RevolutionEyes | Indianapolis | Carmel » Carmel Indiana Optometry http://www.revolution-eyes.com Wed, 18 Jan 2012 20:13:17 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 Common Myths About Vision In Children http://www.revolution-eyes.com/2009/03/common-myths-about-vision-in-children/ http://www.revolution-eyes.com/2009/03/common-myths-about-vision-in-children/#comments Tue, 03 Mar 2009 18:11:54 +0000 admin http://www.revolution-eyes.com/?p=297 Lately we have been focusing on the importance of having your child’s vision checked starting at a young age.  We found a great article on myths about a child’s vision in the Eye Topics Newsletter.  You can check out one myth below.  To read all of the myths check out this website!

5.  Myth: Wearing glasses means my child has “weak” eyes.

Truth: Glasses are worn mainly to correct nearsightedness, farsightedness, or astigmatism. In these conditions, the eye muscles are not “weak.” Rather, the eyes do not focus properly because of the curvature of the lens and/or the depth or shallowness of the eye. Glasses are worn to correct an improper focus.

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