What about contact lenses as a vision treatment for young children?

Certain children who are born with cataracts, or develop them in early childhood, need to undergo cataract surgery. However they may be too young to be implanted with Intraocular Lenses (IOL). While surgery can protect their vision, this procedure often leaves them very farsighted. Contact lenses can provide them the best vision possible and even help their own vision develop better, since spectacles are not a practical alternative for this group.

When contact lenses are prescribed for infants and toddlers, parents and other family members can learn how to insert, remove and clean the lenses. Children of all ages can adapt easily to wearing the lenses.