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Importance of Eye Glasses - Eye care Hyderabad

Importance of Glasses

March 10, 2025 optoplace Comments Off

Why does my child need glasses?

1. To improve vision and to work better in their environment.

2.To help straighten the eyes when they are crossed or misaligned (strabismus)

3.The vision that will help to improve in a weak eye, known as amblyopia or lazy eye.

4.It will happen when there is a difference in prescription between the two eyes, called anisometropia. For example, one eye may be normal, while the other needs glasses.

5.Glasses help protect the eye with poor vision.

What is important for kids to wear their glasses?

Early childhood is the most important time for vision development. Impaired vision in one or both eyes can hinder the proper development of the visual system. Researchers have proven that wearing glasses and seeing better improves school performance. That’s why children need to wear their prescribed glasses.

What can my child do apart from glasses?

Children older than 15 years can use contact lenses it they don’t want spectacles. People aged 18 to 20 with stable vision can choose LASIK. This is a kind of laser eye surgery, along with using contact lenses.

Why does my child's prescription continue to increase?

The prescription keeps rising as the eyes develop. A naturally maturing eye tends to become more myopic or nearsighted. This is a typical growth process, not a degenerative one.

How do I know that my child is affected?

1.Kids may struggle to read tiny letters on the blackboard.

2.Some children squeeze their eyes while trying to see distant objects like the blackboard, television, etc.

3.Kids often keep books near their faces when reading.

4.Young people with myopia have trouble seeing far away but can see well up close. This can cause eye strain during long reading sessions.

5.Some children with hyperopia may develop a squint.

6.Constant eye rubbing to improve vision can cause children to develop lid swellings.

7.Eye pain and headache may occur

Tips to maintain glasses:

1. Could you make sure to rinse your glasses with water before wiping or cleaning them? Tiny dust or dirt particles can settle on your lenses, and not wiping them on a dry surface may result in scratches on the lens.

2. Avoid using paper towels, tissues, or napkins to dry your lenses. Even though they feel gentle on your skin, these fabrics have a rough surface that may scratch lenses. Opt for cotton towels for drying instead.

3. Washing your glasses at least once a day will keep your lenses in their optimal state.

4. The clearer your glasses are, the less effort your eyes need to exert to see past smudges, grime, and dust.

5. Avoid wearing glasses on the top of the head, as this will place stress on the temples and eventually distort the shape.

6. Keep glasses in their case when unused.

7. Always face the lenses up, When you put glasses on a flat surface. Place the frame upside down to avoid scratches and distortion of the arms.

8. When removing reading glasses from the face, do so gently and evenly with both hands, this will prevent the frame from becoming stretched out and the screws Iron being loosened.