Glasses for 2 year old?

angelhalo

He is 2 for god sake, how can they deny this little boy his human rights of sight just because 2 pairs have been broken, thats awful. If they wont give u new can they be repaired by anychance? I know u can get bendable stronger glasses, i thought specsavers stocked them. I really hope u get some soon

kidcat

My son has worn glasses from a similar age, we have always used vision express and they have been exceptional. He has ASD and has some weeks when he can break two pairs of glasses but our branch always keep a replacement frame in and express order if he needs replacement lenses. They even had a set of frames sent to the branch nearest our holiday destination (in Britain) his first year as he was going through at least one pair a week. He has lost a pair twice too and they have always replaced them no problem - the optician pointed out that if he lost them and had a replacement pair then found the first air he effectively has a spare. The trick is to stick with the free glasses - then there is no charge for repairs or replacements.

elf198

Hello,

My girls have been wearing glasses since 6 months old, the are called como infant. Go to solobambini com or babieswithglasses org they are made from a silicone which means they are indestructable. The can be bent in any direction, you can heat them with a hair dryer and mold them to fit the childs head better.
We got them from vision express but they have to be ordered in.

HTH

Liz

Old_Git

when I was slightly older that 2 ,I used to break my glasses twice a week ,boredom I think .
I remember one day my father was talking to the optician ,I had just receive my repaired glasses back .
well the conversion went on a bit to long for my liking so I broke my glasses before I got out of the opticians .

lil.smartie

goggles4u have kids glasses, I have a small head & always get kids glasses (mine would fit my nearly 3yr old) Vision Express offered me 'Little Miss' ones, Boots/D&A had nothing except £££ priced plastic but goggle4u were fab, I had a decent choice and might be a good option for a spare pair if you look on Facebook they often do free glasses, mine cost a total of £5 for shipping that was all & they are great!

Kate

alleyes

The NHS can issue a repair voucher for children, because they understand that children can easily break/damage glasses and obviously cannot go without glasses. Vision express's service in this area is very good, they do offer a wide range of frames, at the moment they have an offer on where if you buy glasses for your child , they will get a second pair free of charge as a spare pair (from selected range). You can get bands that fit around the head and help to keep glasses on, again most opticians will have these. hope it helps!

alleyes

I definately wouldnt recommend buying glasses/ frames from the internet. People dont realise the risks of buying glasses on the internet, its even worse for children. Despite the internet bargains out there, children need the best professional care- even things like ill-fitting of glasses, which we might think isnt important can have detrimental affects on vision.

vickynleon

my son started wearing glasses when he was around 18months because he has a turn in one eye and very poor vision in that eye, we have always gone to specsavers and they have repaired them free of charge they just fill in a form and say why they had broken and as long as its not to often and you can give a reasonable reason why they broke they will fix them no problem. you should also see if he's entitled to a spare pair free on the nhs i was fed up of my son going without his glasses for hours because he always seems to break his glasses in the evening and we couldnt get there until later the next day and instantly his eye looks really bad so i asked if he could have a spare pair and was told no, went to see another orthoptist and she said that actually because his eyes were so bad that he was entitled to a spare pair on the nhs at no cost. maybe you should enquire about this.

to be honest though i have been really lucky with his glasses from specsavers as they havent broke much, just silly things so to be fair they must be pretty strong.

GlasweJen

It's illegal for anyone who isn't a dispensing optician, optometrist or opthalmic medical practitioner to supply prescription glasses to someone under the age of 16.

OP, most parents just pretend their kid has lost a set and get an identical pair made up so that theres 2 indistinguishable pairs, one being worn and one being repaired.

On saying that I did once have a woman going mental because the NHS sent her out s bill for 10 pairs of specs as her kid went through 22 in 12 months, at the time they were £35.50 a pop (that's went up slightly since then). Not relevant to the OP but do bear in mind that these things cost.

CSM750

I just have to echo what the other posters have said.

Definitely don't buy children's glasses online!! No reputable supplier should sell Children's specs online either.

Its particularly important for children to have the correct measurements taken and the glasses to be fitted correctly, as the glasses may not just be to help them "see further," and could be to correct a 'squint' or any number of things.

The distance the lens is fitted from the eye will also affect the power of the prescription, and these are all things a registered Optician / Optometrist will take into account as part of the service.

Your child is entitled to have as many repairs on a GOS4 'pink' form as they need.

Sports straps ect aren't the best thing, as they are usually pretty uncomfortably tight to work.

I would assume their next appointment is withing the next 3/6 months? If you explain to the Ophthalmologist your predicament, they may issue a double voucher. Equally, if the PCT is being tight, they might not, the worst they can say is no.

Hope you get it all sorted!