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Childrens'Eyecare
Babies and younger children will learn more about the world from vision than through all their other senses combined. Good vision is important for a child’s educational, physical and social development. With about one in five Australian children suffering from an undetected vision problem, it’s important to be aware of the possible signs of a vision problem to give every child the best chance of reaching their full potential.
Sometimes it can be difficult to tell how well your child sees, especially when they are very young. Children often assume that how they see is normal. A visit to our Behavioural Optometrists will check that their eyes are healthy and the visual system is developing at an age appropriate level. Assessment and management of vision-related learning difficulties is also available at Bassendean Optical.
We recommend that all children have a full eye examination with an optometrist before starting school and regularly (every two to three years) as they progress through primary and secondary school.
Myopia:
Myopia, or short-sightedness as it is commonly known, is an eye condition where you do not see distant objects clearly. Myopia is a very common eye condition that usually begins in school-age children and can continue to progress until the eye stops growing. This blurry long-distance vision affects one in four Australians and is on the rise. Adults can also develop myopia.
'Myopia control' has become the increasingly adopted term to describe the use of treatments aimed to slow progression of myopia. These treatments include special types of spectacle lenses (glasses), soft contact lenses, ortho-k contact lenses and atropine eye drops. Myopia control is particularly important for children, because this is the stage in life when myopia is most likely to progress or worsen quickly.