All About Kids' Eye-sight

[concern2]

Here's another reading on plus lenses. It is the summary of the entire research paper.


http://www.myopia-manual.de/private/recommendations.pdf

[zxha]

hi there,


would like to find out if this myovision lenses is available at any spectacle shop? Or which ones carry these lenses?

Am quite upset that my girl has to get spectacles…willing to try anything to stop the progression.

Going to ask the eye doc about this reading glasses method as well…

Thank you.

[concern2]

Many optometrists/ optical shops sell it. It is the better choice if your child tends to strain his eyes. It contains negative lens on top to view far and positive below for viewing close distance. However, I was not very convinced about what my optometrist said about the plus part, hence did not get one for my son. According to him, the ‘positive part’ is actually zero (plano), not really plus.


Personally, I think the bifocal is better than progressive since there is no way your child would use the negative power to view near distance. The only thing is that it has a line in between which is unconventional for a child to wear…

Your difficulty may lie in getting the degree of ‘plus’ because there is very little known / practiced guidelines for the optometrist.

My kids are on plus lenses now for all close work, and keeping healthy eye habits, with lots of effort on my part in educating them about their eyes.

It helps to have an eye chart stuck on a well-lit part of your home for regular checks.

All the best!

[guppy]

zxha:

hi there,


would like to find out if this myovision lenses is available at any spectacle shop? Or which ones carry these lenses?

Am quite upset that my girl has to get spectacles...willing to try anything to stop the progression.

Going to ask the eye doc about this reading glasses method as well...

Thank you.

Many shops sell the myovision lenses. Just ask them. Some of them display that they sell myovision lenses.

[wildboys]

May I know where to buy an eye chart? Tks!

[tamarind]

Just to share this book I happened to come across :


The Secret of Perfect Vision: How You Can Prevent and Reverse Nearsightedness
http://www.amazon.com/Secret-Perfect-Vision-Prevent-Nearsightedness/dp/1556436777/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1254924159&sr=1-1

[concern2]

Eye Charts can be downloaded from this site:


http://www.i-see.org/eyecharts.html

[spinach]

Hi all!


Just to share my experience here specially to those parents who are unsure about the accuracy of HPB's prescriptions and for those keen in Myovision lens.

Last year, my son was being referred to HPB for eye-check for myopia, he was k1 then. It was prescribed that he was short-sighted. Right 175, left 100. Hubby and i decided not to let him wear specs as we weren't sure how accurate was the prescription as DS was not very fluent with his ABCs then. We understand that pictures will be used for such cases, but DS was not very comfortable with the eye-check environment and the optometrist, so he wasn't very cooperative in his answers. Moreover, he did not squint his eyes while looking at things which were far and neither did he complain that he couldn't see the board in class.

Fast forward one year now and he went for the HPB eye-check again. Right 325, left 275. We finally brought him to an optical shop to have a second opinion and if needed, prescribe specs. Went to Spectacles Hut and DS was asked to look into a machine [now then i know that the machine is to give the optician a rough gauge (80% accuracy) of the child's eyes degree]. DS then went for the eye-chart reading test in the room. [note: if you decide not to prescript specs after this test, you will be charged $25 for it] Results: Right 350, left 250. Was told that a difference in prescription of 25degrees is considered normal.

Verdict: We regret that the stubborn us did not prescribe specs for DS last year. The HPB test is accurate even for children who are not fluent in ABCs.

We went ahead with the optician's suggestion to prescribe Myovision for DS, cuz was thinking we should do the best that we could as parents. Prices: $248 for the thicker lens, $360 for the thinner (hence lighter), break-resistant lens, as quoted by the optician. Both types are plastic lens, have UV protection (or was it anti-glare?) and anti-scratch. We chose the latter. They are currently having a promotion, the frame comes free with the lens for those who are keen. Was asked to go back for a free eye-check in 9-12months time. Will update again. Fingers crossed that there will be minimal increase in the powers.

[concern2]

Yes, having a suspicion that our kids may be myopic yet continue to have the same habits without taking any preventive measures may be worse than putting on glasses. When myopia has increased to that state, it becomes a strain for the child to see. Asking the child not to strain his eyes is almost impossible.


It helps to look at alternative options around. I’ve come across another choice, which is under the brand of essilor, called myopilux max. It has a research backing that claims myopia retardadation of up to 62%. Can try asking at Better Vision.

One thing though. No research has found that wearing negative lenses is able to help the decrease of myopia. Whichever brand you go for, myovision or myopilux, they simply help slows down the progress of myopia. Cultivating good eye habits is still the most critical.

I am surprised that all the National Myopia Prevention centre did/ does is to give the child a prescription for making glasses. How is that different from getting the child to go straight to the optical shop??

[guppy]

concern2:

I am surprised that all the National Myopia Prevention centre did/ does is to give the child a prescription for making glasses. How is that different from getting the child to go straight to the optical shop??

For children under 7 yrs old, it is the govt rule (I presume MOH) that their eyes have to be checked by the Health Board (Child's clinic). I've tried getting my daughter's eyes checked when she was in P1 and was turned away by 2 opticians when they found out that she was under 7 at that time.