All About Kids' Eye-sight

[cutiemax]

peapot:

Cutiemax, can you recommend me your optometrist? I need to bring my gal to test her eyesight again. Usually the school will conduct the eye test but now I don't hear anything from the school anymore.

Hi Peapot,
We are currently living in Brisbane and are seeing a nearby optometrist here.

Usually MOH medical team goes to school for yearly eye test. U may check with teachers cos it is a must for all schools.

[mwchua]

Hi,


Need your quick help. I used to take my girl to Health Promotion Board for eye check-up when she was in K2 and P1. Now that she is in P2 this year, HPB mentioned that they do not perform eye check-up anymore and we have to go to optometrist.

Sometimes the eye degree given by different optometrists can vary quite a bit. I am wondering if apart from HPB, is there any other place I can bring my girl to for eye check-up which will be more objective and reliable than that of optometrist?

Many thanks for your kind advice.

Regards,
Ming

[cutiemax]

mwchua:

Hi,


Need your quick help. I used to take my girl to Health Promotion Board for eye check-up when she was in K2 and P1. Now that she is in P2 this year, HPB mentioned that they do not perform eye check-up anymore and we have to go to optometrist.

Sometimes the eye degree given by different optometrists can vary quite a bit. I am wondering if apart from HPB, is there any other place I can bring my girl to for eye check-up which will be more objective and reliable than that of optometrist?

Many thanks for your kind advice.

Regards,
Ming

Hi Ming,
Hmm...strange. My mum was a nurse , part of the medical team that went round SG schools to check students' eyesight. Only Pr 1 and Pr 5 required detail body check and immunisations jabs. Maybe they have change the policies. My mum just retired last August.

Yes, it is quite frustrating when eye test varies. We tried 2 different optometrists and the results are different. The first one didn't detect astigmatism but as she wasn't as detailed as the second optometrist, I put trust the second one more. I was with my daughter throughout her both eye tests. It helps to gain more familar with the process and how each test is being carried out. I would also request for a print out of the prescriptions for future references.

Personally, there is little reason for optometrists or even optician shop to give an objective view as their main source of income come from the purchase of glasses. They are all for glasses/drops/hard lens. There are also little research done on alternative ways to combat myopia. I heard of vision therapist but have not tried before.

[KL28]

cutiemax:

mwchua:

Hi,


Need your quick help. I used to take my girl to Health Promotion Board for eye check-up when she was in K2 and P1. Now that she is in P2 this year, HPB mentioned that they do not perform eye check-up anymore and we have to go to optometrist.

Sometimes the eye degree given by different optometrists can vary quite a bit. I am wondering if apart from HPB, is there any other place I can bring my girl to for eye check-up which will be more objective and reliable than that of optometrist?

Many thanks for your kind advice.

Regards,
Ming

Hi Ming,
Hmm...strange. My mum was a nurse , part of the medical team that went round SG schools to check students' eyesight. Only Pr 1 and Pr 5 required detail body check and immunisations jabs. Maybe they have change the policies. My mum just retired last August.

Yes, it is quite frustrating when eye test varies. We tried 2 different optometrists and the results are different. The first one didn't detect astigmatism but as she wasn't as detailed as the second optometrist, I put trust the second one more. I was with my daughter throughout her both eye tests. It helps to gain more familar with the process and how each test is being carried out. I would also request for a print out of the prescriptions for future references.

Personally, there is little reason for optometrists or even optician shop to give an objective view as their main source of income come from the purchase of glasses. They are all for glasses/drops/hard lens. There are also little research done on alternative ways to combat myopia. I heard of vision therapist but have not tried before.

You can try KKH.

[KL28]

My boy has been under atropine drop for the last six months and his myopia has been under control. i am so happy!

[peapot]

Ming, I encounter the same problem. That’s why I asked in this thread for optometrist .

[loyhuieng]

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

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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.[/quote]

May I know what is MTA? Which eye doctor did you visit and where is it?

[josetiong]

KL28:

My boy has been under atropine drop for the last six months and his myopia has been under control. i am so happy!

how does this atropine drop work? where did you buy it? any side effects?

[cutiemax]

Interesting articles...


http://www.prlog.org/10264821-are-eye-exercises-unleash-your-vision-scam.html

[barney8]

dear all, for those children who are on atropine. Please share if your child/children experience any side effects? The common side effect mentioned by eye doctor is sun glaring. Any others?


My DD just started on atropine treatment. Beside sun glaring, she also complains of seeing patche after staying in the sun for a period of time.

I am very worried. Pls advise. Thank you.