Allergy is again common during growth years and can manifest as red itchy eyes.

Therefore self-checks can be done by closing one eye at a time. Lazy eye or amblyopia is also common in children due to unequal refractive errors. Children need to be taken for a routine eye examination every 1to 2 years. Parents need to be vigilant for early signs like squinting eyes while reading or moving closer to the television. Older or school going children have to be regularly screened for refractive errors. If a child > 6 months shows an inward or outward deviation of the eye, see an eye specialist.

She added, вЂњSquint or misaligned eyes are usually first picked up by parents. It can be done by a simple torch or by observing light reflex in photos.вЂќ The main task of the attending doctor is to exclude third nerve palsy which. If the red reflex is dull or white in either eye repeatedly then see your doctor. of unequal pupil size ranges from benign to life-threatening conditions. Abnormal light reflex can also be picked up by parents, especially in photographs.

If treated in time, it can be managed by simple measures. Excessive watering of eyes is again very common in children due to congenital nasolacrimal duct obstruction. Pupils are large in the dark to let more light in and small in bright light. Its absence needs an urgent ophthalmologist opinion. Pupils, or the black parts at the center of the eyes, change size to regulate the amount of light entering the eye. In an interview with HT Lifestyle, Dr Amrita Aneja, Ophthalmologist at Gurugram's Park Hospital, shared, вЂњBabies older than 3 months should be able to follow light or toy with their eyes when it moves in their line of sight.

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