Children’s eye treatment: What is vision correction for children?
SAMER HAMADA EXPLAINS VISION CORRECTION FOR CHILDREN
Vision correction for children usually is through glasses.
Occasionally, we might encourage children to wear contact lenses if that gives them a better visual potential. In very rare cases, we consider laser vision correction.
The risk and benefits of refractive surgery will have to be discussed. This is usually a therapeutic surgery more than a refractive option…
Occasionally, there are patients with poor eyesight, that’s normally due to something abnormal in their corneas, for example, that is the front window of the eye, it’s got scarring or opacity that stop the lights from entering the eye.
The treatment, in this case, would be more like optimizing their vision as much as possible.
Sometimes we have to do some surgery on the cornea, such as laser surgery or some partial thickness cornea transplantation to improve the clarity of the cornea. You can call this cornea transplantation.
About the expert
Mr Samer Hamada | Consultant Ophthalmologist and Corneal Surgeon
MD, MSc, DO (hons), FRCSEd, FRCOphth I am Samer Hamada, founder and consultant ophthalmic surgeon with over 20 years’ experience in ophthalmology. I am a world-renowned specialist in cornea, cataract and refractive surgery. I’m not only a leading surgeon but also the only dual fellowship trained in corneal diseases in children from reputable institutions in the UK. At Eye Clinic London I work closely with other consultant ophthalmologists, optometrists and orthoptists to achieve the best outcomes for our patients. Our main aim is to make sure our patients get the safest and best treatments available to them. We put your safety before anything else so you can rest assured that if you choose us you will be in the best and safest hands.
