Re: Glasses for 5 year-old twins?

Anon E. Muss wrote:
On Wed, 23 Aug 2006 14:03:58 -0400, Pat Coghlan <info@xxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:


Do optometrists look at this situation differently than opthomologists?


I think optometrists tend to prescribe more for low asymptomatic
pediatric hypermetropes than ophthalmologists do.

Does the situation change when you become adult? I have a low reading for hyperopia, but the optician said I didn't need glasses, only if I had a problem.

Why shouldn't the same apply to children?
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