Children’s visual health during the back-to-school period

During the summer there are several precautions that have been necessary to take into account for the care of the visual health of children on the beaches or in swimming pools. Thus, for example, it is recommended that they never dive into the water without swimming goggles because it can cause visual discomfort such as eye irritation or conjunctivitis among other tips … However, children’s eye health care is not only important in summer because of the weather conditions, but also throughout the year. Precisely, with the start of the new academic year, in addition to being aware of buying school supplies, it is also important for parents to pay attention to the visual behavior of their children. From InterOptics in Alfaz del Pi we provide advice and information on the main signs main signs that may lead to suspect the need to check the visual health of children in the back to school..

When is it necessary to check children’s visual health?

The visual functions of the eyeball are not fully developed at birth, but need some time to complete their formation. Children are hyperopic at birth, although at about 6 years of age their refractive status tends towards emmetropia.. However, it is always necessary to check the visual health of children during the process of eye formation because sometimes it is not completed as expected. In some occasions, it may not tend towards emmetropia, so farsightedness, nearsightedness and even astigmatism may appear. Changes in the refractive state of children’s eyes together with the possible presence of other childhood pathologies that may develop, such as strabismus or amblyopia, can affect children’s back-to-school performance. In fact, it is estimated that approximately 33% of school failure cases are directly related to an undetected visual problem..

Although vision problems in childhood can affect school performance and learning, certain signs in children’s behavior can indicate the presence of an eye problem, certain signs in children’s behavior may indicate the presence of an eye problem.. Specifically, if any of the following signs appear in children’s behavior at school or during extracurricular activities, it is necessary to check their visual health:

• He twists his head while reading.

• Decenters quite easily.

• He sees the blackboard badly at school from a distance.

• Confuses words.

• He has difficulty maintaining attention in class.

• He winks.

In order to prevent the different visual problems that can occur in childhood and to detect them in time, it is advisable to carry out a complete visual health check-up of children when they go back to school. Precisely, from InterOptics in Alfaz del Pi we advise parents to have their children’s eyes checked for any sign that may cause them to suspect a problem with their eyesight.

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