Ask the Expert Series: Caring for your kids eyes

According to Singapore National Eye Centre's Myopia Centre (SNEC), by Primary 6 the myopia rate amongst children in Singapore is as high as 65% ? Hence, for this Ask the Expert Session we have TWO experts who will be answering all your questions on myopia and how to care for your kids eyes ?? These two experts are Chen Weiwen: founder of My Eye Matters and Janet Chung: Principal Optometrist, PediaOptix. So start asking your burning questions in the comments section on caring for your kids eyes!

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What causes astigmatism instead of normal short sightedness?

Janet Chung

Optometrist @PediaOptix, Mother of 2 teenage kids

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Astigmatism is actually due to irregular cornea (front part of the eye) shape. It causes more than one focal point, hence one may comment seeing double or shadows. It can be congenital which means it is present at a young age, and it can be also due to poor vision habits like reading in poor lighting, poor postures, inadequate vision breaks etc. The latter can occur at school age, or even adulthood.

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