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Visual defects in the youngest often make it difficult for children and their parents to function normally. Wearing glasses is often opposed by toddlers who do not understand that they are able to see normally thanks to them. They interfere with play, fall off, get dirty and even get lost. Are glasses the only way to improve children’s eyesight? Is it possible to carry out laser correction in the youngest?
Contraindications to laser vision correction
Laser vision correction is a procedure that allows you to get rid of short-sightedness, farsightedness and astigmatism. However, just having a defect is not enough for the procedure to be performed by us. One of the main contraindications is the age of the patient. The procedure is not performed on persons under 20 and under 55 years of age.
This is very important because experts estimate that the human eye undergoes continuous development by the age of 18-20. Therefore, doctors would not be able to estimate the laser parameters needed to perform the procedure. There would be a risk that the laser power would be too low and the treatment would have to be repeated soon or, worse, too much, would seriously damage children’s eyes. That is why doctors agree – with laser vision correction it is better to wait until the patient is 20 years old – only then will the procedure be fully effective and long-lasting.
Read more: Laser vision correction – recommendations after the procedure
Treatment of eyesight in children
What to do if the child is too young for laser correctionand wearing glasses is tiring for him and hinders everyday functioning? Nowadays babies can wear glasses that will not interfere with everyday activities. Therefore, older children will also find a convenient solution.
Nowadays, glasses are no longer mocked in school corridors, and the vast selection of frames means that glasses are part of the outfit. For younger children who constantly run and jump, they are available glasses with an elastic bandwhich prevents them from falling off. Children’s glasses are usually made of more durable materials that do not deteriorate quickly.
But how to convince your child that wearing glasses is the only necessity a method to improve vision defects? Let’s take them to the optician and let us choose the frames. Only if we give the child a free choice as to what glasses he will wear on his nose each day, we can be sure that it will not be an unpleasant necessity for him.
If we choose the right glasses, we must remember that in the case of correction of children’s visual impairment, regular ones are the most important ophthalmological checks taking place according to the doctor’s recommendations. At this stage, we, the parents, must ensure that the future of our children with a visual defect does not determine their lives.
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- Laser vision correction, pregnancy and breastfeeding
- Laser vision correction and diabetes
- Laser vision correction and squint disease
- Laser vision correction and flying by plane
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