Teen Vision Issues
Author: Marlane J. Brown, O.D. 

If you are a teenager you will be experiencing your own unique visual issues. The teen years often bring about the first signs of inability to see at distances causing problems in the classroom. If you are an active teenager glasses might not be appealing. In many cases teens might feel that they even look better without glasses. Whatever the case, there may be some choices for you.

Most vision errors are very easily corrected with contact lenses or glasses. There are some main benefits of contact lenses over glasses and if you are in your teen years you may wish to consider these advantages in your decision to correct your refractive error. If you are interested in learning more about contact lens options please visit our optical shop to discuss options for your contact lens fitting.

Teen Vision Options

• Eyeglasses
• Contact Lenses
• Colored Contact Lenses
• (Nike MaxSight) contact lenses for sports
• Polycarbonate Lenses
• Prescription Sunglasses
• Safety EyeWear For (IA students)

Dry Eye Syndrome

Dry Eye Syndrome affects over 60% of our population on a continued basis or as an episode based condition associated with environment or working conditions. Teenagers are also at risk for this eye condition as it is a growing epidemic and linked to several over the counter medicines.

Computer Vision Syndrome

Because teens are often using computers and video games more and more these days it is important to consider this impact on vision. Recent studies indicate that computer vision syndrome affects as many as 75% of computer users. Computer vision syndrome presents when a person spends a good deal of time working or in front of a computer.  This vision condition is not extremely dangerous, and there is no reason to panic if you experience some of the symptoms described, but know that you can reduce these symptoms with computer vision syndrome by just changing the way you work at your computer.