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Topics > Pediatrics > Contact Lenses for Children

 

Contact Lenses for Children

Contact lenses for infants or young people are very useful when eyeglasses are inconvenient or will not provide the best results. In addition, contact lenses provide an optical correction which more closely approximates the normal eye. This is important in order to give your child the best chance to develop good vision.

 

Many parents are apprehensive about contact lenses for their children. Yet, with proper care and attention, the risk of complication is low and the potential benefit is high. It is our hope to make you comfortable with caring for your child's contact lenses so that problems can be avoided.

 

Contact Lenses for Children

 

 

Lens Types

There are two basic categories of contact lenses: daily and extended wear. Daily wear lenses are inserted each morning and removed each evening. Daily wear lenses may be either hard or soft. While they can be worn by any child, they are often inconvenient for infants and toddlers because of the difficulty with daily insertion and removal.

 

Extended wear lenses may be hard or soft also. They are left on the eye for many weeks or several months. They are removed occasionally to be cleaned and disinfected, but when badly soiled these lenses generally need to be replaced.

 

Contact Lens Fitting Visit (for Children)

At the fitting visit, lenses are placed on the child's eyes to determine the most appropriate lens curvature. Children under the age of five are usually fitted with extended wear lenses. Usually the lens needed is in stock and can be dispensed the same day. If not in stock, the lens is ordered, arriving within 7 to 14 days.

 

Contact Lens Dispensing Visit (for Children)

When the contact lens is dispensed, the parent is taught how to insert and remove it, as well as how to care for the lens when not in the child's eye.

 

Patients wearing extended wear lenses must return in 24 to 48 hours. Patients wearing daily wear lenses should return within one to two weeks.

 

Contact Lens Follow-up Visits (for Children)

Follow-up visits are necessary to ensure that the lenses are fitted properly, vision is acceptable, and no adverse reactions have occurred. Listed here is a schedule of required visits. More frequent visits could be necessary for complex cases.