Evan had an eye test through the school and he told us afterwards that his left eye isn’t as good as his right eye, but that he was ok.

When we got the report from the school, the eye test came back saying he needs glasses for both eyes! We were a bit shocked, since we didn’t really expect that. Also on the random eye tests we did, he seemed to be ok with his sight. So I was a bit skeptical.

We took him to the optometrist and got his eyes checked properly and it turns out his eyes are fine. I was very relieved, since I imagined Evan being burdened with glasses like I am.

His eyesight came out to:

– fine in right eye
– 0.5 in the left eye

The 0.5 isn’t so good, but it’s still acceptable I think. We’ll have another test in 6 months or so, just to see if anything has gotten worse.

The doctor asked if he reads a lot, or plays a lot of video games. Evan’s not such a big reader actually, and we try to limit his video-game intake, so he’s not in front of the screen so much.

The doctor also recommended some vitamin supplements (omega-3), so we’ve now bought that and he’s taking it every day. That will hopefully strengthen the eyes. Actually, all of us are now taking the same supplements, since I reckon it’s good for everybody.