Ensuring Your Child’s Vision: A Guide to Healthy Eyes

Your child’s eyes are precious, and maintaining their health is crucial for their overall well-being. Simple habits can go a long way in safeguarding their vision. Here’s a guide to keeping your children’s eyes healthy.  Nourish with Healthy Foods: Encourage a diet rich in fruits, vegetables, and nuts. These foods provide essential nutrients for optimal […]

Comparing Strabismus (Squint) and Amblyopia (Lazy Eye): What Are the Differences?

The eye problems of amblyopia (lazy eye) and strabismus (crossed eyes) are similar but distinct. Because strabismus is the most prevalent cause of amblyopia and amblyopia frequently occurs alongside strabismus, the two disorders are commonly mistaken. Fortunately, both amblyopia and strabismus can be corrected by an eye doctor’s treatment. These functional vision issues can be […]

Quarantine Myopia

Quarantine during the corona period has affected the sight of lots of children. Due to hours of online studies and lack of physical exercise, myopia (or the glass number) has increased by 40-80%. Myopia is basically a disease in which a child cannot see distant objects clearly and the child has to use glasses to […]

ROP – New Step To Fight Against Preventable Blindness.

We have taken another step in our fight against preventable blindness. This time it is for tiny tots who are the future of our country. We are talking about Retinopathy of Prematurity (ROP) which affects the retinas of premature babies born before 35 weeks. ROP if detected and treated in time, is 100% preventable and […]

Progression of Number (Eye Sight)

There are lots of confusions over increase in number of spectacles. Increase in number of children less than 18 year is normal. As with every growing part of human body eye also grows in size. It can be taken as increases height or size of hands. Eyes grow with age and if compensatory mechanisms do […]

Common Eye Diseases in Children

Taking care of your eyes and learning about your health is a first step to prevent vision loss caused due to common eye problems and the eye diseases that affect people in childhood.  There are various types of eye diseases which are more common in children. Early detection will have better treatment or prognosis. This […]