Did you just read this and think, ‘What do you mean – how frequently should my kid have an eye test?! S/he has never had any problems with seeing. No problems, no eye test… right?’ Umm… not really. No eye check, no known eye problem is how we’d like to put it. (more…)
We all know too much TV is bad for our kids. So how much is too much? Where do you put a limit? How do you actually stick to the limit? Here’s a look at how much screen time is okay for your child’s eyes: (more…)
Summer vacations are on! A jump into the swimming pool is one great way to beat the heat. Whether it’s a hotel’s pool or daily swimming class or the community pool in your society, swimming pool water can leave your kid with burning red eyes, also called as swimmer’s eyes. Here’s how you can protect your kids’ eyes in the swimming pool: (more…)
“Half the world’s population will be near sighted by the year 2050!” Now that’s alarming, isn’t it? What is causing more and more of our children to be myopic or short sighted? And more importantly, what can we do to reduce short-sightedness in children? Scientists have found an easy solution – outdoor activity reduces short-sightedness in children. (more…)
“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…)
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.
10th October 2017:
We all are well aware of the common signs of shunt dysfunction in infants and toddlers with hydrocephalus – enlarged head, irritability, drowsiness, full tense fontanelles when upright, seizures etc. But did you know that there is an eye sign that may be an early sign of a shunt dysfunction? (more…)