Child needs glasses?

Hi,

I have a son who is 6 years old. He recently had his eyes tested at
Boots Opticians (UK) and had the following reading:

Right:
-Sph: +0.50
-Cyl: DS
Left:
-Sph: +0.50
-Cyl: DS

The optician was adamant that he needs glasses. I'm suspicious of Boots
Opticians because I have had pressure from them in the past to change
my glasses for a very marginal change in my eyesight. Needless to say
the ones that suited me cost £200.

My son doesn't want glasses (to put it mildly) and I have no doubt that
if we do get him glasses they will rapidly be 'lost' or broken - I'd
give them a life expectancy of less than one day.

I have read that if a child does not show symptoms such as constant
headaches and blurry vision, they should not be prescribed glasses and
that, anyway, almost all children have low-grade long-sightedness,
which they grow out of at about age 8-10.

I have also read that children below the age of l0 should have their
pupils widened with eye drops before being tested: the optician did not
do this.

My inclination is to hold off and have him tested again in a year or
two.

I'd appreciate any comments.

Regards

Emmett

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