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In the consultation with the pediatric ophthalmologist, the examination is performed in different ways, depending on the age of the child and also on their cooperation during the consultation.  ;
A timely eye exam is essential for preventive eye care, especially in families with a history of vision problems. No eye diseases.
Each year, most schools ask parents of students for a pediatric ophthalmologic evaluation as part of their enrollment requirements, with the goal of detecting if there is Some vision problems typical of childhood.
Pediatricians also recommend that parents take their children for an eye exam because early childhood is the stage in which vision problems could be treated that already in adolescence and adulthood would have no way to solve.
These are good measures to be able to identify problems that children may have with the vision in a timely manner and have the opportunity to treat it successfully.
But this responsibility cannot be left to schools, teachers or paediatricians, parents must also be interested in the visual health of our children, and attentive to any warning sign of a vision problem. vision.
According to Dr. Stephanie Vásquez, a specialist in pediatric ophthalmology, pediatric strabismus and cataract at the Espaillat Cabral Institute, it is important Take infants and children for a pediatric ophthalmologic evaluation because there are many silent eye pathologies that have no symptomsor any type of manifestation, and that could only be diagnosed if the pediatric ophthalmologist examines them. may express that he has a visual difficulty or a pre-verbal young child may express that he does not see well. You don’t have to wait until they learn to talk before you can complain about something about their vision or their eyes.
According to the specialist, many times a child can present Difficulty learning, is very distractible or does not concentrate, does not want to cooperate in learning to read, or does not show interest in class. This does not necessarily mean that the child has attention deficit, that he is lazy or that he just wants to play, it could be that he has some visual focus defect and, he sees well, he cannot have a proper apprenticeship.
These and many other signs should make parents react and motivate them to take their children for an eye checkup.
In the consultation with the pediatric ophthalmologist, the examination is carried out in different ways, depending on the age of the child and also on their cooperation during the consultation: some will need to read or identify objects and/or or images; they could measure the position of their eyes; make glasses test, see the reflection of light in the back of the eye; in some cases, the pupils are dilated or special drops are used to determine if there is a need for glasses or other treatment.
RELEVANT ALARM SIGNS
Not making steady eye contact with an object or when spoken to.
Frequently rubbing or squeezing your eyes.
Constant or marked blinking.
Observe in the photos that the eyes look strange (dull despite the flash or diverted).
Eyes red or always watery.
Constant tearing of a single eye.
Very sensitive to light when turned on at night or when exposed to the sun.
Not being able to read the board, unless you squint or feel more uncomfortable. s close.
Watch television very closely or almost glued to the screen.
Write with your head on one side or with your face very close to the paper.
Confuse letters or get lost reading.
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