and I have heard from some eye doctors that some children are more likely to accept a smaller prescription first, and then when they’re used to it, move to a fuller prescription. So it’s possible that the first eye doctor preferred to do the undercorrection as a first course of treatment. I haven’t seen any studies suggesting that undercorrecting is better, though if a child refuses glasses with a full prescription, but is willing to take a lesser prescription and then move to their full correction, then I guess that would make sense. My gut would be to go with the doctor who is used to working with young children.

]]> By: jguidry3 http://littlefoureyes.com/about/#comment-3229 jguidry3 Wed, 09 Dec 2009 15:39:50 +0000 #comment-3229 You know something else that kept me double guessing myself, I went to an eye doctor who saw very young children but was not certified as pediatric. He said Karson's eyes were farsighted and he had no depth perception. He wanted to put him in +2.5 script for both eyes even though his right eye is definitely the weaker of his eyes. He said he would be out of glasses within a year or two. Not wanting to put glasses on my child, that's why we got the 2nd opinion and that was the doctor who said Karson is severely farsighted and needed a script of +7 for both eyes and he would never be out of glasses. (this doctor is a pediatric opthamalogist) I just don't see how 2 doctors can be so far off from each other. You know something else that kept me double guessing myself, I went to an eye doctor who saw very young children but was not certified as pediatric. He said Karson’s eyes were farsighted and he had no depth perception. He wanted to put him in +2.5 script for both eyes even though his right eye is definitely the weaker of his eyes. He said he would be out of glasses within a year or two. Not wanting to put glasses on my child, that’s why we got the 2nd opinion and that was the doctor who said Karson is severely farsighted and needed a script of +7 for both eyes and he would never be out of glasses. (this doctor is a pediatric opthamalogist) I just don’t see how 2 doctors can be so far off from each other.

]]> By: Ann Z http://littlefoureyes.com/about/#comment-3225 Ann Z Tue, 08 Dec 2009 15:07:32 +0000 #comment-3225 Welcome Lora! I agree, I would ask for a follow-up appointment with the optometrist to check out her prescription. We took Zoe in for a follow-up about a month after she got her glasses and ended up getting a stronger prescription. It's worth knowing, though that kids who are farsighted can usually see pretty clearly without glasses by using their accommodation reflex - it puts a strain on their eyes and is what pulls their eyes out of alignment, but it does help them focus, so it's very possible that your daughter can see clearly with her glasses off, and that she hasn't yet relaxed her eyes with the glasses. Some doctors will start kids off with a weaker prescription for that reason. I'd say it's definitely worth asking the doctor about whether they suggest a different prescription, or just encouraging your daughter to wear her glasses until she's used to them. Welcome Lora! I agree, I would ask for a follow-up appointment with the optometrist to check out her prescription. We took Zoe in for a follow-up about a month after she got her glasses and ended up getting a stronger prescription. It’s worth knowing, though that kids who are farsighted can usually see pretty clearly without glasses by using their accommodation reflex – it puts a strain on their eyes and is what pulls their eyes out of alignment, but it does help them focus, so it’s very possible that your daughter can see clearly with her glasses off, and that she hasn’t yet relaxed her eyes with the glasses. Some doctors will start kids off with a weaker prescription for that reason. I’d say it’s definitely worth asking the doctor about whether they suggest a different prescription, or just encouraging your daughter to wear her glasses until she’s used to them.

]]> By: Ann Z http://littlefoureyes.com/about/#comment-3224 Ann Z Tue, 08 Dec 2009 15:03:36 +0000 #comment-3224 jguidry3, I had the exact same experience of assuming that the doctor would tell me that Zoe crossing her eyes was nothing to worry about. I was floored when she told us to make an appointment with an ophthalmologist. I'm glad to hear your son is doing well with the glasses. jguidry3, I had the exact same experience of assuming that the doctor would tell me that Zoe crossing her eyes was nothing to worry about. I was floored when she told us to make an appointment with an ophthalmologist. I’m glad to hear your son is doing well with the glasses.

]]> By: jguidry3 http://littlefoureyes.com/about/#comment-3223 jguidry3 Tue, 08 Dec 2009 14:30:17 +0000 #comment-3223 I would call the doctor and let them know what she is telling you. They would probably want to see if her script has changed I would think. I would call the doctor and let them know what she is telling you. They would probably want to see if her script has changed I would think.

]]> By: Lora Hilb http://littlefoureyes.com/about/#comment-3222 Lora Hilb Tue, 08 Dec 2009 01:52:43 +0000 #comment-3222 I love this website! I have found much "comfort" knowing that I am not in this all by myself. My daughter's script is +4 and +3 and since she started wearing them about 3 weeks ago the left eye occasionally turning in has decreased somewhat when she takes her glasses off. I am hoping this is a good sign that they are helping? Also, she has made a comment on a couple of occasions that she sees better with her glasses off. Should I treat this seriously and take her back to the optometrist? Would this mean that her script is now too strong or too weak for her? I love this website! I have found much “comfort” knowing that I am not in this all by myself. My daughter’s script is +4 and +3 and since she started wearing them about 3 weeks ago the left eye occasionally turning in has decreased somewhat when she takes her glasses off. I am hoping this is a good sign that they are helping? Also, she has made a comment on a couple of occasions that she sees better with her glasses off. Should I treat this seriously and take her back to the optometrist? Would this mean that her script is now too strong or too weak for her?

]]> By: jguidry3 http://littlefoureyes.com/about/#comment-3219 jguidry3 Mon, 07 Dec 2009 16:18:05 +0000 #comment-3219 I am SOOO glad I found this site also. We found out that our 4 year old son needed glasses back in September and we were in such disbelief that we took him to a pediatric opthamologist and hour away from home for a second opinion and learned the truth that he definitely needed them. I, like so many others on here was very upset. I cried and couldn't sleep for quite a few days. But now I see from some of the other posts that there may be some hope of him growing out of them. He is farsighted in both eyes (script in +7 in one eye and +6 in the other). We initially brought him because the Prek teacher noticed him crossing in his right eye from time to time. Then I noticed it but thought the doctor would just tell me it was normal and would correct itself. I never thought he would tell me that he needed glasses. He has done very well with them though. He can see with them on or off but he has gotten to a point where he doesn't ask to take them off (and that is after 2 days) I just pray that the glasses help him. I am SOOO glad I found this site also. We found out that our 4 year old son needed glasses back in September and we were in such disbelief that we took him to a pediatric opthamologist and hour away from home for a second opinion and learned the truth that he definitely needed them. I, like so many others on here was very upset. I cried and couldn’t sleep for quite a few days. But now I see from some of the other posts that there may be some hope of him growing out of them. He is farsighted in both eyes (script in +7 in one eye and +6 in the other). We initially brought him because the Prek teacher noticed him crossing in his right eye from time to time. Then I noticed it but thought the doctor would just tell me it was normal and would correct itself. I never thought he would tell me that he needed glasses. He has done very well with them though. He can see with them on or off but he has gotten to a point where he doesn’t ask to take them off (and that is after 2 days) I just pray that the glasses help him.

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