Friday, April 22 Daily Eye Care Tips 【Children's Vision Screening Should Start at What Age】
It is the wish of parents to let children have a pair of healthy and bright eyes, but children are still young, and they are absolutely unclear about some changes in their eyes. Therefore, in order to prevent and treat children early, it is absolutely beneficial to do vision tests for children regularly.
At what age should my child's vision test start?
After the age of 3:
The child is still in the stage of visual development, which is the most sensitive time for vision, and it is not suitable for long-term use of the eyes. It is recommended to conduct a systematic and comprehensive vision examination at a professional optometry institution every semester (every six months), establish an optometry development file, track the development of vision, and exclude eye problems such as strabismus, amblyopia, refractive error (myopia, hyperopia astigmatism) and so on.
Under 8 years old:
It is recommended to take the eye axis test once every 3 months with your child. If there is a family history of eye disease, or if the parents have deep myopia, the frequency and items of eye examination should be increased.
8-12 years old:
It is recommended to take a 6-month eye axis test with your child. Your child should be checked for visual acuity and eye position, myopia is the most common problem at this age, and if myopia is found, it needs to be corrected with appropriate glasses.
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