Children's Vision Care & Teens

All School Age Children & Teens

Even if there are no risk factors or family history of eye problems, children need their vision checked at 6 months, 3 years, and before starting first grade.
Make an appointment if your child exhibits any of the following issues

• Read slowly
• Struggles with reading
• Poor reading comprehension
• Complains about headaches
• Grows tired or frustrated with reading
• Can't sit still or stay at a task for any length of time
• Reverses words, numbers, or letters
• Difficulty remembering the spelling of words
• Difficulty copying from a chalkboard or textbook
• Frequently loses their place, skips words, or lines of text while reading
• They are performing below expected levels in school
• Complains about itchy, burning or watery eyes
• Move their head back and forth instead of just their eyes while reading
• Have problems with coordination in sports
• Shows no improvement from medication or tutoring

If it is determened that you have any of these issues, Dr. Sidney F. Thomas III, O.D, and his vision team will provide an appropriate schedule of management and maintenance for the best possible care.

Sports Vision & Vision and Sports

Poor vison can affect athletic performance and capabilities of a children and teens of all ages.

• Poor vison
  Poor vison can affect athletic performance and capabilities of a children and teens of all ages.
• Correcting visual acuity
  Correcting visual acuity is the first and quickest step for most people but, some athletes are unaware that they suffer from an undetected refractive error. Refractive errors are any number of different size and shape abnormalities that affect the eye’s ability to focus light on the retina, affecting vision.
• Contrast sensitivity is very important for athletic performance
  Low contrast sensitivity, especially in low light conditions, make it difficult to track objects

If it is determened that you have any of these issues, Dr. Sidney F. Thomas III, O.D, and his vision team will provide an appropriate schedule of management and maintenance for the best possible care.

Common Vision Issues & Vision Changes that may occur over time

As we all get older, our eyes keep changing and so does our vision. Here are just some common age related vision changes that you may notice as we age

• Why are my eyes dry
  Sometimes, this canbe cause by your tear-flow, your heater, your air conditioner, or other things in your environment. Some other causes include: Aging, especially menopause Certain drugs like antihistamines have side effects that can causedry eyes Some Diseases affect your ability to create tears, like Sjogren's syndrome, rheumatoid arthritis, and collagen vascular diseases
• Visual Stress
  Staring long hours at a computer screen, cell phone or working in poor light will cause visual stress. There are simple things we can suggest to give you relief.
• You Require or Need More Light
  If you find that you need more light. Be sure work and reading areas are well lit so you can read comfortably and do close work.
• Presbyopia ( this happens to all of us )
  The Eye’s ability to focus on items at close distance becomes more difficult. You’ll find yourself removing your glasses to see better up close. If you don’t wear glasses, you’ll hold reading material further away.
• Changes in Color Perception
  If the normally clear lens located inside your eye starts to discolor, it will be harder to see and distinguish between certain color shades.

If it is determened that you have any of these issues, Dr. Sidney F. Thomas III, O.D, and his vision team will provide an appropriate schedule of management and maintenance for the best possible care.