Seeing Clearly

Last year at school, they did an eye screening where Sage's results came back with a possible astigmatism. I called the eye doctor and asked them how accurate those results were, and they said not very. I didn't notice any issues with her reading, so I never made an appointment. But this year, I noticed her losing her place when reading and asked her if she had trouble seeing. She said, "Kind of." She's a child, and if she couldn't see, she probably really wouldn't know unless it was sudden. A friend of mine is married to an optometrist, and after talking with her, I decided that I wanted to make an appointment for Sage. We don't have vision in our insurance but because of diabetes, it is covered under medical...we'd just have to pay out of pocket for glasses if they were necessary. Sage was SO excited to go to the eye doctor. She said that she already knew what to expect after watching an episode of Blue's Clues. :) She knew more than I did because I've never had any issues with my eyes. She was also already planning on getting glasses for her American Girl to match what she believed she'd get. I think she was really looking forward to getting glasses. They did several tests.

The doctor checked her for an astigmatism (there was none), and I am so pleased/relieved to say that her eyes are perfect. He said that she is slightly far sighted, but most kids are at this age and that's a good thing. It must just be the smaller print in bigger books that she is trying to adjust to., but he said if he wrote an Rx for it, they'd send it back because it would be that weak. I mentioned that I couldn't tell if she had a problem or if she just wanted glasses. He said that is often the case, and he heard that they had some really cool non-prescription glasses at Claire's, where Sage wanted to go immediately afterward. Thank you, God, that this, though certainly a common thing for many, isn't a road we have to go down.

She'd tried these on at Target a few days before her appointment, and I think she thought they were awesome. :) Rest assured they were not purchased.