Can astigmatism be corrected in children?

Be sure to look at the degree of astigmatism, whether it is mild astigmatism, moderate astigmatism or high astigmatism, if it is astigmatism within 50 degrees, in fact, it does not need to be corrected, this is physiological astigmatism, if the child's astigmatism is relatively high, it is also necessary to improve the corneal curvature and corneal topography to check the possibility of keratoconus.Poor eye habits, lack of outdoor activities, etc., can also promote the formation of astigmatism, children with astigmatism should be examined as soon as possible to avoid the formation of amblyopia, children can wear glasses to correct, including glasses and contact lenses. At present, it is clinically corrected for astigmatism in children.

What is astigmatism in children

Children's astigmatism refers to the fact that the development of the eyeball is not close to the perfect circle, and when the light passes through the eyeball, there is a large difference in the refractive degree above the two axes, for example, the myopia degree is 100 degrees on the axis position of 180 degrees, and the myopia of nearly 200 degrees appears on the axis position of 90 degrees, which is called the existence of astigmatism of 100 degrees. If astigmatism occurs in children, most of it is due to congenital factors. Astigmatism is divided into regular astigmatism and irregular astigmatism, and the maximum refractive power and the minimum refractive power are perpendicular to each other when the main meridians are mutually perpendicular to regular astigmatism.

What to do if your baby's eyes are astigmatism

Astigmatism in the baby's eyes is usually caused by congenital development abnormalities or long-term squinting to see things, and the following points should be paid attention to in the treatment: to take the baby to the ophthalmology department of the hospital for optometry examination, to determine the specific degree of astigmatism, usually 150 degrees below the astigmatism does not have much impact on vision, no need to wear glasses for the time being, but to pay attention to regular observation of vision development.This condition usually doesn't affect vision, so it doesn't need to be treated, as long as you can take your child for regular eye checks. If the baby has astigmatism, most of it is physiological astigmatism, which is mainly caused by the congenital irregular development of the cornea.