Two Most Serious Problems with Children’s Eyes

It is essentially important to take care of eyes to every child’s development. It is said that over 80 percent of what a child learns in school is presented visually, by providing better vision, so that your daughter or son may function better in his or her environment

Children may need glasses, because a child’s vision system is growing and developing, especially during the first 5-6 years of life, glasses may play an important role in ensuring normal vision development. Children's Eyeglasses can help strengthen the vision of a weak eye, such as hyperopia and myopia.

Hyperopia (farsightedness)
Most children are far-sighted early in life which is normal in infants and children. It’s a small degree of farsightedness, the ability to see objects at a distance better than those at close range. Small amounts of farsightedness are very normal and do not interfere at all with vision. It needs no treatment for this because they can use their own focusing muscles to provide clear vision for both distant and near vision. It is only when farsightedness becomes excessive(, less than +1.00 or even +2.00) or causes the eyes to cross, that glasses are required. As children mature, this farsightedness usually fades away. Some children keep on fading right into nearsightedness. So it is also important for your child to have regular exams to make sure his farsightedness fades to an acceptable level.

Myopia (nearsightedness)
This is a condition where the distance vision is blurred, but a child can usually see well for reading or other near tasks. Nearsightedness is rare in infants and toddlers, but this occurs most often in school-age children. The prescription for glasses will indicate a minus sign before the prescription (for example, -2.00). By using rigid gas permeable (GP) lenses to control myopia. Research shows that, in many cases, fitting myopic youngsters with GP lenses may slow the progression of their nearsightedness. Studies have also shown that bifocals and reading glasses can have an impact on slowing down myopic progression. Sometimes children will only need the bifocals for a few years as they develop control of their focusing system. Others may need the additional near-point support for as long as they are in school and spending a lot of time reading. Despite using glasses, nearsightedness will generally increase by degrees until the mid-teen years, so periodic follow-up examinations are also recommended.