Any glasses experts?
Discussion
Recently found out our toddler is severely long-sighted in just one eye at +8 dioptres. Other eye is fine.
We've found decent glasses that fit well and suit his face, and we've gone for the thinnest lens we could get... But it's impossible to ignore the fact that one of his eyes looks very magnified.
He has a lovely handsome symmetrical face, and then he puts the glasses on and it just looks... wonky. It completely changes his face.
We're still a few years away from contact lenses being an option.
Is there ANYTHING that can be done until then to try and reduce this magnification effect?
We've found decent glasses that fit well and suit his face, and we've gone for the thinnest lens we could get... But it's impossible to ignore the fact that one of his eyes looks very magnified.
He has a lovely handsome symmetrical face, and then he puts the glasses on and it just looks... wonky. It completely changes his face.
We're still a few years away from contact lenses being an option.
Is there ANYTHING that can be done until then to try and reduce this magnification effect?
The magnification is a function of the prescription and the distance from his face. The effect will be reduced if the frame fits and stays snug to him.
If he tolerates the glasses well then ok but if he won't wear them then that eye is at risk of not developing vision as it should in which case you may want to discuss a contact lens with the hospital. Optically it is the best solution; you loose the effect of the specs you don't like, they will wear it, its there all the time and you loose the optical effects of a +8 and 0 in the other which isn't very nice to wear.
They can be extended wear - you migth need to go to the hospital every 2 weeks or month to get it changed, or daily wear if they will tolerate you taking it in and out. Kids are surprisingly adaptable to this sort of thing.
And yes I do this for a living.
If he tolerates the glasses well then ok but if he won't wear them then that eye is at risk of not developing vision as it should in which case you may want to discuss a contact lens with the hospital. Optically it is the best solution; you loose the effect of the specs you don't like, they will wear it, its there all the time and you loose the optical effects of a +8 and 0 in the other which isn't very nice to wear.
They can be extended wear - you migth need to go to the hospital every 2 weeks or month to get it changed, or daily wear if they will tolerate you taking it in and out. Kids are surprisingly adaptable to this sort of thing.
And yes I do this for a living.
He's only 2 now and not the most compliant child, I think we're a few years away from contact lenses being an option. We're still working on improving his amblyopia with patches now so glasses are fine, I just wanted to know if there's any options for when he starts school in a couple of years.
He's usually good with his glasses and they're a really good fit (I'm a big fan of Tomato glasses, would recommend them to anyone with kids that need glasses). If they were any closer to his eyes his eyelashes would brush them.
He's usually good with his glasses and they're a really good fit (I'm a big fan of Tomato glasses, would recommend them to anyone with kids that need glasses). If they were any closer to his eyes his eyelashes would brush them.
Gassing Station | Health Matters | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff