What should I do if my child has astigmatism?

Astigmatism is a common eye disease, characterized by blurred vision and double vision. It is mainly caused by congenital factors: refractive errors in the eyes lead to unclear retinal imaging. Children with astigmatism should be treated early, and the best treatment effect is between 2 and 8 years old. So what should we do if children have astigmatism?

Treatment of astigmatism in children:

Including optical correction treatment and surgical treatment. Optical correction with cylindrical lenses is the main treatment for astigmatism.

1. Regular astigmatism

Different cylindrical lenses can be used to correct astigmatism according to the type and degree of astigmatism. Use convex cylindrical lenses for hyperopic astigmatism and concave cylindrical lenses for myopic astigmatism.

Mild astigmatism does not need to be corrected if there are no clinical symptoms. However, if there is decreased vision or symptoms of visual fatigue and visual interference, corrective glasses should be worn.

Children, especially preschoolers, must fully correct astigmatism to prevent the formation of amblyopia.

Before wearing glasses, you should undergo retinoscopy, and children and adolescents should undergo mydriasis refraction. You can also combine it with keratometer measurement to understand the true nature and degree of astigmatism, and then combine it with subjective trial glasses to determine the prescription.

People with high astigmatism who cannot adapt to frame glasses can choose contact lenses for correction.

2. Irregular astigmatism

If it is difficult to correct with lenses, it can be corrected with corneal contact lenses.

3. Surgery

It is suitable for congenital or acquired high astigmatism caused by eye surgery such as cataracts or corneal transplantation, such as excimer laser refractive corneal surgery, laser keratoplasty, keratotomy, etc.