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Latest posts made by Anfield
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RE: Fastest way to Swimsafer badges
Hi,
I couldn’t find any sort of section pertaining to sporting pursuits so I figured I’d ask it here. Kindly move this thread to the appropriate section if there is one.
I don’t understand exactly how this program works and googling it simply turns up a whole bunch of swimming schools with terrible communication. Nothing like collective wisdom so here goes:
My son only has stage 1 proficiency which he obtained in school. He is nevertheless a very competent swimmer from his ongoing swimming lessons, but unfortunately his swim school does not go by the swimsafer system.
Now, as a matter of CCA interest and personal challenge, he would like to obtain those badges all the way to Gold asap. Could anyone share any advice on how to do that?
One of the schools told me it would take a minimum of 3 years in what little communication they were willing to engage in, which sounds like bs.
Who is in charge of carrying out these tests, and how can he sign up for them? There seems no information on ‘how to’ on the actual SSC website which is of course… useful.
Many thanks. -
RE: All About Ortho-K
I haven’t been here for a long time as well, and I’m sorry to hear about how things for gone for your son with Stan Isaacs. Perhaps a change of practitioner might help your son?
My son has been on his lenses for almost 2.5 years now and his myopia has deteriorated very little in the time since he started so fortunately for him it seems to be going well. -
RE: All About Ortho-K
It hs been 13 months now since my son started wearing Ortho K lenses.
He recently went for his quarterly check (@ Stan Isaacs) where the opto who usually attends to him said things were fine. Except that his right eye had gone up marginally (he was originally L:275 R:300 when we started), but by less than 25. I will settle for this level of progression. Zero is ideal, but I am aware we don’t enforce the strictest standards of how he reads or uses devices so I shouldn’t complain.
I’m not sure how she tests it, but I’ll take her word for it, and his myopia seems to be well controlled since he doesn’t complain about not being able to see things on days after he’s worn the lenses. I still try to give his eyes a rest on Saturday nights. -
RE: Precious metals
I was just checking out the Perth Mint since i figure if one actually wants to buy gold, look no further than where it's actually produced.
Turns out they have an authorized distributor here:
http://www.goldsilvercentral.com.sg/about-us.html
They look reliable, and they definitely look cheaper than UOB. For retail customers at least. Privilege, and obviously private banking customers should get better rates.
And I'm sure there are Gold exchange traded funds that are easier to invest in than buying actual gold, although I'm not sure as to their fees and charges. And of course you won't get to lovingly fondle your gold bars.
I wouldn't buy physical gold as a means of exposure to the gold price though. I would go for the producers of gold. -
RE: All About Ortho-K
Hi fugit, I think I replied to your pm. Luckily I had an email notification for that cos I hardly come to these forums.
Eye rubbing, especially in his sleep was also a concern but in the 9 months since we started, it has been a non issue.
I think his myopia progression has slowed, but I’m not totally sure. Can you other parents advise on what you do to check that out? Do you stop them wearing the lenses long enough so as to test their uncorrected vision?
We are still putting on and removing the lenses for our boy. 9 this year but we plan on getting him started when he actually turns 9 closer the end of the year.
So far no incident of infection which was always my main worry.
Atropine was never ever under consideration because I was never gonna allow 15 years of daily eye medication.
Definitely no regrets so far opting for ortho k. -
RE: All About Ortho-K
qiqimi:
He's been on them just over a month now, and his eyesight is greatly improved, and seems close to perfect in the mornings after wearing them overnight.
Great! Keep us of posted of your son's ortho k development.Anfield:
Exactly a year from my last post in this thread, and a year of terribly fast progression (100 to 300) in my son's myopia, tonight is his first night on Ortho K lenses from Stan Isaacs.
Hopefully it works well.
We were thinking of letting his eyes rest on Sunday nights (not to mention it's harder to wake him on a Monday morning) but the good eyesight does not seem to persist for more than 12 hours for him so it's nightly use for him.
It is way too early to tell if the lenses are doing well in retarding the progression of his myopia, but the convenience of not wearing glasses is a plus for him.
He doesn't enjoy the ritual of having them put on nightly, or removed in the morning. Neither do we for that matter. He's still afraid of opening his eyes wide for us to put the lenses on.
Still consider it preferable to using eye drops for the next 15 over years assuming no major incidents occur. -
RE: All About Ortho-K
Exactly a year from my last post in this thread, and a year of terribly fast progression (100 to 300) in my son’s myopia, tonight is his first night on Ortho K lenses from Stan Isaacs.
Hopefully it works well. -
RE: All About Ortho-K
I am still undecided as to which course of treatment to employ.
Would the child sufferers need to wear the ortho-k lenses or use atropine eyedrops until they’re in their 20s when their myopia stabilizes? -
RE: All About Kids' Eye-sight
I was hoping to start a new thread titled Atropine, Orto K or Myovision lenses since my query is of a somewhat specific nature but since I’m not able to, here goes. If anyone who can post is willing to start a thread on my behalf, I’d be much obliged.
My son who is almost seven has recently been diagnosed with myopia by my ophthalmologist. His eyesight seems to have taken quite a turn for the worse since his last HPB check in K2. While we too have taken every care to protect his eyesight (no electronic devices, tv, plenty of outdoor activity etc) and his myopia is not yet very severe (I think it’s about 125 each eye), the speed of the progression suggests genetics may be the primary driver behind his myopia and rapid progression does unfortunately, seem likely.
My ophthalmologist of course suggested we put him on atropine immediately and get him spectacles. I mentioned Ortho-K and he was completely disdainful of it (as expected as well).
I’d like to hear from parents whose children have been on either treatment for a fairly prolonged period, and how either treatment has worked for your children in controlling the progression of their myopia, and their level of comfort with either treatment.
I have also read about Myovision spectacle lenses, including a thread here, but little study appears to have been done with them.
Hopefully your responses will help parents like myself make up our mind as to which option to select.