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Eye improvement

Eye improvement

We took Matthew for an eye test yesterday morning to review his glasses prescription.  This time, I went in with him while Louise had Daniel, so that I could see what the test involved.  The optician recognised Matthew from last time and thought he had grown - he was surprised to find out that Matthew was still only 5 as hes tall for his age.

The optician tested Matthews vision by making him look at a Paddington Bear toy in the mirror, and then checked that Matthews glasses werent too weak by deliberately giving him a stronger pair of glasses and then telling him to read the letters on the chart, which he couldnt do.  The optician explained that the reason for this is because children can be good at straining their eye muscles to be able to read even when they have a visual impairment, and so he wanted to make sure Matthew couldnt read through strong glasses.  Matthew was then asked to read the letters on the chart using his own glasses, and was able to read them all - even the bottom row (he was only asked two letters but he then recited the whole row), which he couldnt do last time.  The optician was really pleased with this, and said it is a sign that the glasses are working to help correct Matthews eyesight, and if he carries on improving at the same rate he may not need glasses after the age of 7.

Matthew was also big enough to sit in the microscope chair, and let the optician examine his eyes, which were fine.  The optician thought he was very well behaved.

As Matthews eyesight is improving, he doesnt need a different prescription of lens, but as his head is growing he does need slightly larger frames.  His Ben 10 glasses are still fine for occasional home use, but he will be receiving new slightly larger glasses for school - and has chosen an Action Man design (the Power Rangers design he wanted wasnt available in the right size).

I also mentioned that I am slightly colour blind, and so the optician checked Matthew who was found to be fine.  The optician said that there is a 50% chance of developing colour blindness from the fathers side, and that if Matthew isnt colour blind now, he wont be as it doesnt develop later in life.  Of course, there is a chance Daniel could be colour blind, so that will be something to check when he is a little older.

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