Passport photo problems

tori.k

Hello all.
Im just sorting out my 13yr olds passport, reading the pasport gumpf it states that eyes have to be opened and centered, issue is that DS wears glasses and the frames are not exceptable and he has a very pronouned turn in his left eye. the maid at the postoffice wasn't sure if this would be flagged and suggested i use the check and send which is going to cost me £8, so before i shell out i thought i'd ask if there was anyone here that has a bad squint and was it an issue with passport photo's ?

Cheer's

McKneff

Is the squint not rectifiable, as far as Im aware it is a very very minor operation.

We were recommended to take glasses off for photos because of the flash light in the photo booth.

tori.k

He was operated on when he was 4 it improved for about 6months before the muscle weaked so the opthamologist said the same would most likely happen again, he may be able to have lazer treatment but not untill is 16 if i remember rightly, even thinned his lenses are like milk bottles. frameless isn't of option because of the weight of his lenses.

McKneff

No offence is meant, my family is plagued with eye problems, My son (42 now) had the same problem on the day he started school,
both my children had cataract ops in their early 30's, they are both 20/20 vision now, but my OH, oh boy, cataracts, detached retinas,
he lost the sight in one eye becase of scar tissue and so many ops, his other eye, he has no peripheral vision so I understand about eye problems, at the last count he has had 13 ops on his eyes. This has al come down through his family, even our grandson who is 18 is now waiting for cataract ops.

Try the photo booth with and without glasses, I think you get a pop up of the photos before you print them so he could have dozens taken before yu press the print button.

Hope everything goes okay for him,

McKneff

Have you spoken to the opthalmologist lately, eye surgery has come on in leaps and bounds in the past few years.

Even cataract ops are done as a day patient and you are in and out in a couple of hours.

Gloomendoom

As above, try it without glasses. All it means is that he may be asked to remove his specs at border checks.

victor2

I have a bad squint with one eye turned out. Surgery couldn't correct it as it gave me perfect double vision until the eye turned itself out again.
For passport pictures, I have them with my glasses on, as that's how I normally look. However, my glasses are not like jamjars, so I can see the potential problem. I would say you need a photo with the glasses on, but no reflection of the flash from the glasses if possible.

However, from the directgov website passport photo section:

The photographs you supply with your application must:
...
be free from reflection or glare on your glasses, and the frames must not cover your eyes - the Identity and Passport Service (IPS) recommends that, if possible, you remove your glasses

tori.k

None taken McKeff...gloomendoom we used a photo booth your only allowed to wear framless glasses as long as there no reflection for passport pic's, i doubt very much he would be offer another op on the NHS ( cost about £1800+ to have it done private) as its classed as cosmetic as it worked ok in his right eye so he dosen't have double vision anymore just a blind spot . it doesn't bother him at the moment...than may change when girls becoming interesting . looks like the best thing to do pay for the check and send and keep our fingers crossed, just didn't want to shell out £8 for them to say its no good

tori.k

victor2 wrote: »

I have a bad squint with one eye turned out. Surgery couldn't correct it as it gave me perfect double vision until the eye turned itself out again.
For passport pictures, I have them with my glasses on, as that's how I normally look. However, my glasses are not like jamjars, so I can see the potential problem. I would say you need a photo with the glasses on, but no reflection of the flash from the glasses if possible.

However, from the directgov website passport photo section:

Thanks victor2 just got off the phone with a local photographer he does baby passport photos he going to have a go hopefully will be better then the photo booth shots, his frames are to thick to be worn, and cost a small fortune, Its a misnomer that eyecare is free for kids, we will just have to keep our fingers crossed

McKneff

tori.k wrote: »

None taken McKeff...gloomendoom we used a photo booth your only allowed to wear framless glasses as long as there no reflection for passport pic's, i doubt very much he would be offer another op on the NHS ( cost about £1800+ to have it done private) as its classed as cosmetic as it worked ok in his right eye so he dosen't have double vision anymore just a blind spot . it doesn't bother him at the moment...than may change when girls becoming interesting . looks like the best thing to do pay for the check and send and keep our fingers crossed, just didn't want to shell out £8 for them to say its no good

Were you told by someone in the NHS it was classed as cosmentic only my opinion but it can also be classed as medical as it could lead to psycological problems, might be worth asking your gP or opy person. Your right about the girls, thing, I just wondered whether he had any pressure/ie bullying by his peers, kids can be cruel, mine when through a stage where they were picked on because of their glasses.

alleycat`

My alternative option for you is go to a local photographer that is aware of what all the rules are and get it done by them.

They might be the ones best served at getting you a photo that works.
Costs a few £'s more but not that much.

Edit: missed your last post / cross posted it - sounds like the best plan to me