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[quote=Anonymous]I understand how you feel. My son is now 8 and has had a very heavy nearsighted glasses prescription since he was 4 years old. His current prescription is -11.

I was sad when he got glasses because I didn't know that he wasn't able to see well. I also was angry at myself because I didn't recognize any signs of poor eyesight. However, my son was also delayed in speech and didn't do the classic "holding things too close to his face." Unrelated, we did learn later that he's autistic. The ophthalmologist said that very young children essentially adapt to their worlds with poor sight and learn how to navigate that way. It just hurt to know that he was unable to see and I didn't know and couldn't help him sooner.

However, when they get those glasses and realize how much better they can experience their worlds, it's amazing. I remember my son's smile when he first got his glasses and it was amazing to watch him. He walked all over the house looking at things and smiling. He started looking at his favorite TV shows and commenting on the characters like it was his first time seeing them. He started loving books and puzzles - all the things we tried to get him into before, but he just didn't seem interested. Now we know it's because he couldn't see them.

And here we are, 4 years later, with a kid that loves to swim, read, and play basketball while wearing what he calls his "super cool glasses."[/quote]

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