It’s that time of year again, when children of all ages tear into Christmas presents and holiday gifts with excitement!

​Before you allow your child to rush to open his or her gifts though, we invite you to make sure the presents they’re about to open do not present any hazards to their eyes, if you want to protect your child’s eyes and vision this holiday season.
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Although vision issues are more common in adults, some children also need to wear eyeglasses to correct vision and eye problems. In fact, it’s pretty common for kids to wear glasses.

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, about one-third of school-age kids between the ages of 6-17 years wear glasses or contacts.
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Whether it is an eyelash or dirt, most people get a little something in their eye occasionally. A foreign body in the eye is also common in children. For example, young children often play in the sand and rub their eyes, without realizing the sand may get in their eyes.

​Foreign body injuries most often involve the conjunctiva, which is the membrane that covers the eyeball. But children may also sustain a foreign body injury that involves the cornea. ​
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When your child receives a type 1 diabetes diagnosis, it’s devastating. Although it comes with a lifetime of management, thankfully, type 1 diabetes is a chronic condition, and your son or daughter can grow to old age if managed properly. While many systems in the body can be affected by diabetes, it’s important to know how diabetes can affect your child’s eyes and the risks to his or her vision.
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As a parent, of course one of your top concerns is your child’s safety. You teach your kids to look both ways when crossing the street, wear a bike helmet, and buckle up in the car, but accidents also happen in the home. In fact, according to the AAO, about 50 percent of eye injuries occur at home. While young children may be especially vulnerable to eye injuries, older children and teens are also prone to eye injuries in the home.
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