Eye Safety

klstorytime
Aug 24, 2015
2 min read

Children's Eye Health and Safety Month

Regular eye doctor visits is important in maintaining the health of your eyes.

August is a good month for parents to remember to take their children to the eye doctor since many children go back to school in august. Alot of a child's education is taught visually so good eyesight is important.

There some common signs of vision problems:

Rubbing eyes frequently

Squinting

Turning your head

Closes or covers one eye

If you or your child shows any of these signs, it is best to see you eye doctor.

Glasses

There are 2 types of glasses:

Single vision which corrects distance vision and

Multifocal the can correct both distance vision and near vision.

Contact Lenses

There are basically 2 types:

Hard lenses are rigid yet let oxygen through. They are commonly called Rigid Gas Permeable (RGP) lenses.

Soft lenses are most popular and are not rigid like that hard lenses.

More on contact lenses next week J

Did you know that about 12 million children suffer from vision impairment?

What can you do to help?

1. Have you child's eyes screened during normal, routine wellness check ups.

2. Vision testing should begin around 3years of age.

3. Talk to your doctor if you suspect your child has any of the following conditions:

Lazy eye

Crossed eyes

Drooping o the eyelid

Color blindness

Nearsightedness, farsightedness, astigmatism

4. Schedule regular visits with your eye doctor. Don't have an eye doctor? Now would be a good time to find an eye doctor.

Practical tips to help maintain eye health

Wear UV blocking sunglasses

Learn of any family history of eye disease

Learn how to wear/use contacts safely

Good resources to check out:

www.preventblindness.org

www.aao.org

Good resources are:

http://ophthalmologytimes.modernmedicine.com/ophthalmologytimes/news/modernmedicine/modern-medicine-feature-articles/august-childrens-eye-health-?page=full