All About Kids' Eye-sight

[barney8]

hi sall, KL28 and wormy, is having progressive + transition glasses a must when undergoing atropine therapy? I went to some optical shops asking bout progressive len for kids. They immediately pushed for myovision lens. They even said progreesive is out. Myovision is effective.

[Fur-ma]

barney8:

hi sall, KL28 and wormy, is having progressive + transition glasses a must when undergoing atropine therapy? I went to some optical shops asking bout progressive len for kids. They immediately pushed for myovision lens. They even said progreesive is out. Myovision is effective.

According to my doctor, the answer is Yes.

The transition lens (or sunglasses) help to lessen the amount of UV rays that enter the dilated eyes. Pupils are more dilated due to the atropine. This goes towards preventing early cataract.

The progressive lens help the kids w the near vision as atropine paralyses the muscles that the eye relies on for near reading.

Hope I understood the doctor correctly. Can other mommies verify?

[sall]

barney8:

hi sall, KL28 and wormy, is having progressive + transition glasses a must when undergoing atropine therapy? I went to some optical shops asking bout progressive len for kids. They immediately pushed for myovision lens. They even said progreesive is out. Myovision is effective.

Yes. Agree with Fur-ma. Should use progressive+transition. Progressive has the advantage for them to do near-work, doctor said it helps in myopia control too. So for children who are not on atropine, they should also use progressive lens. (according to dr)
Maybe myovision is much more expensive? Frankly speaking, I don't know what is myovision. I don't think progressive is out, so many people are using it. If you want, I can recommend you my optician.

[barney8]

hi sall, pls pm me your optician address. thanks alot.

[Lenny08]

Hi Mums,


Hope to check on this on behalf of a friend.

Her dd has high astig, what is the remedy to it?Anyone care to share.thank you.


Lenny

[sall]

barney8:

hi sall, pls pm me your optician address. thanks alot.

I think it's ok to give the address here. It is at Tiong Bahru Plaza, 1st floor, Frames and Lenses

[sall]

Lenny08:

Hi Mums,


Hope to check on this on behalf of a friend.

Her dd has high astig, what is the remedy to it?Anyone care to share.thank you.


Lenny

It depends on how old her dd is. If she is approaching puberty, then she'll be growing very fast, so astig may also increase fast. So far, atropine only controls degree, but not astig. Seems like there's nothing we can do about it. :sad:

[KL28]

Fur-ma:

barney8:

hi sall, KL28 and wormy, is having progressive + transition glasses a must when undergoing atropine therapy? I went to some optical shops asking bout progressive len for kids. They immediately pushed for myovision lens. They even said progreesive is out. Myovision is effective.

According to my doctor, the answer is Yes.

The transition lens (or sunglasses) help to lessen the amount of UV rays that enter the dilated eyes. Pupils are more dilated due to the atropine. This goes towards preventing early cataract.

The progressive lens help the kids w the near vision as atropine paralyses the muscles that the eye relies on for near reading.

Hope I understood the doctor correctly. Can other mommies verify?

Dear barney8, kids on atropine shld use prog + transition lens. Fur-ma is correct. When you go to Optical shop they like to recommend Myovision, according to my son's Dr, he said Myovision not effective in control myopia, waste $$$.

[barney8]

hihi KL28, thanks for your advise.


what brands of transition len do you use? Many brands like hoya, zeiss etc has progressive which is for adult. I was told can use for kids too. But progressive for kids are only a few and the brands never heard before. But i thought since is for kids so more suitable? So which type is better?

[barney8]

Lenny08:

Hi Mums,


Hope to check on this on behalf of a friend.

Her dd has high astig, what is the remedy to it?Anyone care to share.thank you.


Lenny

my frend's son wear spec for high astig with no myopia. It is strongly recommended by eye doc to control it.