Effective Eye Care Tips For Your Child - Arohi Eye Hospital

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As parents, one is always concerned about the
health of their children. And, with every child
being a great deal surrounded and involved with
digital gadgets like smartphones, laptops, and
televisions today, one increased concern is about
their eyes. With the increasing use of such
digital screens and computer screens, we see a
significant increase in eye discomfort and
fatigue too. This makes it even more important
for you as a parent, to take complete care of
your childs eyes. Here are some effective eye
care tips that can help.

• If your child is really small to understand the
  risks involved with sharp objects, you need to
  be extra cautious when you leave them alone. Make
  sure never to leave them alone with any sharp
  objects like scissors or knives, and even
  pencils and sharp edged toys.
• If your little child complaints a lot about
  frequent headaches or eye pain and irritation,
  or prefers to sit too close to the blackboard in
  class, you could be watchful as these may be
  symptoms of a refractive error that your child is

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• suffering from. It is essential that you identify
  such a refractive error at the earliest, so that
  further complications like lazy eye can be
  avoided.
• If your child has one or both eyes deviated from
  its central position, he is suffering from
  squint. You need to have it treated at the
  earliest too, to avoid problems when he grows
  up. For this, youll need to get in touch with a
  squint specialist. Depending upon your childs
  age, eye condition, and health, the doctor may
  prescribe him various kinds of treatments like
  eye exercises, eye patching, or even surgery.
• When you children are playing out in the garden,
  or even while sleeping indoors, they are likely
  to be stung by an insect and if the sting is
  anywhere near the eyes, it may cause an allergic
  reaction, which carries a risk of infection.
  Rush to a doctor immediately in such a case.
• Conjunctivitis is a very contagious eye disease
  and when the season is on, children are the most
  contagious. So, when the season is on, you should
  avoid sending your child to school for a few
  days, or at least ask him to be careful.
  Similarly, if your child has already caught the
  eye flu, make sure you dont send him to school
  as long as he doesnt recover. After all, as a
  parent, it is your responsibility to take care
  of even other children, isnt it?
• These are the very basic and most common eye
  problems that your child may encounter. But,
  apart from these, there could be many other
  problems too. Whatever the problem with the
  eyes, whether it is redness, itchiness, pain,
  swelling, dryness, watering, blurriness, or
  anything else, make sure you take immediate steps
  to consult an ophthalmologist. If you are a
  resident of Mumbai, you could book an appointment
  with Arohi Eye Hospital for any such problems.
  After all, this is one reputed child eye clinic
  in Andheri West, where all kinds of problems for
  both children and adults are treated. In fact,
  among the team of highly specialized doctors
  working at the hospital, there is a dedicated
  pediatric ophthalmologist and strabismus
  specialist, who can take care of any
  child-related eye problems perfectly.
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