FAQs about Kids Eyes

Answers to commonly asked questions:

Question 1: Can reading for long hours weaken my eye sight?

Answer 1: No. Reading for long hours  does not weaken the eyes in the long term. What could happen is that the eye muscles could get tired temporarily and cause eye strain, discomfort, feeling of eye pain etc      

   

Question 2: Can reading in bad light eventually weaken my eye sight?

Answer 2: No. Reading in bad light does not weaken eyesight. Reading in good light is recommended to prevent eye strain and fatigue.

Question 3: Too much artificial light is harmful for my eyes?

Answer 3: No. Artificial light is not harmful in the short or long term. As mentioned earlier natural light is recommended to reduce eye strain.

Question 4: Is any light better than the other?

Answer 4: White light is preferable especially in the kids room and the light at the reading desk should come from the behind you.

Question 5: Is too much mobile time or i Pad time harmful for my kids eyes ?
Answer 5: Yes. It affects your childs eye sight, it affects his health (cause of childhood obesity) and his mental health. In fact China and Singapore are doing a study into this. They were the first onto an electronic gadget boom. Now almost 99% of their children are Myopes.

Question 6: Is colour blindness common, and if detected early can it be cured?

Answer 6: Colour blindness in not common, but is more prevalent in boys than girls. There is no cure for colour blindness at any age. There are some new glasses being marketted as making a vast difference in the vision of a Colour blind. It is not so. Check them out yourself.