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[DisneyFan32WI]

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[Sparx]

i cannot drive without my glasses. she'll probably be driving soon, so this is something you may want to consider. just because she has straight As doesn't mean she isn't having vision issues.

the thing is, she is used to seeing this way. she may not know that is not normal, kwim? i'd have her examined by a professional.

even though its not an issue now, it may be later.

 

[manning]

She is near sighted. she can't see clearly when it comes to looking far away. She can see clearly close up.

Those who can see far out clearly can't see clearly close up. That is known as being far sighted.

There are some who has one eye that can see far and one that can see near, but the vast majority are either near or far sighted.

I'm near sighted and it was caught in grammer school. You know how big that letter 'E' is on the the chart. They had one on a card that they could hold in any position. Well they ask me which way the 'E' is facing. I look and said "what 'E'?" I too thought my vision was just fine.

There may be other issues but that will be discovered in the exam if there is any.

 

[DisneyFan32WI]

Thanks for the responses. I think I will consult with another eye doctor. I will call my primary care physician to see if she has any recommendations.

 

[lovemygoofy]

I am also near sighted. It wasn't caught until I was 13 also. I played sports and made all A's. It wasn't until I didn't sit up front near the teacher's board that I noticed I couldn't sit very well.

I have a very hard time judging distance when driving sometimes even with my glasses if I'm really tired. There is no way I can sit in the back of a movie theater even with my glasses. I have to concentrate way too hard if that happens.

If you don't believe this doctor, at least get another opinion. The glasses really make a difference though I'm finding I need them all the time now not just when driving or doing distance things.

 

[Octoberbride03]

When is the last time your DD had her eyes checked by an eye dr?

This is something i did every few yrs as a child on top of the school eye chart. I was diagnosed the same way when i was a freshman in high school and I also thought I saw fine. Boy was I wrong when i got the glasses. Turned out that of the 6 teachers I thought were illiterate there was actually only 1

Glasses are so not a big deal these days, grew up with plenty of friends who wore them b4 me and nobody got made fun of. If she was seen by reputable Optometrist or Opthamologist(MD version of eye Dr.) then spend the money on the glasses. I was able to use mine just for school for yrs. It was only last yr that I had to start wearing them all the time.

ETA: since you seem to know nothing about the actual tests I'm wondering if it isn't time you made an appt. for yourself. It is important to an eye checkup as well. I know from experience. I'm a few months shy of 37 and in the not too distant future will be diagnosed with Glaucoma. I have a strong family history of it and my pressure is already skirting the edge. Can't do anything about it till it gets all the way there, but I've been told it will get there much earlier than most ppl. Gotta keep an eye on it.

 

[JoanGirardi]

I'm near-sighted as well, and I didn't need glasses until I was a senior in high school. It's not unusual for vision problems to show up when the child is a little older, or after their body changes in some way (growth, puberty, etc.). Chances are she won't need to wear glasses all of the time at first, just when she's in the back of the classroom trying to see the board, or maybe at the movies, for example. Don't ignore the results just because she thinks she's okay. She doesn't know what it's like to see clearly and has probably been compensating without realizing it. My son got glasses at around 11 years old, but went without wearing them a lot of the time and got along okay. When we let him get contacts at 13 and he wore them all of the time, he realized how much better it was to be able to see clearly!

 

[Pennykay]

Did they give you a copy of her prescription? If so I was an optician for over 10 years, so if you post it I can give you an idea of how bad her eyes are. HTH.

 

[tar heel]

I don't understand why you doubt her need or don't want to get to glasses when they seem to be indicated. Nearsightedness is very common. My youngest son was diagnosed with nearsightedness after failing a screening exam when he was 13. He also made A's and played sports. He, however, was totally shocked at how much better he could see with his glasses and immediately started wearing them all the time. He got contacts soon afterward. DH and I felt bad that we had not had his eyes checked sooner.

Did you go to an actual eye doctor or an optometrist? Perhaps you would feel better with an opthamologist.

 

[mickeyboat]

I was not diagnosed as near-sighted until I was a senior in high school. I was getting Physics problems wrong because I could not read the numbers on the board. My over 40 year old father was not diagnosed until he was in his early 40s. We got our first pairs of glasses on the same day! We were amazed that there were actually individual leaves on the trees instead of green lumps.

I don't think you really need a second opinion. Just do your DD a favor and get her the glasses.

Denae

 

[SaraJayne]

Am I the only one that gets mine (and my kids) eyes checked once a year??

I make an appt for the eye doctor around the same time as they have their yearly physical/wellness checks by the MD.

OP, your DD needs glasses. Please call an eye doctor today and make an appt.

 

[ndelaware]

Am I the only one that gets mine (and my kids) eyes checked once a year??

No.

 

[FireDancer]

It isn't all that uncommon for someone not to realize they can't see distances properly. I didn't wear glasses or contacts until after high school and didn't think there was anything wrong with my vision. I was a center fielder at the time and managed to judge the ball off the bat and field just fine.

Just after high school I went and had an eye exam and found out I was nearsighted. Once I put the glasses on it made a huge difference. I thought the way I was seeing the world was normal because I had no other reference. Once I put on the glasses I realized that while I was able to function without them I was not seeing the world accurately.

Now I am 31 and without my contacts I would be living in a world of blurry amoeba shaped objects until I was 20 feet from them.

 

[SaraJayne]

No.

Thank you! By reading this thread, I was starting to think that was abnormal!

I don't feel so crazy anymore.

 

[manning]

Why don't you stop in at a Pearl Vision, lenscrafters Costco Sears as a start. They can give an eye exam and refer you to a specialist if they think it is needed. they are optometrists

This will give some info you are looking for

http://www.bls.gov/oco/ocos073.htm

 

[Micca]

Good advice here so far. With respect to finding another doctor, go for it!
Good idea to check with your family doc. There are too many doctors to choose from to remain with one you don't like.

 

[ndelaware]

Thank you! By reading this thread, I was starting to think that was abnormal!

I don't feel so crazy anymore.

My pleasure.

 

[Octoberbride03]

Am I the only one that gets mine (and my kids) eyes checked once a year??

I make an appt for the eye doctor around the same time as they have their yearly physical/wellness checks by the MD.

OP, your DD needs glasses. Please call an eye doctor today and make an appt.

When I was a child my parents' insurance covered an Opthamologist and his policy was that for healthy eyes or easily corrected problems then we only needed to be seen every 3 years. Now I'm an adult and our insurance prefers Optometrists so now its every yr. I gotta say I'd rather have an Opthamologist, but until the Glaucoma kicks in Optometrist it is. I'm a little overdue actually, so i gotta make an appt.

 

[snykymom]

Kids' vision changes over time. I didn't need glasses until I was a sophomore in college, even though I had my eyes checked every year. My eye muscles could adapt to the changes in focal length well enough for high school work, but once I was in college, sitting in the back row of a large lecture hall, trying to see the board (yes, this was before everything was on projection TV! ) and take notes, I couldn't change focus from near to far fast enough.

It's nothing to be ashamed of or worried about. Ask around for recommendations, find an opthalmologist or optometrist you trust, and let her pick out a pair of cool frames!

 

[NAB]

I got my glasses in grade 7. Thought I saw too, but boy when you do get glasses what a difference.

I didn't have to wear them all the time, just for the black board, or watching tv.

It wasn't until I was in my late 30's that I wear them all the time. I used to take them off to eat too because it drove me crazy to wear them.

My eyes really haven't changed much over the years but I do need them to drive and do see a big difference without them then years ago. Now I think I need bi phocal (sp) ones because I have to take them of to see close up on a can etc. Still don't need them to read a book though. I am in my mid 40's now.

I do get my kids checked every year since you just don't know. And like you said she doesn't think she needs them when she probably does.