Having a visual impairment affects our orientation and the way we enjoy life, and in the case of children, it also affects their school performance and learning, unless it is compensated on time and with frequent ophthalmological controls that ensure ideal correction at each stage. Once you know that you have to buy glasses to correct their vision, the question arises: How to choose? How to get the child to want to wear his glasses? Here are some tips for choosing children's glasses:
1- Choose a frame that adapts to the anatomy of the child's face. The frame should not be too large to ensure that the lenses can be perfectly centered.
2- Always choose lenses that offer the best protection and safety while your child is playing, characteristics that, for example, have the resistance of polycarbonate.
3- Frames that can be easily adapted to the child's face are the best choice: soft and adjustable nasal bridges, better silicone, and flexible and adjustable rods are the best options. Glasses such as the miraflex combine this functionality, ensuring that the glasses do not fall off, are extremely comfortable and do not become unbalanced by the frequent movements of children, who tend to handle them with less care than adults.
4- Adding a hardening treatment to ensure maximum durability can be an excellent investment. An anti-glare is also recommended for school-age children. Reflections from classroom lights can greatly interfere with vision and distract your child's attention.
5- To make the child want to wear their glasses and enjoy them, we must involve them in choosing the right frame, being tolerant if they choose a color that does not exactly match our personal taste.
6- Children need ultraviolet light for the development of their vision, but in the mountains, in the snow or on the coast they should use sunglasses with total UV protection because the reflections increase the amount of light that reaches the eyes.
