DS wants glasses, but no vision problem. WWYD

tzatza ↓

Mon, Dec 01 2008, 5:02 pm

DS is 7 and he kept complaining to his teacher that he couldn't see the board, etc. After a few notes, the principal asked us to take care of it
(Note. At home he played on the computer, read books, watched Dvd and didn't mention any issues).
We took him to the ped and they checked his vision with a special machine (they said eye doctors use them). THe test came back normal. We keep explaining to DS that even though we understand that glasses may be "cool" getting them for wrong reasons can really damage his eyesight. I was thinking of getting him a pair of glasses with non-prescription lenses. Any ideas?

avigailmiriam

Mon, Dec 01 2008, 5:03 pm

If you want to go that route, they're cheap to get online. ZenniOptical sells them and you can pick the frame and lens type.

cassandra

Mon, Dec 01 2008, 5:04 pm

My six year old just told me she wanted glasses today. (She had a checkup at an opthamologist last year). I think it's a phase that kids go through.

Why don't you take him to the eye doctor just to be sure, though? The exams they give at the ped are really limited.

↑ tzatza

Mon, Dec 01 2008, 5:07 pm

cassandra wrote:

At the ped office, they first did that "cover-one-eye-read-that-letter" test, but then tested him with some special machine. THe ped said, though, that if he keeps complaining then take him to the eye doctor. THat is why I wanted to get non-prescription glasses. Kind of a placebo effect. "Here are the glasses you wanted". Then, give it some time and ask if he is still having trouble.

Mimisinger

Mon, Dec 01 2008, 5:08 pm

My mother always wanted glasses and didn't end up getting them until she was 40.

otoh, I wanted a cast, so I used to bang my arm against the wall. That lasted about 1 day. It hurt too much LOL

yo'ma

Mon, Dec 01 2008, 5:08 pm

My dd also wants glasses, but b"h doesn't need them. My dh wears glasses and thinks they make a person look sophisticated. When he worked as an optician, he got me a pair of glasses without a prescription because I don't need any, b"h. I never wear them, but my dd likes to wear them once in awhile. For purim, iy"h, she's going to be a teacher and she'll be able to wear it the whole day Tongue Out

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If he wants to wear it for the look, I'm sure you can find cheap ones w/o a prescription, if you really want. Personally, I wouldn't and just let him grow out of that stage.

greenfire ↓

Mon, Dec 01 2008, 5:11 pm

well when you wear them since 4 ... Exploding anger

but I never heard of a ped being a sufficient exam ...

and yeah just go get a frame on line with no prescription ...

mommalah

Mon, Dec 01 2008, 5:45 pm

When I was 6 I pretended that I couldn't make out the letters at the optometrist...just so I could get glasses. It worked. I got glasses and got bored of them within the week.

elf123

Mon, Dec 01 2008, 8:17 pm

My ds went through a pretty long stage of insisting he needed glasses, even though the pediatrician said he didn't. But the ped did say we should go to a pediatric ophthalmologist just to be sure. We did, and he also said no glasses, and my son was quite disappointed but eventually got over it. But the ophthalmologist did say one funny thing to me, that when a parent brings their child in who thinks they need glasses, one of them always leaves the office unhappy...either the parent unhappy that their child needs glasses, or the child that they don't!

Mrs. XYZ

Mon, Dec 01 2008, 8:37 pm

mommalah wrote:

When I was 6 I pretended that I couldn't make out the letters at the optometrist...just so I could get glasses. It worked. I got glasses and got bored of them within the week.

And when I was in 4th grade and wanted glasses and my mother finally took me to the optometrist, she warned me before that such tricks wont work, because the doctor has a special machine that determines whether I need or not. Maybe it would have?? Twisted Evil

supermama2

Mon, Dec 01 2008, 8:39 pm

mommalah wrote:

When I was 6 I pretended that I couldn't make out the letters at the optometrist...just so I could get glasses. It worked. I got glasses and got bored of them within the week.

Glad I'm not the only one! embarrassed

Mrs. Mommy

Mon, Dec 01 2008, 8:39 pm

my sister went thru that stage when she was younger. my parents took an old pair of my glasses and had plain glass put in. my sister wore them to school and every1 commented like - o, I didnt know u got glasses, etc. she got so sick of explaining to ppl that they were fake (and she was too young to realize that she doesnt havta tell ppl!!) that she just stopped wearing them.

myfriends715

Tue, Dec 02 2008, 6:37 am

tzatza wrote:

cassandra wrote:

the machine they used is called a retnomax and it is pretty accurate..

manhattanmom

Thu, Dec 11 2008, 9:29 am

I'd take her to an ophthalmologist for a full eye exam--it's always a good idea to have a full eye checkup and you also want your daughter to know that you're taking her complaints (about not being able to see the board) seriously.
Let a competent ophthalmologist determine if your daughter needs glasses or not.
Then you can decide if you want to get her frames with plastic lenses or whatnot.

cubbie

Thu, Dec 11 2008, 9:55 am

As a kid I ALWAYS wanted glasses and did the whole can't read the board thing, my parents knew that I had perfect vision bli ayin hara, it took until I was 16 before I got any - I bought a pair of cheap non-perscription glasses, by the time I was 18 I was wearing non perscription blue-tinted contacts, and by the time I was 19 I grew up and appreciated that I had good eye-sight!!!