<p>Just wanted to suggest periodic vision checks for our kids in college and beyond. S, late twenties, probably hadn’t had his eyesight checked at all since his pre-college physical. He had an eye test today in connection with switching his driver’s license to another state, and flunked. By the end of the day, he has acquired a pair of glasses for driving and other distance vision. (Amazing how quickly the big chains can produce a pair of specs–I remember waiting weeks sometimes for frames to be ordered and lenses to be made.) He is astonished at how much better he can see-said it’s like viewing the world in HD! He had suspected his vision wasn’t what it used to be, but had no idea how much it had deteriorated. I’m not surprised–It’s very hard to self-diagnose, since changes in vision are so gradual. Now it’s a little scary to think he was driving with such lousy eyes. So there’s another thing to pester your older kids about. (I didn’t have the heart to break the news that he’ll be dealing with bifocals in another 15 years.)</p>
<p>My 20 year old got glasses for the first time last summer.</p>
<p>My FIL has glaucoma, and my mom and her siblings have macular degeneration, so I am pretty vigilant about the eye exams for the kids.</p>
<p>Once they start college it becomes hard to schedule and fit in dentist and doctor exams (since they are away) - but they should still get annual physicals (and a good doctor will do an eye check during a physical). Anybody with glasses should also get annual eye doctor check-ups. My daughter’s pediatrician said she would continue seeing my daughter for check-ups through college (she is a teen specialist).<br>
My husband also started wearing glasses for distance in college - so this is not uncommon.</p>