“Doctor, I don’t think it will work,” said Jiya’s father. “Glasses as squint treatment for our four month old baby? Isn’t she too young for spectacles? She is too frisky, she just won’t keep them on Doctor!” (more…)
Ever wonder what your new-born is thinking when he is just looking deep into your eyes? Here’s what we think a premature baby (born before 37 weeks of pregnancy) might have to say to his mother about Retinopathy of Prematurity: (more…)
14th November 2017: The following are common questions that parents worry about: Will carrots help my child get rid of his spectacles? Will eye exercises reverse her glass powers? What can I do to stop my child’s spectacle numbers from increasing? We now have research backed evidence for parents regarding what they can do for myopia progression:
7th November 2017: This week we look at Oculo Cutaneous Albinism and two associated syndromes that one should rule out in albinotic patients.
17th October 2017:
We know about Sturge-Weber syndrome, the neuro-cutaneous disorder with angiomas on the skin of the face, typically in the ophthalmic (V1) and maxillary (V2) distributions of the trigeminal nerve. Did you know that you can predict the chances of secondary glaucoma based on the extent of the port wine stain? (more…)
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…)
26th September 2017:
We know that Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis (JIA) is one of the most common chronic rheumatologic diseases in children and that extra-articular manifestations include high fever, skin rash, serositis, and uveitis. Do you know which children are more prone to uveitis? (more…)
12th September 2017
This week we look at one of the most common causes of preventable visual loss in preterm babies – Retinopathy of Prematurity or ROP. Needless to say, all preemies less than 35 weeks and / or weighing less than 2 kgs with the below risk factors must be screened within the first 30 days of life. (more…)
29th August 2017:
This week we look at kids with special needs. Our young patients with Down’s syndrome often keep us busy with their delayed dentition, otitis media, or congenital heart diseases. Their lower IQs may be solely blamed for poor academics leaving their visual (especially refractive) errors, unattended to.
15th August 2017:
Doctor, we know that there is a latent period during which visual deprivation has no lasting effect on the vision of the deprived eye. After this latent period is over, the danger of permanent irreversible vision loss looms on the child. This week let’s look up the critical period after which parents should not delay pediatric cataract treatment any further. (more…)