All About Kids' Eye-sight

[Happybirdks]

I was told that the eyedrops can only be used for about a year, and that doctors won’t accept patients older than 10.


Optometrist also said with eyedrops, eyes get sensitive, hard to adjust, therefore must get bifocal glasses with coating to shield out uv light etc. Exaggerating? She should have just told me there is something called ortho k!

Now I’ve spent $250 on DD2’s glasses!!!

[ooptimizer]

Not true.

I’ve used eyedrops for several years now and my daughter is in secondary school now.

But its true the eye will get sensitive, so I get photogray lens, costs about $100 a pair.

So far, the eyesight hasn’t increased with atropine eyedrops.

[2ppaamm]

Happybirdks:

I was told that the eyedrops can only be used for about a year, and that doctors won't accept patients older than 10.


Optometrist also said with eyedrops, eyes get sensitive, hard to adjust, therefore must get bifocal glasses with coating to shield out uv light etc. Exaggerating? She should have just told me there is something called ortho k!

Now I've spent $250 on DD2's glasses!!!!

Not all optometrist are qualified to dispense ortho-k. I know of only about 4. I have tried 2 of them. If you are not selling, of course you cannot recommend, ma.. If you need a contact, let me know. If you can find one near your home, even better, because you want to be able to go there every month easily.

[Happybirdks]

Hi ooptimizer and 2ppaamm


Can kindly pm me details of your eyedrop doctor and ortho k doctor?

:thankyou: :thankyou:

[Emelyn]

ks2me:

Can u PM me your contact? I have a fairly blind bat at home... :lol:

Thanks.

Hi 2ppaamm, can pm me your contact also ? I am trying to prevent having 3 young blind bats at home. thanks !

[2ppaamm]

Emelyn and Happybirdks, I have pmed you the contact.


For all parents who would like to put their children on this program, I think the key is hygiene and vigilance. Other than that, things should be ok.

All the best. Please note that I’m not related to this optician. Like I mentioned, the best is to get someone close to your home. If he has a shop near your home, get him to meet you there!

[Emelyn]

2ppaamm:

Emelyn and Happybirdks, I have pmed you the contact.

Hi 2ppaamm,

Thanks for your pm !

[2ppaamm]

Emelyn:

2ppaamm:

Emelyn and Happybirdks, I have pmed you the contact.

Hi 2ppaamm,

Thanks for your pm !

All the best! :rahrah:

[ApronMama]

2ppaamm:

Emelyn and Happybirdks, I have pmed you the contact.


For all parents who would like to put their children on this program, I think the key is hygiene and vigilance. Other than that, things should be ok.

All the best. Please note that I'm not related to this optician. Like I mentioned, the best is to get someone close to your home. If he has a shop near your home, get him to meet you there!

Hi 2ppaamm, my child is like one of your child, only one of his eyes is shortsighted, 350 degree, while the other eye is perfect. The doctor said got to watch, too much contrast is no good. Kindly pm me the contact for ortho-k . Could you advise how much it costs for one eye?

Thanks!

[2ppaamm]

A forummer PMed me this: You heard of this edmund chen, as in xiang yun hubby.Their child was also with this lens thingy right?Heard he lost his sight temp and affect his life.Not sure you heard of that.


Yes, I have heard of it. I used to use the same optician (in Orchard Road), but I got such bad and unprofessional service, I decided to switch after 1 year. (that means I wasted a lot of money, since the lens can last for 4 or 5 years). I have been seeing this other optician since 2005.

Just like in any other cases of putting lenses into your eyes, you have to be very vigilant with hygiene, and your practitioner has to be very kiasu. I think I have overcommunicated on the hygiene and care part. The rest is really up to you guys. Kids are young, so as parents, we have to watch over them carefully, with lenses or with their reading/drawing habits.

I guess it is really tough being a parent these days, huh?