Eye Symptoms Children

Any unusual change in the eyes or vision needs further investigation. Some common eye problems symptoms among children are:

Eyes appearance symptoms

• Crossed eyes (eyes do not coordinate with each other)
• eyelids are red rimmed (inflamed) or swollen
• watery red eye

Eyes symptoms causes the child to

• rubs eyes frequently
• closes or covering one eye
• tilts head during seeing
• difficulty reading or doing close work, otherwise holds objects close to eyes to see
• blinking frequently or bad disposition when doing close up work
• blur vision or hard to see 
• squints eyes (eyes partly closed or glance sideways)

Eyes symptoms expressed by the child

• Itching, burning, scratchy or can’t see clearly.
• After a close up work, there is dizziness, headache or feel sick/nausea.
• Blurred or double vision.

The child may still have an eye problem even if he/she does not have symptoms or complains. So it is advisable to have an eye exam.