Entry FeedLast week I took Son Two and Daughter for an eye check-up. This was Daughter's first, and Son Two's second, and I thought it would be something good for her to do before starting school, and for Son Two to be ready for reading off the board in Grade One.
Neither Husband nor I wear glasses (I had a brief stint with lenses when I was a consultant, but I think it was more staring at laptop screen for 14 hours a day that caused eye fatigue) so I assume that my children won't need them; heredity, right?
Both of our moms do wear glasses, and all four of our sisters, too (though both of Husband's sisters and my mom have now had surgery to correct their vision.)
Most moms have heard that newborns have notoriously bad eyesight (I've heard as bad as 20/200). That is why breastfeeding is great because they can focus 12 - 18 inches from their faces, and high contrast images, like black and white, also help babies focus.
Moms also have vision changes during pregnancy and breast feeding, as the hormone changes can soften the cornea and change your vision.
Daughter is Four, and her vision was about 20/30; this is considered normal for her age and will likely improve to 20/20 by the time she is six.
Son Two was tested and had 20/15 vision, though it is possibly better just we didn't test further.
20/20 vision is a sort of baseline. It means that what a "normal" person can read on an eye chart at 20 feet. Therefor, son's 20/15 means that what a person with "normal" vision can read on an eye chart at 15 feet, he can read a 20 feet.
Son Two tried to help me, whose vision is worsening with age according to my Optometrist. He was yelling out the answers, like "D! Mom! It is a D!" Lucky for me our optometrist also has sons his age and wasn't too perturbed by the disturbance.
My vision, while still 20/20, is worsening. The Dr. told me to come back in 5 years for reading glasses and asked if I was finding it harder to drive and see at night... HMMMM...