Babies With Glasses - The site for families of babies, infants and kids with glasses

Hiya,

just found this website and forum and it looks great. I found out out today that my DD 2yrs and 4 months needs glasses.

We noticed that her left eye had a squint at the end of last yr and duly made an appt at the Drs. We got referred and had the appt today.

There I was thinking that it maybe some exercises, correctional glasses for a short period or even a minor op - but no glasses!! I was totally gutted at first. She apperantly is longsighted.

Just wondered if anyone else is in the same boat and how you felt when you found out.

I was told she may grow out of it, but quite possibly not. it just feels really strange.

I know I will get used to it and I din't really know what the point to this post is but thought it would post anyway

Sarah

Hi Sarah

My post is the one before this and I was exactly the same. Just expecting that my 11 month old would just need a patch or something short term as she was going cross eyed sometimes. She too is longsighted. I have gotten over the initial shock of it and have decided that there are plenty of worse things that could have happened. I have been and chosen glasses for her, which was a battle in itself, and am waiting for them to arrive. I am a little bit excited about this but also see that the fun is about to start with trying to keep them on her. I was concerned that she would never look the same again but it was still her, glasses or no glasses. I now realise how much better it will be for her as she will be able to see properly.

Have a read of some of the latest posts as you will see that everyone felt the same as you when they first found out.

Do you have anyone else in the family with glasses? We don't, that is why it is such a shock.

I had a very similar experience. I took my daughter in at 14 months, expecting that we would need to do patching and was surprised and upset that she needed glasses. I hated the idea that I would forever be looking at her eyes through glasses - but that was silly, I wear glasses myself, so I should know that - and as Shemama pointed out, it's still your daughter, and she will always be beautiful, glasses or no.

God, I know what you's talking about. I still feel that it's like putting my daughter behind a glass enclosure that would forever stand between us. But then I read about baby Rowan in the news -- the baby who got a rare form of eye cancer and had to have an eye removal -- and I thought I ought to feel and act lucky. It comes and goes.
I wear glasses too, but my astigmatism is mild so I only need them to read or work, and I developed it at age 20. My daughter isn't even three and she has severe astigmatism and a slight squint outwards and her doctor said she is not to take off her glasses as long as she's awake. Sometimes I wonder... I had enough self-esteem issues back when I was a chubby child and a self-conscious teenager, and I never had to worry about glasses. What will she do? Then again I just found an old school friend on Facebook -- she was a wallflower, glasses, chubby, quiet. Now she could go model in a music video! She's gorgeous. So I remembered how I became an extra self-confident adult after I shook off the extra weight in my late teens, compared to my friends who never had a weight problem in their teens and so couldn't appreciate the joy of not hiding behind clothes when you're graduated and working and can buy the clothes you like on your own with your own money whenever you decide... So anyway... Sorry for the ultralong entry, I'm so happy to have found this site. This is the one aspect I need the most support in right now and it's great to see other moms who feel the same. Your sentiment is beautiful. Our kids will indeed remain ours and beautiful.

Have a great day

Hiya
I found out yesterday my 10 month old son needed glasses as he is long sighted like i am! I had the corrective operation when i was small and please believe me when i say it was the best thing my parents could have done for me!! My squint is hardly noticeable any more. It is a very standard procedure and because i was only little when i had it i don't remember it at all.
I guess i just want to say although its scary thinking your little one may have to have an op, it has a very positive outcome!!
Helen x

My DD was a former 24 4/7 weeker and is currently 14.5 months (11 months adj) - that had an IVH IIV & IV. She had ROP stage 3 and PLUS disease. Surgery was done during her NICU days and she is currently wearing glasses for severe nearsightedness. As the months passed, her eyes began to cross inward and we discovered it was a type of Strabismus named Esotropia. She is scheduled to have surgery in one week to help loosen the muscles. Her pediatric Ophthalmologist said that it's mainly costmetic and with vision therapy we will hope for the best. Her MRI shows indications of CP and as I understand strabismus is common in CP children. I want to learn as much as I can before my DD has the procedure and whether to proceed or not. It seems invasive. Any thoughts/advice would be so much appreciated.