Can I do anything to help prevent my child becoming short-sighted?
Short-sightedness (or myopia, a condition in which people find objects in the distance blurred) is often inherited

Short-sightedness (or myopia, a condition in which people find objects in the distance blurred) is often inherited

Since birth I had a convergent squint and needed to turn my head in order to be able to focus on anything.

Amblyopia is the most common cause of poor vision in children and occurs because the part of the brain that deals with vision for that eye has failed

A cataract is an opacity (or cloudiness) in the lens of the eye. This cloudiness develops inside the lens and restricts light passing through the eye.