Doctor & Associates Ophthalmologists shared some
thoughts about a common question parents ask about fitting children with
contact lenses-“What is the best age to get my child fit with contacts?”
Fitting Children with
Contact Lenses
Sometimes parents wonder what the best age is to fit
their children with contact lenses in order to give them the most successful
and safest wearing experience. Researchers reporting in Eye & Contact Lens: Science and
Clinical Practice studied
differences in current symptoms, compliance, ocular
health and adverse events between current successful long–term contact lens
wearers fit as children or as teenagers. They found that successful contact
lens wearers fit as children are no more likely to report previous contact
lens–related adverse events, problems with compliance, decreased wearing time,
or worse ocular health than those fit as teenagers amd suggest that parents
should not rely on age as a primary determinant in fitting children with
contact lenses, but should rely on their eye doctor’s recommendations and
evaluation of their child.
If you or someone you know has
questions or would like to learn more about fitting children with contact please
feel call Doctor &
Associates-203-227-4113, visit Doctor
& Associates in Fairfield County or facebook.com/doctorandassociates to
schedule an appointment and we will be happy to make recommendations about your
kids and the best age to fit them with contacts.
Doctor & Associates is a
leading Fairfield County Connecticut eye care practice with offices at
129 Kings Highway North,
Westport, Connecticut 06880, 195 Danbury Road, Wilton, Connecticut 06897 and
148 East Avenue, Norwalk, Connecticut 06851.
