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Why Should Children Have An Eye Exam?
The car bearing little Roshan halted at the schools gates and they alighted. His mother quickly went through the motions of admitting him into his nursery class and waved him goodbye. It seemed that his mother was oblivious of his screams of agony. Before he knew it, a young lady scooped him up and sat him on a chair. Surrounding him were 14 other screaming children. Time flew by as the class engaged in nursery rhymes and soon it was time to go home.
Next day, Roshan was more composed at school. His teacher sang the familiar rhymes and he joined in. Soon it was time to draw and color. His tiny hands held crayons and moved them over the pages. He saw colors appear on the paper as if by magic. The weeks slid by and the class started to gain a more formal tone.
A year passed, and he was ushered into Kindergarten. One day, his teacher handed him a pencil. All the children were to play a game of copying what the teacher drew on the board onto his book. Roshan looked on as his teacher took a piece of chalk and drew something on the board. He strained his eyes to see what it was. It was very hazy. He rubbed his eyes and peered at the board again. He looked around. His friends were busy scribbling something in their books. He glanced at the book of his neighbor. Oh, it was an apple! He copied the figure onto his book and soon both were adding colors to the fruit. Days passed in this fashion till the teacher noticed this. “Roshan, can"t you see what I have drawn on the board?" asked the teacher; to which Roshan replied in the negative. That day, Roshan"s mother received a note from the teacher.
The next day, he was taken to see an eye doctor (Ophthalmologist). While he was waiting to see the doctor, he saw his childhood friend Allen. Allen was 3 years his senior. Roshan"s mother was talking to Allen"s mother. “Allen could not see the blackboard" he overheard the lady tell his mother. “We came here a week before. The doctor told me that Allen could not see well in one eye. Since the other eye was OK, we did not notice any problem till his handwriting became bad and he started having headaches. His grades also started slipping. His teachers were constantly complaining about his lack of interest in studies. This continued for over a year and finally our pediatrician suggested an eye exam". Roshan noticed that Allen was wearing glasses now. “How is he now?" asked Roshan"s mother. “He is much better and his grades have improved" Allen"s Mother replied.
It
is
often
that
we
come
across
children
with
learning
disabilities.
Our
first
response
is
to
brand
such
children
“slow".
In
fact,
decreased
vision
is
the
most
common
cause
of
poor
performance
in
class.
Why
do
children
nowadays
have
increased
incidence
of
vision
related
problems?
The
reasons
are:
1.Genetic
(inherited
from
parents
and
grandparents)
2.Poor
diet
3.More
indoor
activities
like
TV,
computers,
etc
4.Children
do
not
play
outside
now.
This
decreases
the
development
of
far
vision
5.Drugs
Today, if we walk into any classroom, at least 30% of the children will be wearing glasses. Why has this gotten so bad? What can we do to remedy the situation?
The
solutions
are
simple:
1.
If
the
parents
have
eye
sight
problems,
make
sure
the
child
undergoes
an
eye
exam
between
the
age
of
3
and
4
so
that
any
problems
can
be
properly
assessed
and
rectified
early.
The
eye
matures
at
the
age
of
7.
So,
if
a
child
is
treated
from
the
age
of
4,
there
is
enough
time
for
the
treatment.
2.
If
any
vision
problem
is
detected,
and
the
doctor
advises
glasses,
follow
the
advice.
3.
Any
squint
(deviation
of
eyes)
is
a
major
problem.
This
must
be
treated
at
once.
4.
Any
white
color
on
the
black
of
the
eye
is
a
serious
problem
and
must
be
taken
seriously
and
an
expert
opinion
must
be
obtained
immediately.
5.
Children
should
be
encouraged
to
go
out
and
play.
Outdoor
play
causes
far
vision
to
develop
and
the
mild
sunlight
exposure
prevents
myopia
or
short
sight.
But,
do
not
look
directly
at
the
sun.
6.
Children
with
short
sight
prefer
to
play
indoors
and
gradually
develop
an
introverted
personality.
So
treat
early.
7.
Avoid
too
much
of
TV
and
computers.
These
are
near
objects
and
do
not
stimulate
development
of
distance
vision.
8.
Some
children
have
decreased
vision
in
one
eye
only.
Such
children
do
not
complain
about
it.
So,
it
is
better
to
check
their
vision
at
home
by
either
eye
covered.
9.
Any
child
that
has
a
learning
difficulty
must
have
a
compulsory
eye
exam.
10.
Children
should
have
a
healthy
balanced
diet
comprising
green
leafy
vegetables,
tomatoes,
carrot,
fruits,
oily
fish
and
boiled
eggs.
11.
It
is
not
wise
to
consume
too
much
chocolates,
broiler
chicken,
coffee,
etc.
The most important thing is to check every child"s vision before admitting into LKG again before going on to Class 1.
What
you
can
do:
Contact
Dr.
Ashley
Mulamoottil,
who
is
the
Medical
Director
&
Chief
Surgeon
in
Mulamoottil
Eye
Hospital
&
Research
Center,
Kozhencherry,
Kerala.
You
can
also
interact
with
him
from
his
Facebook
page.
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