{"id":160,"date":"2014-08-24T20:19:32","date_gmt":"2014-08-25T03:19:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/agelesseyecare.com\/site\/?page_id=160"},"modified":"2014-10-07T07:58:21","modified_gmt":"2014-10-07T14:58:21","slug":"common-visual-problems-with-children-and-treatments","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/agelesseyecare.com\/site\/school-based-vision-services\/common-visual-problems-with-children-and-treatments\/","title":{"rendered":"Common Visual Problems with Children and Treatments"},"content":{"rendered":"

Myopia\u00a0 (Near-sightedness) <\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Near objects are seen clearly while objects in the distance are blurry. Your child may complain of difficulty seeing
\nthe blackboard in class or seeing the television. Treatment includes glasses for distance wear.<\/p>\n

Hyperopia (Far-sightedness)<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Far away objects are seen clearly while objects at near may be blurry. Your child may complain of blurred vision
\nwhile doing homework or near tasks.\u00a0 Vision may also be affected at distance. Treatment includes glasses for
\nfull-time wear or for near tasks. <\/strong><\/p>\n

Accommodative Disorder<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Accommodative disorder is caused by a problem with a child\u2019s ability to focus on objects at near.<\/p>\n

Your child may complain of eye strain, headaches at school, and difficulty with reading.<\/p>\n

Primary treatment may include use of glasses. If glasses do not relieve the symptoms, vision
\ntherapy may be needed in order to retrain the focusing system.<\/p>\n

Amblyopia<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Amblyopia is defined as poor vision in one or both eyes due to improper visual development during childhood.
\nImproper visual development may have been caused by a high prescription that was never corrected or an eye turn.<\/p>\n

Your child may complain of reduced vision in one or both eyes, poor depth perception, squinting or an eye turn.<\/p>\n

Primary treatment depends on the cause of the amblyopia.\u00a0 Common treatments include full-time wearing of
\nglasses to optimize vision, vision therapy to minimize or correct an eye turn if present and patching therapy to
\nmaximize visual function of an eye.<\/p>\n

Convergence Insufficiency<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Convergence Insufficiency is caused by an inability of the eye muscles to work together and turn inward, specifically
\nduring reading.<\/p>\n

Your child may complain of double vision, eye strain, headaches and difficulty with reading.<\/p>\n

Primary treatment of convergence insufficiency is vision therapy to \u201ctrain\u201d the eye muscles.\u00a0 Occasionally use of
\nspecial prism lenses may help to relieve symptoms.<\/p>\n

Strabismus<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Strabismus is defined as an inability of the eyes to work together at the same time. This can result in an \u201ceye turn\u201d
\n(one or both eyes may turn in, out, up or down).<\/p>\n

Your child may complain of (or you may notice) a \u201cwandering eye\u201d, double vision, difficulty reading, headaches.<\/p>\n

Treatment of strabismus can include vision therapy to maintain eye alignment, special prism lenses and glasses.<\/p>\n

Allergic Conjunctivitis<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Allergic conjunctivitis is caused by an allergic response (eg pollen, seasonal ragweed, animal fur etc)
\nthat causes the conjunctiva (the lining of the eye) to become inflamed and irritated.<\/p>\n

Your child may complain of eyes being itchy, watery, red, dry or light sensitivity.<\/p>\n

Treatment may include use of an eye drop (prescription or non-prescription) and
\ncool compresses to relieve symptoms.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Myopia\u00a0 (Near-sightedness) Near objects are seen clearly while objects in the distance are blurry. Your child may complain of difficulty seeing the blackboard in class or seeing the television. Treatment includes glasses for distance wear. Hyperopia (Far-sightedness) Far away objects are seen clearly while objects at near may be blurry. Your child may complain of […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":154,"menu_order":2,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/agelesseyecare.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/160"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/agelesseyecare.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/agelesseyecare.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/agelesseyecare.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/agelesseyecare.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=160"}],"version-history":[{"count":14,"href":"https:\/\/agelesseyecare.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/160\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":186,"href":"https:\/\/agelesseyecare.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/160\/revisions\/186"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/agelesseyecare.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/154"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/agelesseyecare.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=160"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}