All About Kids' Eye-sight

[jedamum]

my K1 eye-degree is from 150-200. but he does not like to wear his specs and keep rubbing his eyes. he will throw tantrum if i insist that he wear his specs if he wants to watch tv. he said he can see, but i can see he is a bit squinting. how ah?

[sall]

jedamum:

my K1 eye-degree is from 150-200. but he does not like to wear his specs and keep rubbing his eyes. he will throw tantrum if i insist that he wear his specs if he wants to watch tv. he said he can see, but i can see he is a bit squinting. how ah?

If he squints, that means he can't see clearly and this strains the eyes further and will cause the degree to shoot up even faster. You can switch off the TV if he refuses to wear. According to the doctor, frequent rubbing of eyes also causes myopia to worsen.

[jedamum]

sall:

jedamum:

my K1 eye-degree is from 150-200. but he does not like to wear his specs and keep rubbing his eyes. he will throw tantrum if i insist that he wear his specs if he wants to watch tv. he said he can see, but i can see he is a bit squinting. how ah?

If he squints, that means he can't see clearly and this strains the eyes further and will cause the degree to shoot up even faster. You can switch off the TV if he refuses to wear. According to the doctor, frequent rubbing of eyes also causes myopia to worsen.

haiz. he rubs his eyes often. sometimes until the area near his eyes get abrasion.
yes, i off the tv if he does not want to wear specs, but difficult to enforce if the elder bro wants to watch the programme too.

[Fur-ma]

My dd also resisted specs for some time. No choice. Had to nag nag and nag. Also had the optician and eye doctor talk to her. Now her degree is so high she wears even when we don’t remind her. She says she cannot see wo her specs

[schweppes]

jedamum:

sall:

If he squints, that means he can't see clearly and this strains the eyes further and will cause the degree to shoot up even faster. You can switch off the TV if he refuses to wear. According to the doctor, frequent rubbing of eyes also causes myopia to worsen.

haiz. he rubs his eyes often. sometimes until the area near his eyes get abrasion.

yes, i off the tv if he does not want to wear specs, but difficult to enforce if the elder bro wants to watch the programme too.

Agree with sall that must persist in encouraging ds2 to wear his glasses, otherwise his degree will increase more rapidly. 2 things I may do :

1. off the TV (but poor ds1 will definitely be resentful towards his brother)
2. remove ds2 from the TV. Either he wears his glasses or he does not get to watch his fave progs at all

Guess, in this instance, must be strict about it. Otherwise ds2 eyes will worsen in the long run.

[schweppes]

When dd2 had to patch her eyes because of her squints when she was about 3/4 yo - she resisted as well. Fortunately around that time, one of her fave progs was Teen Titans and there was this character, Cyborg who had a one-eye patch. We said that she looked like Cyborg - so strong and brave - with her eye patch too. Made a big deal and sang praises that she's a good girl for taking care of her eyes.... In then end, she became more accepting to her eye patch.


Another thought just struck me, perhaps ds2 feels giddy or discomfort as he is not used to glasses yet? Just assure him that his eyes will hurt less if he has his glasses on. Another way, negotiate with him in terms of the duration of wearing glasses? Example, tell him that he has to wear his glasses if he watches TV and plays/work on the computer. But he can take them off when he is at the playground (something to that effect).

Also, show pics of kids who are smart who are in glasses and say that smart kids wear glasses.

Hope that helps :xedfingers:

[jedamum]

hi schweppes,

thanks!
ds2 rather forgo watching tv than wear specs.
the only time he agree to wear is when playing computer.

[schweppes]

jedamum:

hi schweppes,

thanks!
ds2 rather forgo watching tv than wear specs.
the only time he agree to wear is when playing computer.

Might be a blessing in disguise? He watches less TV and less strain to the eyes. Maybe get him to read story books instead or bring him to the park/playground. Actually being at the park/playground will help strengthen his eye muscles.

[MyBaby]

Hi jedamum, could your DS be having sensitive eyes as he frequently rubs his eye?


My DS has that problem as there is history of ecmeza in the family. It was picked up by the opthalmologist by accident. During one of the health checks when he was in K2, we were told to bring him for follow up to check for lazy eye. Towards the end of the consultation, I casually mentioned to the opthalmologist that DS likes to rub his eyes. She did a check and said that he has sensitive eyes. So he is now on an eye drop too.

jedamum:

my K1 eye-degree is from 150-200. but he does not like to wear his specs and keep rubbing his eyes. he will throw tantrum if i insist that he wear his specs if he wants to watch tv. he said he can see, but i can see he is a bit squinting. how ah?

[jedamum]

schweppes:

jedamum:

hi schweppes,

thanks!
ds2 rather forgo watching tv than wear specs.
the only time he agree to wear is when playing computer.

Might be a blessing in disguise? He watches less TV and less strain to the eyes. Maybe get him to read story books instead or bring him to the park/playground. Actually being at the park/playground will help strengthen his eye muscles.

i don't think TV is the result of his poor eyesight. what i gathered from optician is that kids who likes to read suffers more eyesight issues.
my ds2 is an active child. he is always working on something. reading, doodling, playdoh and recently lego (he constructs his own designed vehicle and modifies them with other loose pieces). with little rest in between these nearwork activities, we are losing the battle against myopia. he cannot stand having nothing to do (very much like his dad!)
agree that playgrd is good. we make it a once-a-weekend trip to the playgrd. not able to go more often. because he reached home around 3pm from kindergarten, 3-6pm is ds1's homework time and my cooking time, dinner at 6pm and then the sky gets dark. could be better when ds1 starts his CCA and commits to 3x aweek staying back in school; then i can bring ds2 to playgrd outside ds1's school before fetching ds1.
trying to give him carrots more often. hope it'll help.