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[quote=Anonymous]I think that people our age had bad eyesight and they just didn't catch it because pediatricians didn't do vision screenings back then and nobody noticed up until we couldn't see the board (when it was arguably too late). I got mine in 2nd grade when the teacher noticed I couldn't read the board.

My daughter has been seeing an ophthalmologist since she was three b/c like you, our pediatrician suggested it after a vision screening. The first doctor we saw told me she would absolutely need glasses by Kindergarten. Our current doctor has more of a wait and see approach - she told me to make sure we keep DD away from screens (she said if we do screens, she prefers a tv from several feet away to iPads/phones that they are looking at closely) and to spend lots and lots of time outside. That's what we do and DD is now 8 and still doesn't have glasses (and in fact her astigmatism self corrected and her nearsightedness has improved).

Also if your DD does end up needing glasses know that there are a ton of interventions like eye drops, contacts they can wear at night that will correct vision during the day, etc...
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