All About Kids' Eye-sight

[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.

[KL28]

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?

i do not the brand, sorry. i didnt check.

[barney8]

KL28:

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?

i do not the brand, sorry. i didnt check.

nevermind thanks. how much do you pay for the spectacle? so i know how much budget i should cater for?

[barney8]

can anyone advise me what brand of progressive len + transition len u used for your children? estimated how much is the price?

[usaik]

At the beginning of last year when my kid first started on atropine, we got him a Zeiss high index progressive and transition len glass. We insisted on the highest index such that it would weigh lesser on the child’s nose bridge. I think it costs around $1500 including the light-weight frame.


After 3 months, we got another pair of glasses because my kid couldn’t get used to the the progressive lens and we need to switch to a transition only high index lens. This time, it cost lesser; I think it’s around $800; high index transition including a light weight frame. Because this new pair of glasses do not come with the progressive option, we can make the lens slightly smaller, choose a smaller frame and make it extremely light-weight. My child is happy with it and have been wearing this pair since then

[MyBaby]

DD has used varilux, crizal and hoya before. Lens alone cost around $800 for progressive and transition. We usually recycle the frame, if possible.


Sall has recommended an optical shop in Tiong Bahru Complex which has lens at a cheaper rate. Will probably visit it should DD needs to change her lens.

DD just had her review in June and thank goodness no change in degree!

barney8:

can anyone advise me what brand of progressive len + transition len u used for your children? estimated how much is the price?

[JGMum]

Hi,

I have a 4 year old who has been diagnosed with squint (one eye not focussed) from Singapore National Eye Clinic, and was told that if it is not treated now, it may lead to "lazy eye" condition. His degree is relatively low (1 eye myopia 25 deg, the other eye far-sighted 50 deg. Astigmatism 50 deg). But he is also very young, so I am really very worried.

The eye specialist at SNEC said that it is probably genetic as I have high myopia and astig. My boy watches max half-hr TV every day, and I do not allow him to play computer games (even the interactive educational ones), or play with smartphones / iphones (we don’t have one anyway). Now with his condition, I have stopped ALL TV at home (so his siblings are grumbling, but what to do?)

The SNEC specialist told us that we should let him wear the glasses all the time, but the optician we go to to make the spectacles said that it may be better for him to wear only for school, and when he is watching TV or reading. And it may be better if he does not wear them during outdoor play, etc. so he gets a chance to "relax" his eye muscles. Now I do not know who to listen to. For parents who have had similar experience, do you have any advice for me?

In addition, I wonder if I am partly responsible for his eye condition as I started him on flashcards (aka. Shichida style, 1 sec per card) when he was just 8 months old. I don’t know if that contributed to his condition. I feel so very guilty now. Now I worry about my youngest, because I started her on "quick" flashcards when she was 2 months old. I do not know if I have inadvertently caused them harm by being too kiasu. My eldest was exposed to "quick" flashcards during his Shichida classes only when he was 2.5 years old (didn’t know about right brain training earlier), and he didn’t have any problems with his vision (at least for now). Can I ask those parents who have very young children with myopia / astigmatism, did you expose your children to "fast" flashcards when they were toddlers? I am just wondering if there is any correlation between myopia / astigmatism in pre-schoolers and "lightning-quick" flashcards. Grateful for any advice or information. Thanks so much.