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Caring your Eyes
Schedule regular eye tests
See your doctor
All good pediatricians will check a child’s vision for common problems, such as lazy eye and cross-eye, at each visit, starting at 6 months. Ophthalmologists say, regular eye checks should be done at birth, six months, at age 3 or 4 and then yearly. In addition, your child should have a comprehensive eye exam by an optometrist or ophthalmologist between ages 3 and 5. If she was born prematurely, or if you have a family history of eye conditions such as glaucoma or cataract, have her vision checked every year thereafter.
Babies are born farsighted and their eyes may drift slightly outward. As the eyes develop, farsightedness diminishes. If your baby’s eyes continue to turn outward after 3 months of age, he should be evaluated by an eye doctor. In older children, watch out for squinting, frequent headaches, the child covering an eye to read, or needing to sit in the front row of the classroom. If your child isn’t interested in visual activities, has a low attention span, needs to watch television up close, holds books too close to the eyes, or shows poor school performance despite being intelligent, get her tested right away. It helps to know that childhood vision disorders are also caused by hereditary factors or by diseases.
Ensure your child eats a balanced diet rich with greens, proteins and carrots for nourished eye muscles and tissues. Ask your eye doctor for some convergence exercises that help school-going children relieve eye strain and ‘brow ache’.
Give eyes a workout
A popular misconception is that watching television, playing video or computer games cause vision problems in children. Balance TV, computer and video-game time with outdoor play. Kids use many eye muscles when following a real ball and that helps develop the control of eye-movement and ability to focus well. You can also exercise your toddler’s eyes by encouraging her to follow along as you read to her, pointing to each word.