How to recognize vision problems in children?

The load on vision in the conditions of modern life occurs constantly. We often watch TV, we sit all the time, buried in the phone or computer. Accordingly, our vision is in constant tension. This is true for our children as well. Among other things, their eyes are under a huge load at school and at home, doing homework. Therefore, it is necessary and important to pay attention to the issue of eye health in a child. How not to miss the time and understand in time that the child's eyesight is falling? What are the main vision problems in children?

Timely referral to an ophthalmologist

Visual problems in children can be identified even in infancy, so when the baby is 3 months old, make your first visit to the ophthalmologist.

Watch the baby: does the baby squint at the light, does he have an interest in toys. If the answer is yes, then there is nothing to worry about. But if he loses interest in the toy, if it is far from him, then you can think that he just sees it badly. If he squints or his eyes turn red for no reason and lacrimation begins – visit a doctor without delay.

If you have vision problems in your family: farsightedness, astigmatism or nearsightedness, then there is a high probability that your baby will also have such problems. As a result, your visits to the ophthalmologist should be regular so as not to miss the moment of the onset of eye diseases.

The most common vision problems in children

There are several main anomalies in the development of vision in children:

• Amblyopia (blurred vision), corrected by wearing glasses;
• Strobism (or strabismus), eyes unable to focus in one place;
• Colorblindness (inability to distinguish certain colors), eyes distinguish color but cannot correctly identify it;
• Terry's syndrome (a special type of retinal lesion), occurs in premature babies;
• Myopia (nearsightedness), inability to see distant objects;
• Hypermetropia (farsightedness), the inability to see objects that are in close proximity to the eye;
• Astigmatism (out of focus), occurs when the cornea of ​​the eye is irregularly shaped;
• Night blindness (poor vision at night).

If the child constantly hits, he has problems with coordination, he brings the book too close to his eyes; he has headaches, sees double; he squints strongly, covers one eye to see something – all this is a reason to be wary and think about visiting an ophthalmologist.

Prevention of vision problems

Every fourth schoolchild has vision problems. This can be bad for a child's academic performance, because if he has to strain to look at the letters, his reactions slow down.

Take the following preventive measures from early childhood:

• Once a year it is necessary to do a preventive measurement of visual acuity.
• Hang up toys for babies at least 30 centimeters away from their eyes.
• Try to follow safety precautions and remove chemicals and hazardous substances, warns estet-portal.com, so that they cannot get into the eyes of a child;
• Keep your hair out of your eyes so your child can't see through the bangs;
• Get the right lighting for your homework. Place the table by the window so that there is enough daylight, provide additional lighting for the work area on the left side. Try to observe that the child does not sit with his head buried in a notebook, and the distance between the eyes and the textbook is 30 cm, this applies to computers and tablets.
• When intense exercise, take breaks, and ideally exercise for the eyes;
• Try not to let your baby watch TV or computer uncontrollably. Daily "dose" television should be no more than 30 minutes.

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