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Can Swimming affect test?

On 18 May 2011 by Jill Campbell

Question

My daughter has recently had an eye test which showed that she was slightly short sighted. The test occurred straight after a swimming lesson. I wanted to know whether the swimming lesson would have had an adverse affect on the eye test.

Answer Written answer:
Qualified Optometrist Jill Campbell BSc (Hons) MCOptom answers this question

The swimming lesson should not have affected the outcome of the test. Most of the tests carried out to determine prescription are objective and we use subjective tests purely to refine the prescription. Short sight simply means your daughters eye is long and we use glasses to compensate for this. I would have no concern that the test result is not accurate.

Optician's Biography

Jill Campbell BSc(Hons) MCOptom qualified in 1999 as an Optometrist with a first class honours degree from the University of Ulster. She has a broad range of experience having worked in hospital, university, independent practices and multiple practices. Jill has worked as an Optometrist in Specsavers for ten years; she is currently the director of Specsavers in Lisburn. She is chair of FODO Northern Ireland and has represented them on the ONI executive committee since 2006. Jill also chairs the ONI Focus group, and sits on the Specsavers Equipment User Group.

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