Let Sun be your child’s friend to prevent Myopia progression
Dr Amit Gupta, MBBS.MS DNB, Kapil Eye Hospital, Ambala City quoted “Myopia or short sightedness is a condition which the near objects appear clear, but the distance objects appear blurry. The proportion of children suffering from myopia is increasing at an alarming rate. Up to 25% of children…
Community Ophthalmology
India hosts one of the highest numbers of ‘eye-patient population’ of the world. Our cities, towns and villages are increasingly burdened with the sheer volume of treatable eye patients; who do not have adequate access to proper eye care hospitals or eye clinics. Guess what – there is just…
Pediatric Neuro-Ophthalmology | Diagnosis & Treatment
It is a sub speciality in modern-day ophthalmology that deals with the systemic disorders between the eyes, optic nerve and the brain. At Kids eye consult, we have Eye specialists, who are exclusively qualified to diagnose and treat visual problems that present in the eye socket, optic nerve, muscles…
Paediatric Refractive Errors | Symptoms & Treatment
Parents pay Attention:Periodical Vision Assessment of Children is a must that every parent should strictly follow. At six months after birth and then Age 3 and till a child reached five years, a consultation with a pediatric specialist is essential. Vision abnormalities like different ‘Refractive errors’ could be detected well in…
Symptoms of Nystagmus | Causes & Types
Symptoms of Nystagmus include any of a set of abnormal Eye Movements, in which one or both eyes start a rapid, unwanted and uncontrolled movement. These irregular movements could be top-down (vertical), sideways (horizontal), circular (Rotary) position or a may well be a combination of all. Such eye conditions…
Squint or Strabismus & Lazy eye
What is it?A squint or Strabismus as is medically called is a visible eye abnormality. Here a patient’s Eyes appear not looking in the same direction or NOT Seeing in a coordinated manner. Put simply, in a Squint condition, while a patients eye aims to focus on a particular object, the other eye doesn’t seemingly go…