What do your child's eyes look like?
- eyes don't line up; one eye appears crossed or looks out!
- eyelids are red-rimmed, crusted or swollen
- eyes are watery or red (inflamed)
How does your child act?
- rubs eyes a lot
- closes or covers one eye
- tilts head or thrusts head forward
- has trouble reading or doing other close-up work, or holds objects close to eyes to see
- blinks more than usual or seems cranky when doing close-up work
- things are blurry or hard to see
- squints eyes or frowns
What does your child say?
After doing close-up work, your child says "I feel dizzy," "I have a headache" or "I feel sick/nauseous."
Remember, your child may still have an eye problem even if he or she does not complain or has not shown any unusual signs.