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Toddler Glasses: How to Choose Eyewear For Your Child

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Buying glasses for yourself is easy. Once you know your vision correction needs, you browse the selection, find a pair you like, and buy them. But buying toddler glasses? That’s a whole new journey with a lot to consider.

Don’t worry! I’m here to cover everything you need to know to make it easier to choose the perfect eyewear for your child.

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The Impact of Vision Issues on Learning

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Eyesight allows us to perceive information, process it, and make sense of our surroundings. Consequently, any impairment in vision can significantly affect an individual’s ability to learn and acquire knowledge.

Considering this, it’s important to understand the many ways that vision issues can impact learning, the developmental stages affected, the consequences on academic performance, and potential interventions to mitigate these challenges.

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National Eye Exam Month and Important Children’s Vision Research

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August is National Eye Exam month. Optometry Times claims there are five great reasons you should care about eye examinations:

  1. Proper prescription
    Your eye exam reveals if you need eyeglasses or contact lenses and what prescription will work best. If you already have prescriptive eyewear, keep in mind your vision needs tend to change as you age.

  2. Detect eye conditions
    An exam will enable your eye care professional to spot the early signs of diabetes, high blood pressure, glaucoma, and high cholesterol.

  3. Prevent conditions
    An optometrist can see early signs of diseases that may not present symptoms, such as macular degeneration or cataracts. Early detection is important.

  4. Alleviate headaches
    Visiting an eye care professional often leads to taking care of constant headaches.

  5. Improve academic performance
    Poor vision is a common reason children fall behind in school.

Speaking of children, this year, National Eye Exam month brings us an in-depth and important research compilation from National Center for Children’s Vision and Eye Health at Prevent Blindness titled, Children’s Vision and Eye Health: A Snapshot of Current National Issues.

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True or False: Children Need to Wear Sunglasses?

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The weather warms. Once again, the kids start spending even more time outdoors. UV rays are stronger in the spring and summer and so, your children’s exposure to damaging ultraviolet light (UV) light increases substantially.

Unfortunately, the need for eye protection for kids isn’t well understood. Perhaps it’s time to shed some light on this issue, examine the facts, and understand smart and healthy ways to respond. 

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