I just found out today that my 6 year old daughter is very farsighted?!
Question: But because I've never had glasses before I didn't really know what the optometrist was talking about when he said one of her eyes is 9 and the other is 6. Also, I don't mind her having to wear glasses seeing that glasses aren't ugly like they used to be and we found a really cute pink pair that she really likes. But the doctor said there will be some magnification. Does this mean that her eyes are going to look huge like coke bottle glasses?
Answers: But because I've never had glasses before I didn't really know what the optometrist was talking about when he said one of her eyes is 9 and the other is 6. Also, I don't mind her having to wear glasses seeing that glasses aren't ugly like they used to be and we found a really cute pink pair that she really likes. But the doctor said there will be some magnification. Does this mean that her eyes are going to look huge like coke bottle glasses?
The others have covered most of it, but you ask about her growing out of. Probably not totally. But as children's eyes grow they do become less farsighted. Children who are slightly farsighted often cease to need glasses. Your daughter is very farsighted, and will probably always need glasses, but I would wager good money her prescription will decrease as she gets older.
well.. to answer both questions. yes it does mean that her glasses will be a little thicker. Not real thick though, just alittle bigger than normal glasses. It will also look weird staring at her eyes through the glasses. depending on the magnification it will make her eyes look bigger if you are starring at her eyes through the glasses.
For the second question. No there is no outgrowing this. That would be like outgrowing deafness or blindness. It will either stay the same, or most likely get worse over the years like most peoples sight. The only permanent way to fix this besides glasses would be laser surgery, which can be pretty costly.
I know what you mean. A lot of farsighted people with strong prescriptions end up with glasses that give them a bug-eyed look. However, you can get lenses that minimize this effect. The only problem is that they cost extra but they are well worth it. I have the opposite problem and I wear glasses with high-index lenses. This is a feature I'm willing to spend extra on. I can live without add-ons like tinting, progressives, and scratch-resistance but high-index is definitely one feature I will get again and again. Otherwise, I would be wearing glasses with thick and heavy lenses.
With that kind of prescription, there's no getting around the coke-bottle issue. Get some high-index lenses to minimize it as much as possible. But whatever you do, be sure you get the kid into some glasses. This shouldn't be a vanity issue. If that is truly her prescription, she needs some glasses and needs them badly.
9 and 6 means that she is indeed VERY far-sighted - possibly to the point of being legally blind w/o glasses. Her eyes might look sightly larger, but not really because these days optometrists realize how important appearance is to society. And far-sightedness can be grown out of. As an infant I had surgery to re-position the muscles in my eyes. Until fifth grade I was severly far-sighted - I had strebismous (sp?) and DVD (directional vertical disorder). But, after that I no longer needed glasses at all, and today I have 30/20 vision, which is pretty good! Unfortuately, it sounds like your daughter's vision is worse than mine ever was, but the doctor can give her excersizes to help focus her eyes and I'm sure her vision will improve. She's young - she's got time. Good luck, tell your kid I say Hi ~Soda