Your Child's Pediatric Ophthalmologist Visit: What to Expect
Many parents wonder how we can check a child's vision or need for glasses. At your Pediatric Ophthalmology visit, we can assess vision at any age, check the need for glasses and evaluate the health of the eyes.
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How to Tell if Your Child May Need Glasses
It’s important to have your child’s eyesight checked so that problems can be caught and corrected early, especially while the vision system is still developing.
How to Know if Your Child is Ready for Contact Lenses
Contact lenses can be a great alternative to glasses for common childhood eye problems like myopia, hyperopia, and astigmatism.
5 Tips to Get Your Child to Wear Their Glasses
Your child’s first pair of glasses can be an eye-popping and life-changing experience worthy of a viral video. More commonly, wearing that first pair of glasses is a struggle from the start. Here are five tips to help your child wear and love their first pair of glasses.
Amblyopia: Diagnosing and Treating "Lazy Eye"
Many eye conditions and diseases can affect children’s vision. It is important that children receive good eye care even at an early age, because that is when many vision problems begin. The leading cause of vision impairment in children is amblyopia.
Digital Eye Strain in Kids
Digital Eye Strain has been reported as far back as the early days of personal computers, but its incidence is increasing at an alarming rate as our society's dependence on screens is being fueled by both technological advancements and once-in-a-lifetime events.
Household Cleaners and Eye Injuries: The Importance of Safe Storage
Household cleaning products represent a major source of exposures reported to U.S. poison control centers, and they commonly involve the eyes, especially among children.
How to Safely View a Solar Eclipse
A solar eclipse, a spectacle that happens when the moon briefly covers the sun, is a captivating experience that should be enjoyed with caution. Improper viewing of a solar eclipse can lead to severe eye injury.