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Author: deja.bluesdeja.blues Date: Mar 24, 2008 11:29
>> Thanks for your reply.
>> the doc said she needs to wear them for "two thirds of the time". but
>> if she wants to wear them all the time it's fine too. She'll go for a
>> follow up after 6 months and if there's improvement he said he will
>> suggest wearing those for only during school hours etc.
>>
>> Thanks Beliavsky about the tip on online site.
>
> I would recommend against buying children's glasses online.
> You want to have a professional looking at the fit of the glasses,
> especially since you don't wear glasses yourself. It's important to have
> glasses that fit really well. Of course, your kid might be totally cool
> with heavier glasses that don't fit really well, but I get headaches if my
> glasses don't fit really well behind my ears and on my nose, but I also
> get a headache from "glass" glasses because glass is heavier than the
> plastic I have.
Depending on the prescription, real glass may not be very heavy. I always
get real glass lenses because even with coatings, plastic lenses scratch
and that drives me nuts.
BTW, even someone that does not need glasses should have regular eye exams.
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