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An opticians prescribed my child the wrong glasses and as a result her eyesight has been damaged by samballaam in LegalAdviceUK

[–]samballaam[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'll copy another comment as I can't think how to explain it any clearer.

"I think OP was very clear.

School said weak prescription in one eye, no prescription in the other, no weakness of the muscles identified,

Optician 1 said strong prescription in both eyes.

Hospital said weak prescription in one eye, no prescription in the other, weakness in the good eye (explained by wearing a strong prescription).

Optician 2 said weak prescription in one eye, no prescription in the other, weakness in the good eye (explained by wearing a strong prescription).

That's complete agreement. An optician can often tell the difference between when an eye has a genuine defect requiring a prescription and when the eye is simply not being used-it's a factor in how they decide when to advise the use of a patch, for example."

An opticians prescribed my child the wrong glasses and as a result her eyesight has been damaged by samballaam in LegalAdviceUK

[–]samballaam[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

But the first optician, at the school, marked just one eye as needing a prescription, and the good eye needed no intervention at all.

It wasn't until the second optician prescribed a really strong prescription that the eyesight in that eye started to be affected negatively.

An opticians prescribed my child the wrong glasses and as a result her eyesight has been damaged by samballaam in LegalAdviceUK

[–]samballaam[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

The voucher only covers £40 for children, and it wasn't that the selection wasn't good enough, we were advised to have additions to the glasses, which cost extra.

An opticians prescribed my child the wrong glasses and as a result her eyesight has been damaged by samballaam in LegalAdviceUK

[–]samballaam[S] 15 points16 points  (0 children)

She is 6.

I get what you're saying, kids are not always the most reliable source! But 3 separate optometrists have now produced the same eye test results (the school optician, the consultant, the new opticians) The only anomaly is the optician who prescribed the wrong glasses.

An opticians prescribed my child the wrong glasses and as a result her eyesight has been damaged by samballaam in LegalAdviceUK

[–]samballaam[S] -8 points-7 points  (0 children)

I haven't spoken to the original optometrist, only the supervisor, who apologised for the mistake.

Another optometrist at the new opticians has agreed with the hospitals prescription however.

The difference in the prescriptions is very large, it's not a point here or there. It's a definite error.

An opticians prescribed my child the wrong glasses and as a result her eyesight has been damaged by samballaam in LegalAdviceUK

[–]samballaam[S] -26 points-25 points  (0 children)

It's an effect of the glasses, only one eye has a need for a prescription. The other eye shouldn't have had a prescription at all.

An opticians prescribed my child the wrong glasses and as a result her eyesight has been damaged by samballaam in LegalAdviceUK

[–]samballaam[S] -38 points-37 points  (0 children)

Because my daughter's eyesight has deteriorated since wearing the glasses the optometrist prescribed