All About Kids' Eye-sight

[barney8]

hi mybaby, ur DH very cute


sorry for asking so much but i really dun get it. u mean put atropine will decrease myopia? u mean will get lower and lower each time u go for half yearly review? i tot only control, which mean stabilise or increase little?

MyBaby:

So everytime when DD goes for her half yearly review, DH says he always very wary when getting phone call from me. It usually takes the form of \" I have good news and bad news. The good news is DD's degree went down and the bad news is must change specs, which means $800 poorer...\"

The worst news was last Dec when I had to tell him \"I have bad news and bad news. The bad news is DD's degree went up, back to when we first started atropine, and the other bad news is , need to fork out $800 to change specs...\"

barney8:

that's reasonable as some paid for $800 and even more than $1k. I wan faint alrdy. i have been wearing spec for over 20 years but not a pair is more than $400.

[barney8]

1% daily is it ok on the side effect of glaring? I heard some say very bad until our house lighting aso find very glaring. Is it tat bad?

MyBaby:

Yes, DD's on atropine treatment for past 2.5yrs. 1%, 1 drop each eye, nightly. So far, her response to atropine has been good. Been able to decrease myopia except review in last Dec where it went up again due to puberty (DD is in P6 this yr).

barney8:

does your child aso using atropine treatment? can i ask wat dosage and frequency u currently doing?

[KL28]

barney8:

1% daily is it ok on the side effect of glaring? I heard some say very bad until our house lighting aso find very glaring. Is it tat bad?

MyBaby:

Yes, DD's on atropine treatment for past 2.5yrs. 1%, 1 drop each eye, nightly. So far, her response to atropine has been good. Been able to decrease myopia except review in last Dec where it went up again due to puberty (DD is in P6 this yr).
[quote=\"barney8\"]does your child aso using atropine treatment? can i ask wat dosage and frequency u currently doing?

[/quote]house lighting should be ok, if they have transition lens, the lens will change color when too bright, so not to worry when it is at home.

[KL28]

barney8:

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

about $500 for a pair pof specs[/quote][/quote]

that's reasonable as some paid for $800 and even more than $1k. I wan faint alrdy. i have been wearing spec for over 20 years but not a pair is more than $400.[/quote]

my son specs was made at his dr there, he go MT A, the optimetrist help you make a specs from there, so i dont need to worry what brand or lens shld use. His specs is prog + trans lens, about $500, his optimetrist said NO NEED branded 1.

[JGMum]

barney8:

MyBaby:

Yes, I remembered my opthalmologist citing a study in Australia where 3 hrs of outdoor play (not just greenery) daily was found to help in controlling myopia.


I remembered both of us laughing when we heard 3 hrs. Getting 1 hr of outdoor each day is already a problem here, let alone 3 hrs.
[quote=\"sall\"]I read some articles that staring at greenery does not help to control myopia. As long as we look at any distant object, the eye muscles will relax and that's enough. Of cos, if there is greenery in the distance, it is even better as the scenery is also relaxing for the mind. But for most of us staying in flats, it's not always possible, so just look around at any distant objects, buildings, trees , mrt tracks...

totally agreed! getting an hour of outdoor is already a challenge to me let alone 3 hr. esp when they are in pri school. so how many hours u manage to achieve each week?[/quote]In the beginning, very gungho, I really stuck to 2 hours every day outdoor activity for my kid. Now, slacken a bit, more like 30 minutes to 1 hour. :oops:

[MyBaby]

DD started with atropine at end of P3 when her degree was around 150/175 each eye due to family history and sudden increase in myopia. With each half yearly review, DDs degree actually DECREASED to around 50/75. Hence we were very pleased with the results of atropine.


However, at end of P5 when we went for review, the degree shot up back to 150/175. Her doctor attributed that to growth due to puberty. Recent review stablised at 150/175.

I'm not sure whether this decrease in myopia is unique to my DD, maybe other parents with kids on atropine can share.

barney8:

sorry for asking so much but i really dun get it. u mean put atropine will decrease myopia? u mean will get lower and lower each time u go for half yearly review? i tot only control, which mean stabilise or increase little?

[MyBaby]

Somehow DD took to atropine and wearing of progressive transition specs quite easily. Remembered her squinting her eyes quite alot when she first started but she adjusted quite quickly so not much problem. She didn't complain about house lights being too bright (in fact, I insist that she switches on the table lamp when using computer and doing school work).

KL28:

barney8:

1% daily is it ok on the side effect of glaring? I heard some say very bad until our house lighting aso find very glaring. Is it tat bad?

house lighting should be ok, if they have transition lens, the lens will change color when too bright, so not to worry when it is at home.

[MyBaby]

Ha ha, same same. At the beginning, I religiously asked DD to go for her half hour walk around 5.30pm. Can't even remember when was the last time she did that!


I try to compensate by controlling TV, computer and reading habits.

JGMum:

In the beginning, very gungho, I really stuck to 2 hours every day outdoor activity for my kid. Now, slacken a bit, more like 30 minutes to 1 hour. :oops:

[sall]

House lights are different from sunlight. Transition lens only change colour in sunlight. House light, no matter how bright, does not cause the transition to change. House light won’t hurt the eyes as long as the kids don’t stare at the lights. I read somewhere that kids should sleep in a completely dark room. There are some studies that show kids sleeping with a night-light have higher chances of myopia. I think it’s very true but I can’t remember where I read them from. Of cos, some old people will insist that the kids must sleep in a lighted room, for superstitious reasons.

As for atropine decreasing myopia, dd has a drop of about 50 degrees, then thankfully , stabilise there. Most kids will have a slight decrease in degree, but so far, I never hear of degree dropping every visit.

[cnimed]

sall:

I read some articles that staring at greenery does not help to control myopia. As long as we look at any distant object, the eye muscles will relax and that's enough. Of cos, if there is greenery in the distance, it is even better as the scenery is also relaxing for the mind. But for most of us staying in flats, it's not always possible, so just look around at any distant objects, buildings, trees , mrt tracks...

Eh... I think concrete jungle cannot replace Nature right? Manmade things are usually monotone and uniform, nature is dynamic and comes in several shades, heights and forms. Simply by chasing butterflies, spotting lizards and scanning a natural environment to look for things utilises many more vision skills than say playing in the void deck. Some of the HDB playgrounds are very nicely done with lots of greenery around. Maybe that will do instead of travelling to a park?