When the Dr. attended to Jaden, I was surprised that he told my son to read the alphabets on the chart, like those practiced by normal optician. I was thinking...if you're doing this, might as well I bring my son to an optician. After a few tries, the dr. gave up. My son wasn't cooperative and consistent with his answers.
Next, the nurse checked his eyes with the machine below. Again, the machine can be found in all those opticians' shops. How frustrating! Is this all you can do ah doc?!
I think Jaden pretty well behaved himself by standing in front of the machine patiently, even though it was difficult to get him to focus on the object. What can you expect - he's only a lil kiddo! But no, the nurse and doctor said he wasn't cooperative! They got the reading of the left eye but not the right.
We waited for a while and then the nurse dilated Jaden's eyes. Waited another 15 mins before the dr. did a manual test. Hah, finally we could see the specialist at work! I couldn't really tell what the dr. was testing as I was trying to keep Jaden still and making sure his chin rest on the holder. I saw some flashing of different lights and horror of horrors, she suddenly pulled Jaden's right eyelid really hard. The boy screamed his lungs out and before I knew it, the procedure ended.
Verdict : Jaden doesn't need glasses. She prescribed some eye drops for allergy. Phew!
And she told us to come back in 6 months' time and make sure that I teach Jaden alphabets by then! Lazy bugger! Less work I guess! Jaden may not be able to tell the doc accurately but he certainly knows his alphabets!
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Sounds more like a test done by optician rather than an opthalmologist. Is he a paediatric opthalmologist? Hope Jaden was not traumatised by them. :(
I go for my eye checkup every year after I had my lasik surgery. The procedure is like what jaden went through and I believe he did pretty well. Even as an adult, I feel nervous too. Luckily he doesn't need glasses. Is he allergic to dust only?
EM, unfortunately we din go to a paed opthalmologist. Should have gone to one.
M2C, I'm not sure what Jaden is allergic to actually, hopefully can find out soon.
OH....thank God is nothing. Just eye drops will do. Is it Jaden watch too much TV??? or TV too close?
Hmmm..when my boys were young, their eyes always "teary" i got worried, so i contact one of my uncle, he is eye specialist, he intro me to his friend in Sunway Medical, specialist on kids eye.
Now, Fearles still rub his eyes often, and i think it is because of his "nose sinus" because it reated to the eye too. I got one medicine from the pharmacy quite good. Patarnol, i just apply one drop to the each eye everyday or alternate day.
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