Children have poor eyesight to eye examination, ophthalmologists usually first prescribe a "routine examination" list for the child, some parents will think: my child should be myopic, why do so many tests, only check myopia, with glasses on the line?
Chu Na, an ophthalmologist at the Children's Hospital Affiliated to Shandong University, said that in fact, the child's vision loss is not necessarily myopia, it may also be caused by other problems, and routine examinations can initially screen out the cause.
What are the "routine examinations" in ophthalmology?1 Vision test
First of all, everyone is most familiar with vision examination, regardless of any kind of eye disease, must do vision examination, including distance vision, near vision, naked eye vision and corrected vision.
2 Optometry
The most used is the computerized refractometer, which can initially understand the refractive status of the patient, mainly used to determine the diopter and correct the vision.
3. Fundus examination
Fundus examination mainly examines the retina, blood vessels, macula and optic nerve to check whether there are abnormalities in the retina, whether there is bleeding, exudation, degeneration and other abnormalities.
4. Intraocular pressure examination
IOP is the pressure at which the contents of the eye act on the wall of the eye and the interactions between the contents. This test usually uses a non-contact tonometer, which will eject a small amount of gas and some children will feel unwell. Intraocular pressure is one of the three important tests to detect glaucoma. The general normal value is 10-21mmHg.
5 slit lamp inspection
The slit lamp can intuitively see the appearance of the eye, the anterior segment to the posterior segment of the eye, including the cornea, anterior chamber, lens, vitreous, retina, etc. This is an essential examination for ophthalmology.
6 Eye examination
Eye position examination can determine whether the child has strabismus, the nature and fixation of both eyes, eye movement, etc., and eye position examination is a necessary method to diagnose strabismus.
The above examinations can also be used as a regular physical examination item for children's eyes, so children in need should make an appointment