Vision defects such as nearsightedness and astigmatism are so common in children nowadays. For those kids who are unaware of protecting their eyesight, it is the parents’ responsibility to take good care of their kids’ vision. On one hand, eyesight is the most important sensation for every kid, especially during their school activities. Children’s eyes are still developing. On the other hand, a lot of eye problems actually develop in childhood. For example, cataracts are closely linked with excessive UV exposure in one’s childhood.
In most cases, faulty vision grows out of faulty habits. Some babies may stare at certain motionless objects. In this way, they will acquire a bad habit of staring, during which the eyeballs are fixed than flexible. Moreover, many adults surrounding a kid will always amuse him by exaggerating faces with heir eyes wide and staring. If those adults repeat these actions frequently, an imitative child will adopt this attitude quickly. All these actions are negative for children who are still developing vision skills.
Cross-eye is another common vision problem in children. Some children are even born with this condition. This group is the majority. Cross-eye in a kid is usually neglected by parents because this condition is sometimes not so obvious. Some parents just consider it as a temporary problem and expect it to clear up as time goes on. When it comes to treatments for cross-eye, some parents would like to buy glasses for their kids, while some others have their eyes operated.
However, glasses for a young kid are usually grotesque. Many children would regret these devices after a certain period of use. They can not get used to eyeglasses in some cases. This is quite common because of both psychological and visual reasons. In fact, the most simple and acceptable way to treat cross-eye is patching. By patching the good eye on a regular basis, the weak eye will be forced to perform more vision tasks. In this way, the weak eye can gradually restore normal vision. Otherwise, it will become fainter.