Children naked eye visual acuity 4.0, indicating that there is a vision loss, should go to the hospital ophthalmology examination, to identify the causes and for the cause of the treatment, such as wearing glasses to correct refractive error, surgical treatment of congenital cataracts, and so on.
Under normal circumstances, children over the age of 3 years old can do vision examination, children’s vision development and age-related, generally at the age of 3 years old vision should be developed to 4.6 children’s vision 4.0, more than below the normal standard, the patient should be in time to hospital ophthalmology clinic, for examination, to identify the cause. If it is caused by refractive error, the child can wear glasses to improve vision.
Children with congenital cataract can also suffer from vision loss due to clouding of the lens. Surgery can be performed to improve vision, such as cataract ultrasonic emulsification combined with IOL implantation.
It is recommended that children with vision loss visit the hospital in a timely manner to have their condition evaluated and to follow the doctor’s instructions to choose the appropriate treatment.