Clinical Trials

Some doctors feel that a child with hyperopia (farsightedness) should have glasses before any potential vision problems (such as amblyopia or strabismus) develop. Other doctors feel that children should not be given glasses unless vision problems occur. It is not known if hyperopia should be treated immediately or only if other problems occur. This is the reason this randomized clinical trial is being done.

This study is being done to:

- Assess what children with different eye conditions experience in everyday life

- Improve our understanding of the difficulties that children with eye problems experience

- Improve reporting of how parents see their child’s eye condition affecting them

- Assess what parents of children with different eye conditions experience in their own everyday life

- Improve the way we assess the benefits of treatment