Whether or not a pediatric patient with refractive error needs to wear eyeglasses all the time for treatment is related to the patient’s current visual acuity and the degree of refractive error.
Pediatric patients with refractive errors, such as myopia, hyperopia, and astigmatism, usually need to wear glasses for correction and treatment.
If the refractive error is low, e.g. myopia and astigmatism are less than 100 diopters, hyperopia is less than 200 diopters, and the visual acuity of the naked eye is 0.8 or above, glasses can be worn only when it is necessary to obtain better fine vision, e.g. when studying in class and doing homework. And do not wear glasses when playing sports.
However, if the refractive error of a pediatric patient exceeds the above range or if the naked eye vision is poor, it is recommended that glasses be worn at all times. Otherwise, not being able to see clearly will reduce the patient’s quality of life and can easily cause visual fatigue, leading to an increase in refractive error.
Children with refractive error should go to the ophthalmology department of the hospital in a timely manner, and the doctor will analyze the patient’s visual conditions and the specific degree of refractive error, and make a corrective plan for the patient.