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.
Eye convergence. In ophthalmology, convergence is the simultaneous inward movement of both eyes toward each other, usually in an effort to maintain single binocular vision when viewing an object. This action is mediated by the medial rectus muscle, which is innervated by Cranial nerve III. It is a type of vergence eye movement.