New Delhi :-October 9 World Sight Day is a global initiative celebrated each year to raise awareness and address the global preventable blindness and vision impairment the vision issues related to school children are increasing at a very alarming rate, child’s vision is essential to his success in school and Life .
The question is that we have to address the issue of Child’s vision right at the start but how will one comes to know that Child has such issues In case if child consistently sitting too close to the TV or holding a book too close, Losing his place while reading or using a finger to guide his eyes when reading ,Squinting or tilting the head to see better , Frequent eye rubbing, Sensitivity to light and/or excessive tearing, Closing one eye to read, watch TV or see better ,Avoiding activities which require near vision, such as reading or homework, or distance vision, such as participating in sports or other recreational activities ,Complaining of headaches or tired eyes, Avoiding using a computer because it “hurts his eyes”. These are a few of the basic symptoms which as a parent if monitors should address appointment with an optometrist or ophthalmologist if your child exhibits any of these signs. A visit with the doctor may reveal that your child has myopia (nearsightedness), hyperopic (farsightedness) or Astigmatism These common refractive errors are easily corrected with eyeglasses or contacts .
