As a parent you must remember that contact lenses must be used with great caution in children, and only on advice of your eye doctor. Even infants may be prescribed contact lenses, if required. That said, most doctors prefer to prescribe contact lenses for children after they are twelve years or older. However, children above the age of eight may be eligible for contact lenses if they are responsible about hygiene.
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Myopia: The New Pandemic
The study by Naidoo et al uses a mathematical model to predict the prevalence of myopia. The authors have come up with startling numbers. It seems like myopia will be the new pandemic, with half the worlds population requiring glasses for distance vision.