This eye would drift either outward towards the ear or inward towards the nose. The drifting could be caused by a muscular problem relating to the muscles surrounding the attention or an uncorrected refractive error . If the problem is strictly muscular, then it could be corrected with surgery. Occasionally, children who’ve crossed eyes may…
And once a child is myopic, their eyes usually get worse and worse. A child at age 5 must have around +1.50 degree of hyperopia, which is expected to decrease over time with the emmetropisation process. I explain to parents that, no, being mildly long-sighted doesn’t mean their child needs to wear glasses. Unlike adults,…
After the first year, your child should have an eye exam at age 3, prior to starting kindergarten , and every year or two. Furthermore, since babies grow and change so fast, you might begin to notice other concerning signs of vision problems. From there, the eyes don’t slowdown in progression; they rapidly continue to…