Prescription Glasses Treatment
Sometimes, children with amblyopia are given glasses that can aid with correcting the vision in the lazy eye. The glasses will not only sharpen up blurred vision caused from near or farsightedness, it can help with cases of strabismus amblyopia by keeping the weaker eye focused straight ahead, rather than off to the side.
Like most glasses wearers, children will need to wear their glasses all the time. It is important to visit an optometrist to get the correct prescription and to guarantee that the glasses fit properly on the child. You can even get customized glasses for children who participate in sports.
Some child might resist wearing corrective lenses, however. Get the child excited for their new glasses by encouraging them to pick their own frames. It is also important to tell them how the glasses will help with strengthening their weaker eye and that sometimes the vision difficulties will clear up, so they won’t have to wear the glasses forever.
