The choice of children’s glasses requires a comprehensive variety of factors, on the basis of professional optometry, combined with children’s vision development, eye needs, etc., to be reasonably determined, the following is a specific introduction:
Rely on professional optometry: children’s eye adjustment ability is strong, need to be in a professional medical institution or optician optometry. Through the use of mydriatic drugs, relax the regulating muscle of the eye, remove the influence of regulatory factors on the optometric results, and obtain an accurate diopter number. For example, children under 8 years of age usually need to use atropine eye cream for slow dilation of the eyes, after which a period of recovery is required before an optometry examination; Children 8-12 years old can choose rapid mydriatic optometry according to the situation.
Consider visual development
Myopia: If the child is found myopia for the first time, it is generally considered according to the results of mydriasis and optometry, combined with the child’s naked eye vision, eye position and other conditions. For low myopia (below 300 degrees), if the child has good naked eye vision and no obvious symptoms of eye fatigue, you can consider wearing glasses when looking far away, but not when looking close. However, if the child’s naked eye vision is poor, affecting learning and life, or accompanied by exotropia and other conditions, you need to wear glasses often. For medium-high myopia (more than 300 degrees), it is usually recommended to wear glasses frequently to maintain clear vision, reduce eye fatigue, and prevent further deepening of myopia degrees.
Hyperopia: For hyperopia children, low degree hyperopia and normal vision, no obvious symptoms, generally do not need to be corrected. However, if it is medium height hyperopia, or low degree hyperopia accompanied by vision loss, visual fatigue, esotropia and other conditions, it needs to be corrected with glasses. The prescription is generally on the basis of mydriatic optometry, according to the specific situation of the child to appropriately reduce the degree, to ensure that the child can see the object at the same time, but not because the degree is too high and cause discomfort.
Astigmatism: When the degree of astigmatism is high or the astigmatism has affected the child’s vision and visual quality, it is necessary to wear glasses for correction. The degree of astigmatism is usually based on the optometric results, but for some irregular astigmatism or higher degree astigmatism, special lens design may be required to improve the correction effect.
Combined with eye needs: If your child needs to read for a long time, use electronic devices, or study closely, you can consider appropriate adjustments based on the degree of refraction. For example, for myopic children, the degree can be appropriately reduced to reduce the adjustment burden of the eyes when using the eyes at close distance for a long time and alleviate visual fatigue. However, if the child often participates in outdoor activities or needs to see distant objects, such as watching sports games, the glasses should ensure that the child can clearly see distant objects to meet its visual needs.
Regular review and adjustment: Children’s vision is a dynamic development process, and children should be taken every six months to one year for vision examination and optometry. If the degree changes, the glasses should be adjusted in time. In general, when the degree change exceeds 50 degrees, it is necessary to consider replacing the glasses to ensure that the glasses worn by the child always provide the best corrected vision and visual comfort.
Post time: Apr-11-2025