Dughter's Vision Exam

[jt1330]

Hi-

My 9 year old daughter is nearsighted and wears glasses (-425 in one eye and -375 in the other eye), I took her in for her annual vision exam last week the OD told me that he wanted her to come back in 4-6 weeks because when he was examing the back of her right eye he noticed a crescent around the optic nerve (he said was normal) but he said it was red in the area.  She is very light skinned with blue eyes he said everything is so bright upon examination but wants to re-check.  Anything I should be concerned about?  She also has a lot of sinus/allergy problems could this be related?  Also she has grown a lot the last 18-24 months and her prescription has changed several times, could this be related to her growth and eye change?

Thank you.

[AnnaE]

Yes. She should see an ophthalmologist for regular checkups. Find one at www.aao.org.
Forget the optometrist for ey exams. He can do glasses/contact, but an MD needs to take care of her eyes. The OD should have referred you.

Mother of a nearsighted daughter.

[Sandy Feldman, MD, MS]

Dear jt1330,

It is difficult to know what your eye doctor meant by the “red”.  The prescription changes may be associated with her growth spurt and are common.  I would recommend that you take your daughter to an eyeMD and have her retina re-examined.

Dr. Feldman

Sandy T. Feldman, M.D., M.S.
ClearView Eye and Laser Medical Center
San Diego, California