10 Year old's eye problems?!
Question: 10 Year old's eye problems!?
My son (10 yo) has been saying for a couple of weeks that he can't see the board at school!. (He sits in the back) I really didn't think much of it, because when he said it, it was usually because he didn't write down his homework! Anyway, yesterday, we went to the local fair!. The Lion's Club was giving free eye exams!. I had him do one!. It looks like he has 20/30 in the left eye and 20/100 in the right eye!. I will be making him an appointment in the morning, but I was just wondering if anybody could tell me what those numbers mean, and how bad is it!? My husband nor I have ever had vision problems, so this is all new to us!. Should I be worried because it seems to have happened so quickly!? Thanks in advance for all answers! Www@Answer-Health@Com
Answers:
The 20/30 left eye will be what he has been relying on for some time!.
That appears a little below average, but it's good enough to drive a car with (just as an example of quality!)
The other eye is quite clearly poor!.
It could be as simple as short-sight*, the most likely cause, or it could be a lazy eye or a whole range of other rarer problems!. All of them will be considered at a good normal examination!.
Children's eyes can change quite quickly, with growth, so even the right eye may not have been that bad for very long, but given the left is not that bad at all, it may have been there but not showing up for a year or so!.
There's nothing unusual about what you're describing so that you need to be worried at this stage, and any of the rare but more serious possibilities, if present, will be picked up at the exam!.
*there's nothing more than a very rough connection between 20/xx and strength of Rx, but -1!.75 or -2!.00 could produce that sort of blur!.
Optometrist, retired!.
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That appears a little below average, but it's good enough to drive a car with (just as an example of quality!)
The other eye is quite clearly poor!.
It could be as simple as short-sight*, the most likely cause, or it could be a lazy eye or a whole range of other rarer problems!. All of them will be considered at a good normal examination!.
Children's eyes can change quite quickly, with growth, so even the right eye may not have been that bad for very long, but given the left is not that bad at all, it may have been there but not showing up for a year or so!.
There's nothing unusual about what you're describing so that you need to be worried at this stage, and any of the rare but more serious possibilities, if present, will be picked up at the exam!.
*there's nothing more than a very rough connection between 20/xx and strength of Rx, but -1!.75 or -2!.00 could produce that sort of blur!.
Optometrist, retired!.
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take him to an ophthalmologist!. not an optometrist, optometrist are not medical doctors, i mean they are but ophthalmologist have more training and have gone to med school, and they can diagnose the problem and prescribe medication!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
20/30 means what normal people can see at 30 feet clearly your son can see at 20Www@Answer-Health@Com
If he is having problems reading the board in class, he is probably just nearsighted and will need some glasses!. As the other poster said, 20/30 means that what the average person sees at 30 feet, your son has to be at 20 feet to see!. In other words, he has to bee 10 feet closer, which is not horrible!. 20/100, though, will definitely require some correction!. There is no need to worry, as nearsightedness usually starts up around your son's age!. It probably didn't happen so quickly; he probably just didn't notice it right away because it is a gradual change!.
And you do not need to see an ophthalmologist!. An optometrist is a doctor who is highly qualified to diagnose your son's problem whether it is just nearsightedness or something more serious!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
And you do not need to see an ophthalmologist!. An optometrist is a doctor who is highly qualified to diagnose your son's problem whether it is just nearsightedness or something more serious!.Www@Answer-Health@Com