why?
Sight is the key Stimulus to a Child’s Development. Hence Paediatric Eye Screening become a must for every child.
- To identify vision problem in Children
- To identify risk factors for developing eye problems
What do we do ?
Finding out
- the level of vision in each eye
- vision problem (if any) like myopia,hypermetropia,astigmatism,amblyopia
Detection of any structural abnormalities
Screening for any alignment abnormalities(SQUINT)
Are you AWARE?
Visual pathway in a Child continue to develop from Birth upto the age of 10 approximately. Vision problems, alignment abnormalities if not detected early and if not treated properly or if treated improperly, may result in Permanent Visual Impairment (Amblyopia) leading to life long agony
