So the verdict is out - Rynae would need to wear spectacles. I'm not surprised actually because I knew that something is gonna be wrong with her eyes when she rubs and squints them often while watching TV, complains of eye pain and headache frequently. If you remember, I did bring her for an eye check up in March this year but because she was uncooperative, we couldn't find out how serious her condition was. I finally had her redo her vision test at a polyclinic on Tuesday. Her score was terrible - 6/18 and she was referred to KKH immediately. It was also my intention to route via a polyclinic so that we could enjoy a subsidised rate at KKH.
After a detailed assessment, she was not short-sighted but had rather high astigmatism - 275 for left eye and 175 for the right. Worst of all, she had minor amblyopia, commonly known as lazy eye. The cause of it was due to the long period of poor vision hence the brain has not been working hard to process the image received from the weak eye. Our friend has to be put on glasses so as to stimulate the brain to process normal sight.
I cannot imagine an active young lass like her wearing glasses. Comical or studious? I look forward to see the look.
2 comments:
Did the doctor mention the cause of her eye condition at such young age? I start wearing specs at very young age too and am afraid Chelsea will be like me! :S
i did ask and the optometrist said that it could either be hereditary or inborn. i tink maybe watching too much tv too...
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