Best Contact Lenses

With nearly 25% of children needing some sort of vision correction, parents and teachers are often the first to notice if their kids need some vision help.  

So if you have any concerns, maybe bring it up at the next parent meeting and don’t hesitate to talk to your eye doctor as soon as possible.

Pleased to say most of these vision problems can be easily corrected with the best contact lenses or glasses, so it’s important to book an eye exam as soon as you suspect any thing.

• Myopia, or nearsightedness affects distance vision.  Your child may be able to read perfectly, but will squint to see distant objects.
• Hyperopia, or farsightedness causes blurred vision at all distances. A farsighted child struggles to focus on any object, whether the item is close up or across the room.
• Astigmatism causes images to blur because light rays don’t focus on the eye properly. Objects that are close-up or far off can be equally distorted.

You’re Eye Doctor or Optician will be able to pick up any problems in the eye exam and help your child with glasses or specify the best contact lenses for the vision difficulty.

Other problems to look out for:

If you recognize some of these symptoms, in a child of any age, make sure you contact your eye doctor or Optician as soon as possible. 

Crossed Eyes

This is not an uncommon condition with 20% of children having trouble with their eyes turning in or out independently. Many cases are not picked up till school age, which is a shame as it can be easily treated at an early age

Lazy Eye

If your child’s eye lid appears to be hindering their vision then they may have Amblyopia, which means one eye is becoming stronger than the other. This often leads to a blurring or loss of vision in the weaker or lazy eye. Again easily treated with an temporary eye patch

Milky White Pupil

Often this is noticed at birth and identified as a childhood cataract. Nowadays the condition can be surgically corrected, restoring full eyesight.

Red Eye

If the eyes are red and causing irritation, they may have conjunctivitis, which can be treated with simple eye drops.

None of these problems can be treated with even the best contact lenses, so it’s important to get professional advice as soon as you suspect anything.