An eye injury can occur at any time, in any place. Adequate prevention is important and could probably eliminate most eye injuries.

Close to 50% of injuries occur in sports and recreational activities - more in children and teens than any other age group.

Patching is recommended when children have amblyopia, also called lazy eye.

Patching works by covering the eye with normal vision so the weaker eye (the one with poorer vision) can get stronger. You can think of it as covering the strong eye to help the weak eye get better.

Learn more patching tips here.

Children may need glasses for several reasons – some of which are different than for adults.

Because a child’s vision system is growing and developing, especially during the first 5-6 years of life, glasses may play an important role in insuring normal vision development.

After the age of five, children should repeat vision screenings every 1-2 years.