All About Kids' Eye-sight
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phantom:
Maybe the lack of eye exercise is the cause of myopia, need to frequently shift focus between near and far view, suppose that helps to relax the eyes. Heard looking at green trees also helps to prevent myopia. Not sure how true that is
Hello,
I'm new to this forum. Perhaps I should share some of the things my family do that could have inadvertently helped to maintain my kids' eyesight.
They drink fruit/vege juice twice a week since young. Carrot+Celery+Apples. Carrot good for eyes, celery removes phlegm and lowers blood pressure and apples good for many many things. It's a juice for all in the family.
They do alot of outdoor activities that make them focus far. This helps to counter the near focus from reading. They do read alot.
The fastest way to damage the eye is playing with all those computer gadgets and staring at computer screens. The glare is terribly damaging to the eyes.
These have worked for them. My dd p4 is 6/9. My son started off p1 with 6/9. At p5 improved to 6/6. Now sec1 improved again to 7/6.
Never heard of 7/6 but the nurse told him his eyesight is better than normal. I still don't know how it's possible. I guess it my kids lifestyles that helps. -
Hi
Sent my DS2 to the KK eye centre today for assessment.
Result is that he has astigmatism of 50+ on the right eye and 120+ on the left eye. He is only 3.5 yr old. Doctor prescribed glasses and told us that he needs to put it on when see things afar. Ask why he has astigmatism and doctor said that it was due to the shape of his eyeballs.
My concern is :
1. at the age of 3.5 yr old, his eyes are not fully developed, am I right? the doctor said that it’s more or less developed.
2. should I get a second opinion? any recommendation?
3. at this age, very concern that he is too young to handle glasses especially going to school. Any advice from parents ?
Thanks in advance. -
My son was also diagnosed with astigmatism when he was 3+ (each eye abt 200 degree). He has been wearing glasses for almost a year at all times. It’s better to let him wear glasses if the doc advise. Otherwise it may become lazy eye.
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HI mummy of 2
Thanks for your advice.
Can I ask where did you send your son for the assessment?
How did you teach him to handle glasses?
Do you have any recommendation for kids’ glasses range? Kids at this age may not know how to handle glasses with care and may break it very easily.
Thanks! -
Faun:
Hi Faun, thanks for the sharing.Hello,
I'm new to this forum. Perhaps I should share some of the things my family do that could have inadvertently helped to maintain my kids' eyesight.
They drink fruit/vege juice twice a week since young. Carrot+Celery+Apples. Carrot good for eyes, celery removes phlegm and lowers blood pressure and apples good for many many things. It's a juice for all in the family.
Do you make the juice urself or buy from supermart?Faun:
My DD (P1) also having 6/9.They do alot of outdoor activities that make them focus far. This helps to counter the near focus from reading. They do read alot.
The fastest way to damage the eye is playing with all those computer gadgets and staring at computer screens. The glare is terribly damaging to the eyes.
These have worked for them. My dd p4 is 6/9. My son started off p1 with 6/9. At p5 improved to 6/6. Now sec1 improved again to 7/6.
Never heard of 7/6 but the nurse told him his eyesight is better than normal. I still don't know how it's possible. I guess it my kids lifestyles that helps. -
Hi,
Anyone can advice how to prevent the children to rub the eye when they are fitted with the ortho-k lens at night?
Anyone try using eye shield/ mask? :?
Thanks. -
Hi, mum2one,
pm you.mum2one:
Hi,
I've just put my P2 son on the Ortho-K program last week as a result of parents sharing in this forum. Recently, my son came back fr sch with a letter fr HPB to get his eyes checked - that's when i came to ksp forum to look for some answers. And i'm really thankful for all the sharing of real hands-on expereinces that lead me to find out more about the solutions available to curb myopia nowadays.
I am super myopic. When i first started wearing glasses at P3, i was already @ 300 dg!! So from then on, every time i visited the optician, my myopia would increase and i must say, it was really stressful in those hard financial times, and kena scolding for not taking care of my eyes (i wondered why it became my fault that it kept increasing?!!) and wondering if i might really go blind one day!! Now i know why. It is inevitable coz as long as we are growing, our eyeballs will keep growing too, so the spectacle lens will have to change too! Just like now, as we age, our eye muscles will lapse, so we will end up being lao hua!
From a visit to the optrometrist that's being recommended here, i understand that there are 4 methods to somehow 'control' myopia.
Besides Ortho-K, there's the Atropine eye-drop (feedback of not being very effective and also cornea infection), then there's special brand of specs lens (which controls 30%) and of course, the normal spectacles (most common).
So among the 4 choices, I chose Ortho-K coz i suppose it's the most effective (controls 70% according to the optrometrist and positive reviews from parents). Yes, and of couse it is also the most expensive solution - coz the lens supposedly can last 2-3 yrs before the need to change depending on individual).
The most challenging part for us is putting on the lens every night and taking them out in the mornings. We've just tried it once only anyway. Wasn't a very pleasant experience to begin with coz he kept blinking his eyes when i tried to put the lens in. Imagine putting eye drop can be a struggle with our kids, what more when you have to put the lens in. And coz it is the first time he felt something in his eye, he started crying, uncomfortable la, itching la, tearing .. big meltdown .. sigh... The next morning, taking out could be even more challenging .. Doesn't help that my son has small but thick eyelids like me.
As my son was having exams this week, i do not want to subject him to unnecessary anxiety. We intend to start the routine next week to get him used to it and right through the June hols when we are more free to visit the optometrist for review. Have to tell him no choice, he has to co-operate and make this work coz we have already spent so much and decided upon this together. You need to be very clear what's your ultimate objective. For me, it is to delay/avoid letting my son wear spectacles altogether esp when he's still so young. He has many years of schooling ahead. I want to start him young since his degree is still low, crossing my fingers it will reduce, if not maintain, as long as possible.
IMHO, Ortho K will be suitable for older kids for maturity in handling the routine. However, if you start them young when their degrees are low, i believe it is more effective to control their myopia rather than to face the stress of increasing degrees every year. The parents are right to say that in urban and developed Singapore, extremely rare to prevent myopia coz which sch going kid is not subject to near work like reading or computer work on a daily basis?? If not now, maybe later. The challenge is, if they are already myopic, is to control their myopia degree up to the age of 18-21 perhaps when they can choose other options like contact lens or lazik. By then, let's hope there is really a convenient cure
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2ppaamm or other ortho-k users,
May i know if Andrew has provide the CRT lense solution or we have to purchase ourselves?
where you get yours? and how much per bottle? -
amylqf:
so sorry amylqf .. as i dun usu check my ksp inbox. have pm you!2ppaamm or other ortho-k users,
May i know if Andrew has provide the CRT lense solution or we have to purchase ourselves?
where you get yours? and how much per bottle?
to answer you : Yes, we got the 1st set (opened new for us to practise when we got the lens the 1st time) free. Subsequently, we are to purchase from them once they run out. Ours haven't run out yet. -
honeybeel:
Hi,Hi,
Anyone can advice how to prevent the children to rub the eye when they are fitted with the ortho-k lens at night?
Anyone try using eye shield/ mask? :?
Thanks.
yes, it's indeed a problem if the kid keeps wanting to rub their eyes when they are wearing the lens. However, i dun think wearing eye-shield/mask will help coz the itch most likely is from the inside of the eye. For beginners, the kids will definitely feel 'itchy' coz they are not accustomed to having something in their eyes. What i do is to let him hold a small moist soft towel for him, ready and handy for him to wipe the eyes gently. Usu they are itchy only in the beginning, ie immediately just after the lens were fitted in. After a few rubs with the moist hanky, it will be ok.
Please ensure they rub gently, and not vigorously - lens or no lens!
Also, when you put the rewetting liquid, make sure he does not have to stare into bright lights at the ceiling, do it in dim light and again, have the wet towel handy for him so that he can wipe off the excess and soothe the 'itch'. HTH
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