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Mumbai Eye Care offers comprehensive vision services for pediatric patients and adults with strabismus. Our ophthalmology department has close relations with pediatric specialists, providing a continuity of care for any child with issues related to eyes and vision. Our physicians and staff are trained well to handle children of all age group and are child-friendly.
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PediatricEyeCareInGhatkopar MumbaiEye Careofferscomprehensivevisionservicesforpediatricpatients andadultswith strabismus.Ourophthalmologydepartmenthascloserelationswithpediatricspecialists, providing acontinuity ofcareforanychildwithissuesrelated to eyesandvision. Our physicians andstaffaretrainedwellto handlechildrenofallagegroupand are child-friendly. Ourup-to-datediagnosticequipmentandsurgicaltechniques,andstate-of-the-artfacilities allhelp us inourmission to provide excellentcareforyourchild. Whenisthe righttime forEyeExamination? Birthto24months Baby’svisualsystemdevelopsin theirinitialmonthsoflifewithothermilestoneslike crawling,walkingandhand-eyecoordination.Toensureinfant’sgrowth,firstcomprehensive eye examcanbescheduled at6months ofage. Sincethereisahigherriskofeyeand vision problemsifyourinfantwasbornprematureorisshowingsignsofdevelopmental delay,youreyedoctormayrequiremorefrequentvisitsto keepwatchonhisorher progress.
Age2-5 years Duringpreschoolagefinemotorskillsare developedandschoolprepares themto read and write,so theyneed to develop hand and eyemovement.Childrentake part in activitieslike drawing, painting,sculpting.Thisisthetimewhenparentsneedtolookfor conditions like Lazyeye(amblyopia)andsquinting. • SchoolAge 6-18years vision • Childrenwithvisualimpairmentmayshowsymptomslike: • Shortattentionspan • Headacheswithlackoffocus • Frequentblinking anddrynessofeye • Avoiding reading • Tiltingtheheadtooneside • Losingtheir placeoftenwhilereading • Doublevision • Poorreadingcomprehension Withoutanexpertopinionitis difficult tounderstandsometimes,thatwhychildislacking academicallyandsocially, theremightbean underlyingvisualdefect. EyeExamination Oftenwehearthat eyescreeningcampsare organized atschool,butitsnotenough,aswe havetounderstandthat screening andcomprehensiveeye examinationdiffersalot. Screeningusuallyhelpsinidentifyingmajorissues,whilecomprehensiveeyeexams diagnoseseye problemsatearlystagesand beneficialforchildrengrowth.
What’s the differencebetweenvisionscreeningand a comprehensiveeyeexam? • Acomprehensive eye examdiagnoses eye disease.Eye dropsare usedtodilate(widen)the pupilduring theexam.Thisgivesyourophthalmologist a fullerviewinsidetheeyes.With dilationandotherspecialtesting,signsofeye disease aremore evident.The American AcademyofOphthalmology advisesparents to seekacomprehensiveeye examif: • Visionscreeningisinconclusiveor cannot bedone • Referredbyapediatrician or schoolnurse • Childrenwithmedicalconditions(suchas Downsyndrome,prematurity,juvenileidiopathic arthritis,neurofibromatosis)or a familyhistory ofamblyopia,strabismus,retinoblastoma, congenitalcataractsorglaucomaareathigherriskfordevelopingpediatriceyeproblems. • Eyedoctorlook forall thevisualactivitieslike: • Distanceand nearvision • refractiveerrors • Binocularvision: howthe eyesworktogetherasa team • Focusing • Eyelidsdrooping • PeripheralVision • ColorVision • Steriopsis–abilitytoseein3dimensions • Hand-eyeCoordination • Tracking Thedoctorwillalso examinethearea aroundthe eye andinside the eye tocheckforany eye diseasesorhealth conditions.Thiswould alsobe thetimetoaddress anyconcernsor issuesyourchild hasthatmightindicate avision problem.
VisualTroubleSigns • Symptomsthatrequireimmediateattentionfromaneyedoctor: • A whitepupil • Suddenswelling ordroopingof alid,accompaniedbyared eye • Enlargedcorneainoneor botheyes • Other conditions,whicharenotasurgent butstill, require attentionby a specialist: • Oneorboth eyesturninginorout • Tearing,redness,ordischargethat lastsforseveraldays • One pupilthatappearslargerthantheother An earlydiagnosisorattentiontosmalleyeproblem notonlysavechild fromcomplex proceduresinfuture butalsohelpsinachievingagemilestones. Ifyounoticeany ofthesesymptoms,youshouldmakeanappointmentwithoureye careexpertsforPediatricEyeCareInGhatkoparusingtheonlineformorcall us at+918451045935,+91-8451045934