Around contact lenses there are many myths though they both are created for a long time and are successfully applied by doctors-oculists to correction of sight. Quite often adults oppose categorically carrying lenses by the child. However conforming to several rules, it is possible to avoid potential danger and to save the child from need to wear glasses.
While many parents oppose children's contact lenses, their offsprings, especially from the beginning of a transition period, quite often dream to replace the bothered points with lenses. Disturbs adults that children can bring an infection in eyes that lenses will lead to deterioration in sight , etc. The majority of fears is connected with shortcomings of the first generation of lenses. Modern materials resolve a question of application of lenses even for babies. Of course, in these cases it is about congenital short-sightedness, lack of a crystalline lens or an iris and other rare diseases. Most often lenses to children write out from 8-13 years.
Exclusively so-called "breathing" lenses, that is silikongidrogelevy are shown to children and teenagers. They easily pass through themselves oxygen, so, there is no threat of germination of vessels in a cornea because of the shortage of air. Ideal option — lenses of daily replacement. With them it is not necessary to worry whether qualitatively the child washed a lens before putting on and whether forgot to replace solution for night storage. Lenses with replacement term in two weeks are admissible, however month is already a deadline.
After purchase of lenses it is important to train the son or the daughter under supervision of the expert it is correct to put on and remove them. It is at first important to control whether they are removed before going to bed (so far process will not become a habit). It is especially important to watch that the child did not perenashivat a lens longer than the put use term. Besides, it is impossible to put on them and during cold, flu and other diseases at which temperature, cold, dacryagogue , etc. is observed.
Contact lenses have also unambiguous contraindications, but them a little. These are inflammatory processes in organs of vision, some anatomic defects of eyes, and such system diseases as diabetes, rheumatoid arthritis, rheumatism.