by Marty | Nov 30, 2022 | children’s eye doctor
Sports can play a vital role in a child’s physical, mental, and social well-being. Engaging in recreational activities allows children to develop physical skills, cardiovascular endurance, and muscle strength. Unfortunately, sports can also have a downside—causing...
by Marty | Sep 30, 2022 | children’s eye doctor
As the diagnosis of type 2 diabetes continues to rise among children in the United States, it has been found that they are susceptible to a complication called diabetic retinopathy. That is why frequent eye check-ups are critical in children with type 2 diabetes...
by Marty | Jul 31, 2022 | children’s eye doctor
It isn’t always obvious that your child is having problems with their vision. But left undiagnosed, vision problems can lead to learning difficulties and even potentially affect the child’s social development. Standard vision tests can sometimes miss...
by Marty | Jul 1, 2022 | children’s eye doctor
When you think of cataracts, you usually do not associate them with children. But children can be diagnosed with cataracts at any age, including newborns. What is a cataract? It is a clouding over the eye’s lens which affects children’s vision. Cataracts...
by Marty | Jul 28, 2021 | children’s eye doctor, pediatric eye doctor
When your baby is born, its vision is not fully developed – and that’s one of the reasons newborns are so sensitive to light! At the very beginning, they only have minimal peripheral vision and are still developing their central vision. They don’t have retinas until...
by Marty | Feb 1, 2021 | children’s eye doctor
If your child has complained of vision issues, your first thought is likely: “does my child need glasses”? It is also not unusual to be unaware they are having difficulty seeing because they are too little or are not even aware themselves that their vision is...
