Parents often wonder what the best age is to fit their
children with contact lenses in order to give them the most successful and
safest wearing experience. Researchers reporting in Eye & Contact Lens: Science and
Clinical Practice studied differences in current symptoms, compliance,
ocular health and adverse events between current successful long–term contactlens wearers fit as children or as teenagers. They found that successful
contact lens wearers who were fit as children are no more likely to report
previous contact lens–related adverse events, problems with compliance,
decreased wearing time, or worse ocular health than those fit as
teenagers. Their findings suggest that
parents should not rely on age as a primary determinant in fitting children with
contact lenses, but should rely on their eye doctor’s recommendations and
evaluation of their child.
If you or
someone you know has questions about what age to fit children or teenagers with contact lenses
for best success might be, please feel free to call Center for Sight at
508-730-2020, visit www.center-for-sight.com or www.facebook.com/centerforsightfallriver to schedule an appointment.
Center for
Sight is conveniently located at 1565 North Main Street, Suite 406, Fall River, Massachusetts 02720 for
patients from
Massachusetts or Rhode Island.
