Have you noticed that more and more kids are wearing glasses these days? At the playground, in school, at the park, kids are in spectacles much more frequently than ever. The main driver of this is the increased rates of myopia in children. Myopia is when a child can no longer see things in the distance well (like the smart board at school or the time on a clock across the room) and must wear glasses in order to see properly. This is because the eye, which focuses light onto the back of the eye to allow us to see,… More
Have you noticed that more and more kids are wearing glasses these days? At the playground, in school, at the park, kids are in spectacles much more frequently than ever. The main driver of this is the increased rates of myopia in children. Myopia is when a child can no longer see things in the distance well (like the smart board at school or the time on a clock across the room) and must wear glasses in order to see properly. This is because the eye, which focuses light onto the back of the eye to allow us to see,… More
Dr. Graeber has seen firsthand how informed parents make better decisions about their children’s eye health. To help families like yours stay educated, she maintains a blog about pediatric eye care with the latest research and treatments.
