All About Kids' Eye-sight

[kittybank]

KL28:

Hi my kid cant cope with the glaring, suggest to use eye-drop alternate night? effective? is there any kid use alternate night? I know mostly use every night? My boy use hat and specs w prog+trans lens, still complaints bright and squint his eyes, anyone got better ideas for me, pls pls?

Hi KL28,

My kids use atropine three times a week. Doc always asked us to schedule it such that on the eve of a PE lesson, do not administer. Since atropine is a controlled drug, you should consult your doc before changing the frequency. We will stop atropine prior to science practical test (scared can't see the fine lines on test tubes) and also before a day when we know the kid will be outdoor the whole day. The sun is very strong these days compared to when we first started. When I was a teen, I had some eyedrops administered to the eyes by the hospital doc for some eye ailments. I remembered as I walked home, I could not cross the traffic light as I was unable to see if the light was green or red. I wasn't wearing any shades. SO the experience haunted me and I always checked with my children if they r ok. They r coping well with the eyedrops. I forgot to stop atropine before NAPFA test. But my child had no complaints and did well in the test, which was on a very sunny day. The transition lens + hat should block out most of the glare. Maybe be a little less self conscious and see how it goes. As for the specs, opt for one that have wide coverage so more protection.

OH, the doc also advised if child is having flu, stop atropine. Anyone else had such advice?

[KL28]

Fur-ma:

KL28, sorry have no tips for you cos my dd started drops aboput the same time as your ds. Did you feedback to doctor about ur ds's discomfort? Better check w doctor before you decide any action of reducing to alternate nights. Not sure about your doctor, but we go kkh and there is a helpline contact which I have been told to call if any problems with eye drops.

Dear Fur-ma, we have feedback to the clinic, the Optometrist, she said can reduce the drops to alternate night, since my boy cant cope with glaring. My son sees Dr in eagle-eye at Mt A, they have in-house Optometrist, we usually make specs from there. We can sms her whenever we have problem, but she is not a Dr!!!

[KL28]

wormy:

KL28:

Hi my kid cant cope with the glaring, suggest to use eye-drop alternate night? effective? is there any kid use alternate night? I know mostly use every night? My boy use hat and specs w prog+trans lens, still complaints bright and squint his eyes, anyone got better ideas for me, pls pls?

Hi KL28,

My kids use atropine three times a week. Doc always asked us to schedule it such that on the eve of a PE lesson, do not administer. Since atropine is a controlled drug, you should consult your doc before changing the frequency. We will stop atropine prior to science practical test (scared can't see the fine lines on test tubes) and also before a day when we know the kid will be outdoor the whole day. The sun is very strong these days compared to when we first started. When I was a teen, I had some eyedrops administered to the eyes by the hospital doc for some eye ailments. I remembered as I walked home, I could not cross the traffic light as I was unable to see if the light was green or red. I wasn't wearing any shades. SO the experience haunted me and I always checked with my children if they r ok. They r coping well with the eyedrops. I forgot to stop atropine before NAPFA test. But my child had no complaints and did well in the test, which was on a very sunny day. The transition lens + hat should block out most of the glare. Maybe be a little less self conscious and see how it goes. As for the specs, opt for one that have wide coverage so more protection.

OH, the doc also advised if child is having flu, stop atropine. Anyone else had such advice?

Hi, thanks for sharing, no, his doc didn't advised us on this, but Dr in SNEC told me before. They also highlighted to us how to press the nose to prevent the kid have block nose after the drops.

[sall]

KL28:

Hi, thanks for sharing, no, his doc didn't advised us on this, but Dr in SNEC told me before. They also highlighted to us how to press the nose to prevent the kid have block nose after the drops.

I thought it was to press the area at the bridge of the nose very near the tip of the eyes. Reason is to stop the drops from flowing down the throat. There is a duct that goes to the throat, so by pressing the duct, the drops won't flow to the throat.

[barney8]

hi KL28 and fur-ma, what is the concentration of eyedrop u are using? actually, some dr do weekend only. I know SNEC is very inflexible. Dr said they do daily because based on studies, it is effective. I prefer 2-3 times a week.

[KL28]

barney8:

hi KL28 and fur-ma, what is the concentration of eyedrop u are using? actually, some dr do weekend only. I know SNEC is very inflexible. Dr said they do daily because based on studies, it is effective. I prefer 2-3 times a week.

my boy use 1% atropine, dr says every night.

[MyBaby]

Thought I will share my DD's experience with atropine. She's with Tan Tock Seng Hospital. Been on atropine for two and a half years - daily, 1%, 1 drop each eye.


When she started, her degree was not high - around 150 to 200 for each eye. However, her doctor recommended atropine as her degree jumped by more than 100 deg for each eye within 6 mths, and there are bad genes in the family.

Results were very encouraging for the first 2 years. Her degree actually decreased each time we went for the half yearly review (the bad news is that we have to change her lens and that costs alot!).

However, her review 6 mths ago was not good. Her degree actually went back to when we first started. Her doctor said that this is due to growth spurt (it seems that when the kids shot up in height, their eyeballs also lengthen and hence worsening myopia). We just went for her review in early June and the good news is it stablised.

KL28:

barney8:

hi KL28 and fur-ma, what is the concentration of eyedrop u are using? actually, some dr do weekend only. I know SNEC is very inflexible. Dr said they do daily because based on studies, it is effective. I prefer 2-3 times a week.

my boy use 1% atropine, dr says every night.

[barney8]

KL28:

barney8:

hi KL28 and fur-ma, what is the concentration of eyedrop u are using? actually, some dr do weekend only. I know SNEC is very inflexible. Dr said they do daily because based on studies, it is effective. I prefer 2-3 times a week.

my boy use 1% atropine, dr says every night.

hi, do u know actually there is lower concentration like 0.3% and 0.5%?? I would want to start the lowest first. Just like when we are having flu, doc usually prescribe mild medicine if not effective then increase to stronger one. Only when the flu already so bad then of cos no point use mild medicine. Just like to share my personal opinion.

[KL28]

barney8:

KL28:

[quote=\"barney8\"]hi KL28 and fur-ma, what is the concentration of eyedrop u are using? actually, some dr do weekend only. I know SNEC is very inflexible. Dr said they do daily because based on studies, it is effective. I prefer 2-3 times a week.

my boy use 1% atropine, dr says every night.

hi, do u know actually there is lower concentration like 0.3% and 0.5%?? I would want to start the lowest first. Just like when we are having flu, doc usually prescribe mild medicine if not effective then increase to stronger one. Only when the flu already so bad then of cos no point use mild medicine. Just like to share my personal opinion.[/quote]i think it is not for us to decide, usually Dr decide by the Dr.

[kiasu-mom 0]

Mavis:

I wonder if there's anyway to improve their eyesight before it starts to get worse as my girl is slight shortsighted and she's only 4.

Hi Mavis - have you considered Ortho-K lenses? My DD has been using these lenses since January and her eye sight (used to be 250L 300R) is now \"perfect\". She does not need to wear glasses to school and for her ballet which helps a lot. She is 12 btw...