at that age, any optometrist will be able to do an assessment - personally, i would be asking for a referal to a paed opthamologist for a treatment plan. lazy eye doesn't necessarily need glasses - it may be that she needs patch therapy moreso than glasses. my niece was treated by a local optometrist (a couple of them actually) and given glasses for a lazy eye but should have been doing intensive patch training. because it wasn't treated properly, she ended up needing surgery to correct the problem when she was 10 or 11. i'm not trying to scare you or anything, just looking at what is in your DD's best interests kwim? the paed opthamologists at RCH have both a private and public clinic - so if you get a referral you may be able to get in to the public clinic for minimal expense

good luck either way - and if she needs glasses, i'm sure she'll look gorgeous!

.... Thanks heaps BG, yeh that was what i was thinking BG is it glasses she needs cause it was the MHN that picked up on it from the eye tests and she said she was only guessing it might be lazy eye that was why she wants me to find out what it actual is and she said to just go to any specs place but i wasn't sure if well i know this is gonna sounds strange would i get talked into glasses she may not need when there might be an alternative way to treat it (like a patch ??? i have no idea but that's what my Mum said they did in the early 70's ... not me that is someone else she knew) !!

Does anyone have any idea how much a consultation would be roughly for a paed opt ?? (i have health insurance but DD's doesn't ) ... and would it take long to get in for an appt ?? ... Who can i get a referral from, is it only my GP as it can take 2-3weeks to get into her or could i get a referral from a specs shop ??

(THANKS SO MUCH FOR YOUR HELP LADIES as i wanna get this fixed sooner rather than later ... poor little mite !!)