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.

[Nick Carter icp]

15 hours ago, BritManToo said:

50 quid from Zennioptical.

 

  Would they need to be specially made glasses/lenses  or is it a one size fits all in regard to the lenses ?

[Harrisfan]

19 hours ago, Nick Carter icp said:

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  

Appointment should be free. Glasses price is negotiable.

[Unamerican]

19 hours ago, Nick Carter icp said:

they said that a pair of glasses start at 16 000 Baht

I have never, in 20 years, paid that much for good quality glasses in Thailand! 
Find a better dealer/optometrist. 

[Harrisfan]

https://www.aao.org/eye-health/astigmatism

[Harrisfan]

3 hours ago, Nick Carter icp said:

 

  Would they need to be specially made glasses/lenses  or is it a one size fits all in regard to the lenses ?

Lenses are made specific for each eye. Only cheap shop lenses are not.

[Patong2021]

3 hours ago, Nick Carter icp said:

 

  Would they need to be specially made glasses/lenses  or is it a one size fits all in regard to the lenses ?

 

Astigmatism  as mentioned above is a deformation of the eyeball. Everyone has a different  type of astigmatism because eyeball structure is different for everyone.

 

Correcting the defect now will also treat learning difficulties because the kid is unable to see what the teacher is writing on a board or what other people are doing at a distance. It's great that the school identified the problem. There is no advantage in the school trying to game you. The services provided are  at a predetermined affordable rate.

 

Now that you know there is a vision problem, the child should be checked every year, because the vision will change as the kid grows and the eyeball changes shape. At some point, a proper full exam by a pediatric medical specialist is recommended to screen for  other diseases of the eye that often accompany astigmatism.

[GreasyFingers]

On 3/2/2025 at 12:42 PM, 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 ?

Give the kid a chance. Take him to an ophthalmologist (not an optician) to find out what is really wrong and needed. To live the rest of his life with bad eyes is a serious setback.