Does my child need an eye test?
A reason vision problems go undiagnosed is that many children don’t get comprehensive eye exams.
The Sandton optometrists
is your child showing any of these signs?
- Complains frequently about headaches or tired eyes
- Avoids activities that require near vision, such as reading or homework
- Avoids activities that require distance vision, including participating in sports or play activities.
- Sits too close to the TV or holds a book too close to the face.
- Loses place or skips words while reading
- Squints or tilts head to see better
- Rubs eyes frequently
- Closes one eye to read, watch TV or to see better
- Writes uphill or downhill
- Finds it difficult to copy material from the whiteboard.
Many schools test their visual acuity with the big E chart, but that’s it. While this is certainly an important test, there’s a lot that it doesn’t check for, such as:
- Convergence Insufficiency: a binocular vision problem in which the eyes tend to drift outward when looking at up-close things, making tasks like reading difficult.
- Astigmatism: a refractive error that causes blurry vision, but whose effects can be subtle enough that a vision screening might miss it. If left untreated by corrective lenses, this can cause amblyopia.
- Strabismus: misalignment of the eyes where they turn in, out, up, or down. Untreated strabismus can also cause amblyopia, but it can be corrected by patching, specially designed glasses, or sometimes surgery.
- Amblyopia, or “lazy eye”: poor vision in one eye, typically caused by astigmatism, difference in each eye’s refractive error, or crossed eyes. Without treatment, amblyopia can lead to irreversible vision loss.
Book a comprehensive eye test for your child if you suspect any of the above.
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Fill out the form below to book your appointment. For further information please call us on 011 883 0907/8 or send us an email at admin@thesandtonoptom.co.za
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