Spectacles and Contact Lenses in Children

Objectives:    To understand the general guidelines for prescribing spectacles for children

 

                   To understand the ocular conditions which require spectacle correction for children

 

                   To understand the indications for contact lenses for children

 

Reading assignment:    AAO Preferred Practice Pattern Guidelines - Pediatric Eye Evaluations PPP section on Eyeglasses and Refractive Errors and Refractive Surgery PPP section on Contact Lenses: