Contact lenses in the case of the very young child

Many hereditary congenital and infectious ocular conditions affecting young infants and children if diagnosed early enough are no longer untreatable. Special contact lenses are now available and have been specifically developed to prevent blindness, amblyopia and establish binocular vision. Different types of contact lenses and materials from which they may be fashioned are discussed and clinical considerations outlined for treatment. Visual rehabilitation of a high order is possible with proper understanding of the particular problems affecting babies at birth, later and in early infancy.