Why Do Some Children Have Astigmatism At A Young Age?
Many parents bring their children to the store for optometry, reflecting that their children have been acting normally, but I don’t know which day they started to have bad habits such as squinting and tilting their heads to look at things.
Astigmatism does lead to vision loss, visual fatigue, amblyopia and blurred vision. If a child has severe astigmatism, he/she will feel blurred regardless of whether he sees far objects or near objects, so it will cause the child to squint in an attempt to make objects see more clearly.
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Isn't astigmatism inherent?
Some parents will be very puzzled. Even if the parents do not have astigmatism, why does the child have astigmatism?
Studies have found that astigmatism is not necessarily all innate, and is likely to develop gradually in the process of acquired growth.
If there is visual impact caused by astigmatism, it is generally recommended to wear glasses to relieve symptoms, otherwise it is easy to cause visual fatigue, and even deepen the degree of myopia, which will further affect the child's vision.
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Is astigmatism less noticeable in young children?
Children are generally too young to express their vision impairment, so astigmatism is difficult for parents to detect. This requires parents to always pay attention to their children's life behaviors in their daily lives to see if there are any abnormal places or abnormal behaviors.
For example, rubbing his eyes, squinting, or looking sideways or tilting his head. Or in sports, such as when catching a ball, the reaction is slower than other children. Parents should be vigilant and not relax their attention to their children. It is best to take your child for a professional eye examination. The earlier myopia is detected, the easier it is to correct and the better the effect.
The child's myopia cannot be ignored. If you have astigmatism, you should "solve" him, instead of letting it go. You feel that the child will get better when he grows up. This possibility does not exist.