How astigmatism is caused in children's eyes

Most patients have astigmatism due to congenital factors, such as the higher incidence of astigmatism in children if one parent has astigmatism. If the patient has a low degree of astigmatism, it can be considered to be corrected without glasses, but if the degree of astigmatism is relatively high, glasses may be considered for correction. If a child's eyes have astigmatism, the main cause is congenital genetic factors.

How astigmatism is treated in children

Then for medium to high astigmatism, you can consider wearing appropriate glasses, refraction before glasses, then again to develop good eye habits, avoid long-term use of eyes. So first of all, we can also take a look at the astigmatism, if it is a low degree of astigmatism, if it has no impact on normal life and learning, you can observe it for the time being, because the general low degree of astigmatism does not change very much. Patients with astigmatism should also be careful not to rub their eyes, which can generally improve their vision by wearing lenses. However, there are very few cases, such as pathological astigmatism, such as keratoconus, which has a continuous change in astigmatism.

How to correct astigmatism in children's eyes

In this case, it is recommended that appropriate astigmatism glasses should be worn to correct the child's vision.In clinical practice, if it is low-grade astigmatism, it is recommended to avoid wearing glasses for correction and observe regularly. If it is moderate to high astigmatism, it can affect the child's vision. If the child's eyes have astigmatism, the degree of astigmatism in the child should be carefully checked and treated according to the child's specific situation.