Visual symptoms in children
How can you recognise a vision problem?
Looking at your child, do you have the impression that he may have an eye disorder? Does he complain of visual problems? Look below for the closest eye symptom, find out what it means and the associated eye diseases, and what you can do to treat them.
If in doubt, always contact your ophthalmologist so that they can correctly diagnose your child by means of appropriate eye examinations.
Find out more about children’s eye problems
Eyesight problems in children can manifest themselves in many different ways. For example, they may complain of visual fatigue, discomfort, poor near vision, headaches or migraines, blurred vision or poor visual acuity. You may notice strabismus (convergence of the eyes), impaired colour vision or poor far vision in your child.
In all cases, an eye examination by an ophthalmologist will make it possible to detect any visual disorder. If in doubt, we advise you to talk to your paediatrician or eye health specialist.
They can then define whether the pathology deserves visual correction, such as the prescription of corrective lenses or rehabilitation with the help of an orthoptist.
And if you are looking to learn more about a particular disease such as myopia, astigmatism, diplopia, hyperopia, amblyopia, dry eye, congenital glaucoma or conjunctivitis, please visit our pages on these different eye disorders.
