All About Kids' Eye-sight

[ZacK]

May I ask what are the symptoms of bad eye sight in kids? My son is coming to 5 in Sep 08...


Loves to read his books in his own time but noticed him having this \"uncontrollable\" squint whenever he watches TV prog :oops: ... I asked him to stop squinting ... His reply to me was... He cant help it??!! :roll:

Think need to get him checked?

[corneyAmber]

HPB gives K1 students in my kid’s kindy free checkup in the school itself and in K2 they will review the cases with eye problems.


Did his school inform you?

[ZacK]

ks2me:

HPB gives K1 students in my kid's kindy free checkup in the school itself and in K2 they will review the cases with eye problems.


Did his school inform you?

Actually we recently signed an authorisation form for my son to have his eyes checked when the HPB visits his school... I guess I should wait for their assessment then.

[ycted]

ZacK:

ks2me:

HPB gives K1 students in my kid's kindy free checkup in the school itself and in K2 they will review the cases with eye problems.


Did his school inform you?

Actually we recently signed an authorisation form for my son to have his eyes checked when the HPB visits his school... I guess I should wait for their assessment then.

You should not bring young kids to Opticians. Some may have pseudo-myopia and may end up with unnecessary glasses that damage their eyesight. Proper assessment should be done by an Opthalmologist. They would need to administer special eyedrops to assess the child's eyes appropriately.

[ZacK]

ycted:

ZacK:

[quote=\"ks2me\"]HPB gives K1 students in my kid's kindy free checkup in the school itself and in K2 they will review the cases with eye problems.


Did his school inform you?

Actually we recently signed an authorisation form for my son to have his eyes checked when the HPB visits his school... I guess I should wait for their assessment then.

You should not bring young kids to Opticians. Some may have pseudo-myopia and may end up with unnecessary glasses that damage their eyesight. Proper assessment should be done by an Opthalmologist. They would need to administer special eyedrops to assess the child's eyes appropriately.[/quote]Thanks will take note of this... I guess the appropriate step would be to:
1. Get an Opthalmologist's opinion.
2. If required, then go to an optician for prescription glasses.

Regards.

[SMILEY]

Talk about eye sight, think study desk plays an important role.


Any good reckon?

[18shan]

[Moderator's Note: Topics merged.]


Hello,

Can someone advice when shld be get our child for a eyes examination?

How young shld we start?

How often do we need to go for reg. check?

Anyone has any PD eye doctor to recommend?

Thx

[raysusan]

i am planning to bring my girl this dec

she juz turn 6…i hope it is not too late

[ngchris]

My kid had his done organised his preschool/MCYS early K1 (5 yrs old) this year. After that, I started to see many of his classmates turning up in spectacles.


If you suspect your kid has eye problem esp lazy eye, it’s best to checkup early for early intervention as I understand.

[ZacK]

My son (aged 5) missed his eye checkup session when Health Promotion Board visited his K1. He was given a slip for follow-up at HPB at the SGH compound and I brought him there.


Parents are not allowed into the examination room but I managed to get myself in due to my son being his usual sticky self. I observed the whole process and must say that the optometrist is very professional and good as I think she handles kids on a daily basis.

The outcome of my son's checkup is that he needs to be prescribed with glasses due to extremely high astigmatism (>300 each eye). The optimetrist gave me his presciption which I then went to an optical shop to have his glasses made.

I think there are different schools of thoughts. Some feel that they do not want to put their kids on glasses at such a young age due to getting them \"hooked\" to early.

Personally for me, if there is a problem then we shd have it rectified so that the condition will not deteriorate and not to affect him in other ways e.g. not being able to see clearly in class and resulting in affecting his results to cite as an example.

So my take is if we sense something could be wrong with their eyesight, better to have it checked.

Perhaps can contact the HBP Student Health Centre to enquire if anyone can walk in to use their services? http://www.hpb.gov.sg/hpb/default.asp?pg_id=1007