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Thursday, February 20, 2014

Eye diseases common among children

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Eye diseases common among children

Develop the sense of sight to the child quickly during the first year of life, but sometimes may suffer eyes problems hindering the development of his abilities on the sound vision, the result of several factors, so parents feel free to check out the view of a comprehensive child; because it helps to detect any defect affects academic performance in later, and treated before they worsen the situation. The child can see things clearly and be able to focus his view and see the colors and distinguish shapes upon reaching the age of four months, to see if the eyes are growing properly, subject the child for some tests to make sure the safety consideration, such as: test the reaction of the pupil to light and follow the movement of things, and test the child's ability to focus view and follow the movement of objects, as well as test priority consideration to evaluate the child's abilities to see things and to distinguish between the forms, and in the case of noted pediatrician and any fault, it is necessary to refer the child to a doctor, a specialist in the diagnosis of eye diseases and treatment, to pursue the case and is being tested further, so that early diagnosis of eye diseases common in childhood is essential to the success of the treatment. And undergo a comprehensive eye test does not require knowledge of the child read the characters, there are tests for children in pre-school age, allowing the doctor to detect any defect in the sense of sight. But, before taking the child to the doctor, the mother to supply him to this process through the explanation to him that the doctor will be asked to consider in a certain direction and stare at specific things, and subject the child to examine the sensuous eyes unit looking through stare at the pictures and the different forms that comes before him, with the aim of its ability to measure vision. As being a doctor examination of the retina by shedding light to the inside to monitor how its reflection on the retina, where up images to the cells sensitive to light, and this helps the examination to determine whether the child needs to put glasses, The importance of these tests and examinations in their ability to detect problems that cause difficulty in vision and adversely affect the child's ability to learn later.
Consider one of the most common problems among children common
Lazy eye
It is a weakness in the consideration due to non-use of child eye, despite being healthy and not infected by any defect, and often show this case in one eye, and the means to diagnose, check in to the child's abilities to see, and determine if there is a deviation in one eye. Unfortunately, you can not address the problem of lazy eye by eyeglasses or contact lenses, as required Blink sound, induce the child to use the lazy eye and strengthened.
Congenital strabismus
Causes muscle weakness in one eye to the deviation, seems one of the interpupillary consider in a straight direction, while the other deviates in another direction, it may be to the inside or outside or to the top or to the bottom. And address this problem through surgery, except for internal strabismus caused by the farsightedness can be corrected by eyeglasses, in the case did not address the problem early, will develop deviant lazy eye, leading to a loss of the sense of consideration.
Palaces in focus
The inability to focus on the things you consider moving closer to the eye.
Color blindness
The inability to see some colors or a single color.
Blepharitis and relaxation of the eyelids
Causes inflammation of the sebaceous glands in the roots of the lashes to inflammation of the eyelids Vttgma secretions resin on the eyelashes, especially in the morning, has caused him pain, and deal with this situation with drugs, in turn, relaxes the muscles of the eyelids or the inability of the child to open his eyes, can infect one eye or two, and is often treated with surgery.
Runny eye
Lead lacrimal duct obstruction, which connects the lacrimal glands in the nose, to the accumulation of fluid and inflammation of the eye.
Redness of the eye
Reciting the white part of the eye is red, and increase secretions tears or gum as a result of bacterial or viral infections or injury as a result of child allergies. I usually use eye drops or ointments to treat the condition.
Astigmatism (deviation)
Cause irregular surface of the cornea to blurred vision, and can treat the condition put glasses.
Syndrome stare at the computer screen
The number of children who use the computer, for long periods on a daily basis, and this is what has led to the emergence of a new factor adds another problem to the common eye problems in children. A lot of staring at the computer screen, may cause symptoms harmless to children, such as: tired eyes, and the inability to see clearly and headaches, known as the “syndrome stare at the computer screen.”
Tips for the prevention of injury syndrome child stare at a computer screen

 Attention to indicators
The mother should pay attention to symptoms that indicate the presence of the syndrome, such as: dry eyes and Ahmrarhma, rubbing eyes, and complaining of fatigue or tired eyes or lack of vision clearly. Also, indicates the unwillingness of the child to use the computer, to the annoyance of the likelihood syndrome stare.

 Verification of proper lighting in the room
Ensure that there be no light reflection on the computer screen so as not to force the child to make an extra effort to focus and stare at the screen, what is exhausting his eyes.

 Selection of suitable location and height to install computer
Careful to put the computer at a convenient height, where it is in the child's level, and the child's height and size determine where to place the screen and the keyboard, the screen should not be too high for a child, and that separates them a distance of 60 cm.

 To use the computer for specific periods
The mother to monitor the child's time spent in front of the computer screen, and attention to the signs of fatigue that appear on the face. And encourage them to take a break for ten minutes, after hours of computer use, these Poses regular soothes the eyes and reduce redness as a result of injuries sustained focus and lack of Altermich.

 Optometry
That an examination after consideration is very important, because the use of computer makes it imperative to rely on near vision, has been advised to put special glasses are used only during the work on the computer.

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