Vision problems of children

About infants’ eye examination

Parents are strongly encouraged to arrange an eye examination for newborn infants. Today, vertical stripes in different sizes can be used to measure an infant’s vision capability and some other instruments can be used to evaluate the approximate prescription in infants. Another point is that only certain pediatric specialists work with the vision problems of infants who are several months old. Choosing a professional doctor is important.

What is depth perception?

Depth perception is the ability to see 3-D images, which requires the two eyes to look at an object from slightly different angles. The two images will then be put together by the brain, offering more than one dimension of the object. Kids with one eye or uncoordinated eyes have no depth perception. In addition, children with amblyopia also have difficulty in gaining 3-D images, because their ability of depth perception is weaker than people with two healthy eyes.

GP contact lenses for myopia control

Myopia is the most common vision problem among both children and adults. This visual refractive errors stops progression when people enter their adulthood. However, most children have to endure deteriorating eyesight. Some doctors recommend gas permeable lenses for myopia control. They believe that GP lenses can slow down the progression of nearsightedness in youngsters. The GP contacts technique named Corneal Refractive Therapy may even reverse certain amounts of childhood myopia.

Contact lenses may correct strabismus and amblyopia

Contacts lenses can correct certain types of strabismus but some other forms of the disease may be strengthened by contacts. Patients with strabismus can visit a specialist of vision therapy for help. Amblyopia is also not rare in children, which brings uneven vision between the two eyes. This eye problem still benefits from contact lenses in getting equalized images in the two eyes.

Convergence insufficiency and microcornea in children

Children with convergence insufficiency can not turn their eyes in properly and comfortably, especially when they are tired. Possible consequences include eye strain, eye fatigue, poor reading skills, poor reading comprehension and double vision and so on. Congenital myopia is sometimes related with microcornea in some infants. Microcornea refers to the condition that a cornea that is smaller than an average diameter, resulting in steeper cornea and myopia.

Taking eye exam as proactive eye care

Proactive and preventive eye care is critical for children. One manner is to take regular eye exams. Currently, some eye practitioners can perform an eye exam for kids only six months old. Most children should receive a baseline exam at three years old, during which their visual conditions such as myopia, hyperopia, astigmatism, straightness or focusing will be assessed.