Why Do Children Need Glasses?

Why Do Children Need Glasses?
Kids can need glasses to correct common refractive errors that can blur their vision - like nearsightedness (myopia), farsightedness (hyperopia), or astigmatism, or they need glasses to help correct an eye muscle imbalance, or strabismus such as “crossed eyes” (esotropia) or provide help with a vision development problem such as “lazy eye” (amblyopia). The reasons children can need to wear glasses really depends on the nature of their vision development and eye coordination and focusing ability. The reasons can be somewhat different than for adults in certain cases. Depending on the problem, they may have to wear the glasses through their developmental years and could “outgrow” the need in certain development instances.

If you or someone you know has questions or concerns about why children need glasses or needs a kids eye exam, please call Doctor & Associates-203-227-4113, visit Doctor & Associates in Fairfield County, Google+ or facebook.com/doctorandassociates to schedule an appointment.

Doctor & Associates offices are located at 129 Kings Highway North, Westport, Connecticut 06880, 195 Danbury Road, Wilton, Connecticut 06897 and 148 East Avenue, Norwalk, Connecticut 06851.