20% of young kids 'given glasses unnecessarily'

The Singapore Straits Times, 25th June 2004, reported that a study published in the Journal of American Association of Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus on preschool vision screening examined the records of more than 100,000 children 20% were found to have no eye problems and were prescribed glasses unnecessarily.
Mr Donahue an associate professor at the Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, added that most youngster are slightly far-sighted, but are likely to grow out of the condition without glasses.
He was also critical of the screening program which requires undergo comprehensive eye exams before starting school. He said the rule was costly given the unnecessary expense incurred due to high rate of misdiagnosis. Then....Why are we putting glasses on children who are only 6 months old? 

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