Get Virtual Care
For Businesses
About Us
A member asked:
My son 5 yrs. old always rubbing his 2 eyes most of the time it seems to me an eye irritation especially after watching tv or playing games on ccomput?
3 doctors weighed in across 2 answers
Need Eye Check: At 5 year well child visit, vision screening done in most pediatric offices. American academy of pediatrics recommend visual acuity measurement at 5, 6, 8, 10, 12, 15 and 18 yrs. Now many pediatric offices has computerized machines: photo-screener or auto-refeactor. Some offices still use snellen chart. Your son needs to have an eye exam to find out the cause. Don't wait.
Answered 10/30/2013
4.8k views
How much?: How much screen time (computer, tv, video games) is he getting per day? Almost everyone recommends limiting screen time for young children. It may be that he needs more books, parks, and attention.
Answered 1/25/2014
4.5k views
Related Questions
A member asked:
My 11 month old daughter has swollen eyes and keeps rubbing her eyes. She has a runny nose, she cries and closes her eyes. I do not see any irritation?
A doctor has provided 1 answer
A member asked:
My 8 year-old son hit his head while playing outside, and he tells me that he is seeing blue and black in one eye. What is causing it and should he be taken to a doctor?
A doctor has provided 1 answer
A member asked:
From two year having eye irritation problem. Some time have puffy inflation over lower eye lid . Having azythromycin drops. What to do ?
A doctor has provided 1 answer
People also searched for:
Do I have scleroderma 46 year old female positive. Ana two times 1:40 and 1:160 negative nucleolar pattern negative subtests . No skin issues , eye irritation once in awhile. Ana tests done 1 1/2 years ago . Rheumatalogist finds nothing except ANA and i
My eyes get sore and bloodshot when watching TV or playing on the Xbox or looking near a bright light. What's going on?
What does it mean when people say playing too much video games and watching tv is bad for your eyes?
My son is 2 yrs old and has had 2 wet diapers in 3 days now. His eyes look real baggy but he's playing fine. What should I do?
My 28 mths old son has flue like symptms with up to 102 F fever.But he is also complaining about irritation in eyes Could that be due to virus as well?
Didn't find what you're looking for?
90,000 U.S. doctors in 147 specialties are here to answer your questions or offer you advice, prescriptions, and more.
Ask your questionMore of what we treat
Download HealthTap
Video visit and message your doctor
