Should Your Child Wear Computer Glasses?

• Children often have a limited degree of self-awareness, so they may perform the same task on the computer for hours with few breaks. This can cause eye focusing and eye strain problems.

• Children are very adaptable, so they're likely to ignore eye and visual problems that would be addressed by adults.

• Children are smaller than adults. Work stations, however, are often arranged for adult use, which can lead to an uncomfortable viewing angle for children.

Since 80 percent of a child's learning comes from vision, experts recommend that children have their first comprehensive eye exam from an ophthalmologist or optometrist before they enter kindergarten.