Report Abuse. Yes, I'm sorry but they eat blood. That's why they are usually found on the scalp and not in the lengths of the hair. Yes it's very common for kids of all ages to get them I suggest you keep your hair bunched when with your nieces.
Convergence insufficiency is a difficulty or inability of the eyes to converge and work together at a near distance for extended periods of time, such as when reading, writing, drawing, or viewing a computer screen.
BACKGROUND: Superior oblique myokymia is an uncommon disorder that causes monocular oscillopsia and diplopia. Patients with this condition complain of episodes of vertical or torsional movement of images in one eye, along with periods of double vision. This condition is thought to be related to abnormal firing of the superior oblique muscle.