How much exercise do kids’ bones need?

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While most of our childhood was spent running outdoors, our kids spend their time zipping between classes – abacus, tuitions, music, painting – the list is endless! No doubt this helps all round development of their minds. However their bones are left wanting. Wanting for more sunshine, wanting for more bone strength, and wanting for more muscle strength. So how much exercise do kids’ bones need? What physical activity should your child be engaged in? (more…)

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Can Atropine Eye Drops Cure NearSightedness?

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“Doctor what can I do to reduce my child’s spectacle powers?” “Can my child never get rid of her glasses?” “His spectacle number is increasing so fast, how can I stop it?” These are questions parents commonly ask child eye specialists. With a heavy heart, eye doctors have had to tell parents that there really is no magic cure for nearsightedness. And that all they could do was ensure their kids wore spectacles or contact lenses so that the current powers were corrected. Until now. (more…)

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How to prevent Eye Injuries This Diwali

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Diwali – the festival of brightly lit homes, vibrant rangolis, assortment of sweets… and fireworks. Unfortunately, at Agashe Hospital, we often come across kids whose Diwali vacations get marred by a firecracker injury. Some eye injuries even have the potential to blind your child. Here are few quick tips on how to protect your child’s eyes this Diwali: (more…)

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Should I be worried about my Baby’s Crossed Eyes?

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When is it safe to take my baby out in public? Should I wake my baby to feed him? Should I worry about my baby’s green stools? Is it normal for my baby to have crossed eyes? These are just a few of the questions that new mothers worry about. Today we try and answer one of these – should you be worried about your baby’s crossed eyes? (more…)

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How Do Doctors Check Babies’ Eyes?

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“But Doctor”, Vivan’s mother protested, “Don’t you think he is too small? Neither can he read the alphabet and nor can he count the dots. How will it help to take him to an eye specialist?” Vivan’s paediatrician smiled. He was used to hearing this. “Madam, that is why I asked you to take him to a pediatric ophthalmologist. They are trained to check baby’s eyes.” “But Doctor, with Vivan no, you can never predict if he is goofing around with his answers or…” his mom continued, still not believing. “Just trust me once and leave that to the eye doctor”, said the paediatrician but he knew that Vivan’s mother was only half convinced.

This is a common query that many parents have – how do doctors check baby’s eyes? You would be surprised to know that there is a lot that a skilled pediatric ophthalmologist can tell about your baby’s eyes without getting a word out of them. (more…)

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Pretty Big Eyes: How Faiz’s parents dealt with his Glaucoma

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Faiz, a four month old boy was a cute little bundle of joy for his parents. He was growing up to be a nice chubby kid. However, unfortunately since the past one month, his eyes had begun to grow in size.

At first Faiz’s parents were very happy that their child was having nice prominent eyes. Over a period of few more days his eyes started watering and he began avoiding light. That is when the parents thought that something was amiss. (more…)

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