My daughter is 13, and has poor vision.
She has had 3 eye surgeries to correct a turn in her eye, at around ages 5-7. Since, she has needed glasses. And has an absolute fear of her eyes being touched.
She plays football at a high level and has just been signed by a pro club, however her vision is stopping her with confidence and really getting her down.
She hates glasses - as soon as we pull up into the car park for football, the glasses are taken off.
We went to specsavers and tried contact lenses however, they were very impatient and rushed. On the second visit, the optician put in the contact lenses for her and she was amazed at how well she could see… however, as she couldn’t put the lenses in herself, they would not prescribe them.
My daughter heavily relies on me, so I asked if I could put them in/out for her but it was a straight no.
She wont wear sport glasses and just hates to look different,
Please can you share your experiences, and how we can move forward. In an ideal world, Contact lenses are the perfect solution but there are obviously barriers and I really want to help. We both know with better vision, she will manage much better with her football. We are in the North West area just incase there are recommendations of autism friendly services
