Glasses? Really?

[TeaBag]

So, we're getting ready to move next month and so I took dd1 in for a quick checkup. They checked her eyes and apparently, her vision is 20/40 at best I've scheduled her an appt downtown to get a more thorough exam and perhaps glasses, but I'm really shocked. She's always loved to read and is learning to write her name and letters. I never imagined she has vision problems. She never has given any indication that she can't see something. The doc says that they compensate for it, especially if that's how they've always seen, they don't know that other people can see differently, but I feel like I should have known somehow. I haven't ever had vision problems and neither has dh, but both sets of grandparents wear glasses and almost all of my siblings do, so it's not really surprising, so to say, just..... I feel like I should have known.

[Alkenny]

DD never complained when she needed glass niether. I never noticed anything. I got a note from the school nurse that she failed the little test they gave her there and to take her in to get checked.

She was fine that first time.

Next year, same thing. But I thought I'd get her a checkup anyways...and she needed them.

[momma2mingbu]

glasses

Originally Posted by Trust~and~Wait

So, we're getting ready to move next month and so I took dd1 in for a quick checkup. They checked her eyes and apparently, her vision is 20/40 at best I've scheduled her an appt downtown to get a more thorough exam and perhaps glasses, but I'm really shocked. She's always loved to read and is learning to write her name and letters. I never imagined she has vision problems. She never has given any indication that she can't see something. The doc says that they compensate for it, especially if that's how they've always seen, they don't know that other people can see differently, but I feel like I should have known somehow. I haven't ever had vision problems and neither has dh, but both sets of grandparents wear glasses and almost all of my siblings do, so it's not really surprising, so to say, just..... I feel like I should have known.

2 of my 3 have glasses. My middle child, Kaylee, was the first to get them at age 3 years. Her eyes had started crossing so we knew she had a problem.

A few months later her big brother got them at almost 5.5 years. We had no idea he was having problems. He hadn't even started KG yet but had been reading since he was 4 years and was already reading at a first grade level. Within just a couple of months of getting his glasses, he jumped to a 3rd-4th grade reading level!

[darkpear]

20/40 is nearsighted, so it'd be her distance vision that has a problem. It wouldn't be apparent for close-up stuff like reading and writing.

I never realized I needed glasses till I was sitting at the back of a longish classroom in seventh or eighth grade and noticed that I couldn't read the board anymore...

[TeaBag]

Originally Posted by darkpear

20/40 is nearsighted, so it'd be her distance vision that has a problem. It wouldn't be apparent for close-up stuff like reading and writing.

I never realized I needed glasses till I was sitting at the back of a longish classroom in seventh or eighth grade and noticed that I couldn't read the board anymore...

Oh, that makes sense. When they were having her look at the chart, they had her come right up to it, to make sure she could identify the letters and pictures. But then, after moving her away, she couldn't see them well enough to identify them. She says she could still see colored "clouds". Anyway, I've scheduled her for next Tues, so we'll know more then.

[Houdini]

Three of my four have glasses. I took my oldest in because he said he was having trouble...I thought he was joking. Seth and Madi got glasses at five just after they started K. Zachary has been tested every year before he starts school. He was fine in K and fine for the start of 1st. His teacher noticed issues about two months into 1st grade. We took him in and left with glasses. My youngest is getting checked in Aug. for the first time so we will see if they all end up with glasses.

[LynnS6]

My nephew got glasses in first grade and his teachers hadn't really caught on! He was having 'issues' in school because he wasn't finishing his work -- turns out he coudn't see what the teacher was doing! He too loves to read, and has been reading since age 3. When he got his glasses, he looked at the sign on a shop across the mall from the glasses store and say "Oh hey, that sign says 'Northwest Crossing'! He couldn't see the sign before.

Don't feel bad. It's just one of those things.

[maxmama]

I remember getting my first glasses at seven and being able to read ALL the signs on the way home. I had Superman vision!

Glasses are cute on kids! Just make sure to get metal ones; they're a LOT tougher.

[lindberg99]

Oh, I am really nearsighted and I didn't know for a while, let alone my mom. I think I was in 3rd grade. I couldn't read the board but I didn't know that the other kids could see better than I could. I finally asked some of my friends if they could see the board and when they looked at me like I was nuts and said "of course" that was when I realized that hey, maybe I need glasses. I had no clue and my mom certainly didn't. I remember just being amazed by how well I could see once I got glasses.

[niki_73]

I got glasses at 6 or 7, i didn't know people could see farther than me. I remember the first couple days with them was shocking, I kept saying "wow I can see that" My parents were told by my teacher that I needed glasses because I sat in the back row and was always asking my teacher to write clearer I told my parents i didn't need them my teacher just had messy writing. I agree with the metal frames, i went through several pairs before i got contacts at 11 -mainly for sports, but ended up wearing them all time because they were easier.

[Charles Baudelaire]

Originally Posted by Trust~and~Wait

So, we're getting ready to move next month and so I took dd1 in for a quick checkup. They checked her eyes and apparently, her vision is 20/40 at best I've scheduled her an appt downtown to get a more thorough exam and perhaps glasses, but I'm really shocked. She's always loved to read and is learning to write her name and letters. I never imagined she has vision problems. She never has given any indication that she can't see something. The doc says that they compensate for it, especially if that's how they've always seen, they don't know that other people can see differently, but I feel like I should have known somehow. I haven't ever had vision problems and neither has dh, but both sets of grandparents wear glasses and almost all of my siblings do, so it's not really surprising, so to say, just..... I feel like I should have known.

Don't feel badly. The thing is, bad vision sneaks up on you, and if you're a kid, you don't know any differently anyway. We took ours in for an eye exam when she was about 4 and thought it would be a no-brainer checkup, but it wasn't -- she had worse eyesight than I did, and needed glasses ASAP. Now I realize how come anytime a character in the movies changed clothes or altered her/his appearance, she couldn't figure out who it was -- she couldn't see them!

[srain]

Originally Posted by lindberg99

Oh, I am really nearsighted and I didn't know for a while, let alone my mom. I think I was in 3rd grade. I couldn't read the board but I didn't know that the other kids could see better than I could.

Same here. It sneaks up on you; even at 8, I didn't realize there was a problem for a long time. When I finally got my glasses, the prescripion was strong enough to make me dizzy when I first started wearing them. Being able to see things so clearly was amazing.

[soygurl]

Originally Posted by srain

Same here. It sneaks up on you; even at 8, I didn't realize there was a problem for a long time. When I finally got my glasses, the prescripion was strong enough to make me dizzy when I first started wearing them. Being able to see things so clearly was amazing.

Heck, I was 15 when I found out I needed glasses, and I had NO IDEA (found out when I tryed to get my driving permit)! I thought everyone's vision was like mine. Same with my older brother. He got glasses at 16 or 17 after trying on a friend's glasses (just for fun) and found out he could see way better!
Seriously, don't feel bad you didn't know. It's really hard to tell someone is nearsighted.

~Kelsie

[angela&avery]

my ds got glasses just before his 4th bday.. I had his eyes checked after I noticed one crossing. He has pretty bad vision in one eye and DID need glasses. Im having my 2 year olds eyes checked next week.....

[Satori]

It can be hard to tell a child needs glasses, I got my 1st exam when I was 12 and they found out I was darn near blind and needed a very high prescription but no one ever knew and I didn't say anything because I thought that's how everyone saw. My dd got her first pair of glasses when she was 2 but based on her prescription she's probably needed them since birth. The new baby seems to be seeing normally (looks at faces, dd NEVER did) but she will be getting her 1st vision exam at about 3 months just to make sure Don't feel bad, every parent goes though the "I should have known" phase but unless you know exactly what to look for you wouldn't know. The fun part now is figuring out when there prescription changes and they need a new pair.

[momfirst]

Don't feel bad. My daughter got glasses at 17 months!

My brother was around 2 or 3 when he got his glasses...he walked out of the doctors office and told my mom...he never knew there was a building across the street!!!