[Ocular correction in children]. / Prescrierea corectiei optice la copii.

The article is an up-to-date of the principles of spectacles prescription in children, based upon the published guidelines and personal experience. The prescribing of spectacles for children is different from that for adults because of the unique morphological and functional characteristics of the children's eye. Most of the recommendations for refractive errors correction are based on clinical consensus (experience) rather than populational studies (evidence). This explains the great variability of the indications for refractive errors correction in children.