It is said that the eyes are the windows of the soul, and most of the knowledge in the human brain needs to be obtained by the eyes, so it is very important to protect the eyes. It is said that eye protection should be grasped from an early age, and as a parent, you must always pay attention to your child's vision.
Especially when the child has the problem of "amblyopia", parents should pay attention to it and correct it in time, otherwise the child is likely to have low vision for a lifetime, and even growth and development will be affected.
So, how do parents judge whether their children have amblyopia?
1. The child has the problem of strabismus
If parents find that their child has strabismus, that is, eyes, it is likely that there is a problem of amblyopia. Children strabismus, the eyes can not focus on the target, thereby lack of normal visual stimulation, in the sensitive period of visual development, this situation can cause amblyopia.
2, walking is easy to fall
Most children can walk independently after 15 months, if the child is over 2 years old and still cannot walk independently, walks shakily, often falls, or walks in the wrong posture, should be vigilant whether it is caused by amblyopia.
3. Look at things with one-eyed eyes
In daily life, if parents find that their children often have the action of rubbing their eyes, like to close one eye when looking at things, and cry and tear the cover after covering one of the eyes, they should also be careful of amblyopia.
4, looking at things is difficult
Children have a lot of difficulty in looking at things, like to look closely, or like to tilt their heads, squint at things, can't see things a little farther away, and behave more impatiently, and are likely to have amblyopia.
5, the three-dimensional sense of space is not good
Children with low vision do not have a good sense of space, so they are prone to unclear goals when taking things, such as often emptying when taking toys, and can only be obtained after adjusting the position. In addition, the words written by the child are not easy to align and do not form lines.
Amblyopia can not heal itself, and children with amblyopia should be treated in time. So what are the treatments for amblyopia?
1. Optical correction
Refractive error can cause amblyopia, for such reasons caused by amblyopia, should insist on wearing glasses, after the use of glasses can make the eye's retina clear imaging, thereby promoting the development of visual function, treatment of amblyopia.
2. Depressive therapy
Some children have a low degree of cooperation with the masking therapy, so you can try this treatment, that is, to suppress the dominant eye through drugs, so that the amblyopia eye plays its role, but some patients may have an allergic reaction to the drug, photophobia, mydriasis and other symptoms.
3. Masking therapy
If it is monocular amblyopia, the dominant eye can be covered during treatment, and the amblyopia eye can be exercised to achieve the purpose of visual balance between the two eyes. This is currently the preferred and universal treatment for amblyopia.
Covering therapy needs to be carried out for 2 to 6 hours a day, it needs to be adhered to for a long time, some children have a low degree of cooperation, and they will secretly remove the cover, thus affecting the treatment effect, so the cooperation of parents is needed.
Amblyopia has a significant impact on the child's vision and growth and development, therefore, parents in the usual time if they find that the child has strabismus, with one eye to see things, walking unsteadily, difficult to see things, etc., should be vigilant about whether there is amblyopia, and take the child to the hospital for examination in time.
If the diagnosis of amblyopia is confirmed, it is necessary to correct and treat it in time, and the younger the age of the patient, the better the treatment effect and the higher the cure rate.