My husband and I have glasses. What are the chances that my child will get glasses?

At birth, practically all eyes are hypermetropic (far-sighted) to the extent of 2.5 to 3.0 diopters and as the growth of the body proceeds the axial length increases until when adolescence is passed. The eye should normally be emmetropic (without any number). As a matter of fact, it is found that in over 50% of the population emmetropia is not reached, some degree of hypermetropia persists. On the other hand, the eye may become myopic (short-sighted). It is generally genetic (ie. hereditary). If both the parents are wearing glasses, then there are high chances of child getting glasses. To rule out whether a child needs glasses or not, regular eye check-up at definite intervals is advisable.

What are the various therapies available to treat refractive errors?

As we have seen that the basic problem for a person with a refractive error (i.e. eye number) is that the focused image of the seen object is not formed at the plane of the retina. So the basic principle of treatment is to shift the focused image on the retina to see the object perfectly clear. To do this, there are different methods used by the ophthalmologist.

Note: only the following methods of treating the refractive errors are effective. No sort of exercise or medicine can cure the refractive error.