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There are an estimated 40,000 sports and recreation-related eye injuries each year
and the majority of them happen to children.
The Gulf Eye Center offers comprehensive eye care, including numerous medical, surgical and optical treatments of the eye..
Eye Care for Children PDF
Are My Child’s Eyes Protected During Sports and Recreational Activities?
It may be difficult at first to convince your budding Wayne Gretzky and Lisa Leslie to be the first on the team to wear eye protection. But it’s even more difficult to hear words like “corneal laceration,” “globe rupture” or “ hyphema” when you’re standing in an emergency room with your injured child.
There are an estimated 40,000 sports and recreation-related eye injuries each year and the majority of them happen to children.
Most of you know about the importance of bicycle helmets, catcher’s masks and skating pads for your kids, but what many of you may not know is that your child’s vision also may be at risk if he or she plays certain sports without special eye protection.
The good news is that 90 percent of these injuries are preventable with the appropriate eyewear.
If your child plays sports, your Eye M.D. (Ophthalmologist) and the American Academy of Ophthalmology recommend the following eye protection:
How often Should I Have My Children’s Eyes Screened?
Your Eye M.D. (Ophthalmologist) recommends the following schedule for pediatric eye examinations.
Screening for eye disease by trained personnel—Eye M.D. (Ophthalmologist), pediatrician or trained screener should be conducted at:
Some factors may put your child at increased risk for eye disease. If any of these factors apply to your child, check with your Eye M.D. (ophthalmologist) to see how often you should have a medical eye exam:
How Can I Keep My Child’s Eyes Healthy?
Nearly one in twenty preschoolers and one in four school-aged children have a problem that could result in permanent vision loss if left untreated. That is why it is important to have your child’s eyes screened by an eye specialist, such as an Eye M.D. (Ophthalmologist), primary care provider, family doctor, pediatrician or a trained screener. They should see an Eye M.D. promptly if there us a family history of eye problems or if a problem is apparent. An Eye M.D. can detect possible vision problems and take action to correct them early before they become more serious.
Every child should have an eye screening before age 5.
An eye care professional will screen your child for:
If you suffer from dry eyes , red eyes or conjunctivitis, make an urgent appointment to consult your eye doctor.
Blurred vision, double vision, glares and halos can make the most enjoyable activities difficult.
Orthokeratology allows the user to be lens free during the day by the use of night time hard lenses
This eye disease causes distorted vision due to a change of shape in the cornea.
Many children are losing their vision due to excessive “screen time”. Ortho-K lenses can radically reduce the progression of myopia.
LASIK is a quick and painless surgical procedure that corrects the shape of the cornea.
