100% astigmatism.

[Nick Carter icp]

11 year old boy had an eye test at school and the results can back as 100 % astigmatism and glasses have been recommended .

Is this just a recommendation or a necessity ?

Should I let the school provide the glasses or go privately to an optician ?

School have quoted 3800 Baht for the glasses .

Will the problem resolve itself in time or are glasses a necessity ?

[Harrisfan]

3 minutes ago, Nick Carter icp said:

11 year old boy had an eye test at school and the results can back as 100 % astigmatism and glasses have been recommended .

Is this just a recommendation or a necessity ?

Should I let the school provide the glasses or go privately to an optician ?

School have quoted 3800 Baht for the glasses .

Will the problem resolve itself in time or are glasses a necessity ?

Ask an eye doctor? 

[BritManToo]

I have stigmatism, results in bad headaches almost every day if uncorrected.

Along with poor night vision.

 

Spherical deformation of the lens, not affected in bright sunlight (pinhole lens effect), but much worse in artificial light, reading inside and watching any screen without corrective lens makes the effect worse.

[Nick Carter icp]

1 minute ago, Harrisfan said:

Ask an eye doctor? 

 

   Is the schools' eye doctors advice untrustworthy ?

A second opinion is required ?

[richard_smith237]

I think there is no harm whatsoever in getting a second opinion. 

 

Astigmatism is quite easy for an optician to evaluate. 

 

 

[GinBoy2]

Well probably a large percentage of AN have eye degeneration and go to an eye doc.

 

Doctors normally quote astigmatism in diopters not percentage, so I'm not sure what 100% astigmatism even means. That would be a warning bell for me

 

Astigmatism is always correctable, but just check you're not being 'over sold'

[Harrisfan]

3 hours ago, Nick Carter icp said:

 

   Is the schools' eye doctors advice untrustworthy ?

A second opinion is required ?

2nd and 3rd why not? Why trust 1 guy?

[Nick Carter icp]

Went and asked in an optician today they said that a pair of glasses start at 16 000 Baht and they need to come from Bangkok .

   Wasn't even sure whether that includes the first appointment either  

[BritManToo]

50 quid from Zennioptical.