Do 20/50 vision in children need glasses?

[Esperanza]

My daughter came home with a vision report of 20/50 vision. What does it mean? Does he need glasses?

[Jakayla]

Children with 20/50 vision means that they need to stand 20 feet away from the objects to see them clearly while a person with perfect vision can see the same object clearly from 50 feet away. Children who have 20/50 vision may have trouble seeing distant things clearly like reading the content on a chalkboard from across the classroom. In this case, they need to wear corrective lenses, glasses or contact lenses, to help them see distant things clearly. However, the vision is not so serious, so don't worry about it.

[Yesenia]

Yes. she have poor vision and need prescription glasses to help her see better. Usually, 20/20 vision means perfect vision while 20/30 or 20/40 are mild myopia maybe. And 20/50 means that she can see at 20 feet what corrected vision can see at 50 feet. To be sure, you shall take her to eye doctor and get eye checked for eye prescription in details that use for buying prescription glasses.