Vision Problems In Children

The problems that affect vision such as nearsightedness or farsightedness affect more than 20 percent of school-age children. This percentage means that one in four students suffer some visual impairment. For this reason in VISSUM think it is very important that children have their vision controlled by your doctor and be examined by an expert in ophthalmology at three years of age to identify potential vision problems that could harm their academic development.

From VISSUM believe that if your child has a headache after leaving school, has red eyes when doing their homework or frown when you are reading, probably due to a difficulty in vision. The main problems of children are refractive myopia, hyperopia and astigmatism. The eye care for children also includes protection against the effects of UV rays emitted by the sun.

Children who suffer from myopia usually squeeze the eyes to focus distant objects. Children who wear glasses can not seem shy or clueless, and prefer activities such as reading, painting or writing. Hyperopia is the opposite of myopia. It is common for children, eye strain, eye pain or present head, tearing and frequent blinking. Generally prefer to play outdoors. Astigmatism is often associated with myopia or hyperopia, have symptoms of both conditions.

Nearly 25,000 patients undergo VISSUM Clinical queries annually, if you want one of our professionals examine your eyes, get close to one of our clinics.