As a parent, you may be wondering, “how can I know if my child already has myopia?”. If the telltale signs listed below seem familiar to you and you’ve been spotting them frequently in your child, it’s very possible that your child has myopia.
- Complaints of headaches and eye strains
- Abnormal squinting of the eyes
- Frequent blinking and rubbing of the eyes
- Likes to TV up-close to the screen
- Holds reading materials unusually close to the eyes
- Unusual tilting of head to sides or unusual face turns
- Difficulty copying notes from the whiteboard in class
- Difficulty recognising bus numbers from afar