Does Your Child Really Need Glasses?: A Parent's Complete Guide to Eyecare

By Robert A. Clark

Everything You Need to Know to Protect Your Child's Vision Every year, thousands of children are given eyeglasses they don't need while many others suffer from poor vision or eye discomfort without receiving proper treatment. If your child has a vision problem that requires corrective lenses, it's critical that he or she receives glasses in a timely manner. On the other hand, many eyeglass prescriptions for childrenare not necessaryand, in fact, may harm normal visual development. How can you, the parent, know what to do? In this practical, comprehensive guide, noted pediatric ophthalmologist Dr. Robert A. Clark covers not only glasses but also the whole range of common eyecare problems in children-from infancy through the teenage years. You'll discover: ?The most common vision and eye problems ?The role of vision in learning disorders ?Step-by-step recommendations and treatment options ?A set of detailed instructions for performing a home eye exam ?And much, much more! Foreword by Arthur L. Rosenbaum, M.D., vice-chair, Jules Stein Eye Institute, University of California, Los Angeles

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0761563776
• ISBN13: 9780761563778
• Release Date: April 2003
• Publisher: Prima Lifestyles
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.0" x 0.8" x 6.5"

Customer Reviews

Incredibly helpful and well written

I highly recommend this book to all parents. Not every doctor is up on the latest methods and treatments on treating eye problems so you as the parent should be. Get this book and find the best pediatric ophthalmologist (not an optometrist) in your area and your child will be in the best hands, an educated parent and a trained MD.

A must have book for all parents!

This book is destined to be a "must have" for all parents. Easy to read & understand, Dr. Clark takes the mystery out of some of the common, and not so common, eye problems that your kids may have. I liked it so much that after I read it, I bought 2 more, as gifts for my sister & my sister-in-law!

Every parent needs this book!

This is going to be the "What to Expect" book for eyecare for children. I just got it and it is so easy to read and understand. It truly is a handbook. Keep it handy. It'll probably tell you more (and more clearly) than your pediatrician! Maybe I'll get one for my pediatrician....