I. Why should I pay attention to my baby’s eyes from infancy? The development of infant visual function has a gradual process, 0-3 years old is the key period of baby’s visual development, if there is eye disease baby this period of timely treatment, will receive twice the result with half the effort. If your baby’s vision is low, it is best to ask your doctor to check once to clarify the nature. Here, we emphasize that the best time to detect and treat eye diseases is under 6 years old. Second, how to test your baby’s eyesight at home 0-2 years old Please remember this check-up recipe: January fear to February move (fear refers to fear of light, moving refers to the activities of adults to turn the eye); April touch to see colored objects; June near the object can grab; August presence to follow the eye (adult fingers to where, the baby’s vision to see where, and fixed vision immobile); 1 year old accurate finger nostrils; 2 years old walking to avoid things. Tips: 4-7 months of age baby if vision problems, crawling and playing with toys demeanor behavior, usually slower than the same age baby’s movements, low accuracy, appear some clumsy, please go to the ophthalmologist in a timely manner. 3-5 years old Generally you can measure from the age of 3. Parents should teach their babies to recognize the vision chart earlier at home with patience. The normal visual acuity of our children at different ages is roughly 0.4-0.5 for 3 years old, 0.6 for 4-5 years old, and 0.7 or above for 6-7 years old. Tip: If you find that your baby has vision problems according to the above method, you should also go to the ophthalmology department in time. In addition, when parents cover one eye with their hands, the baby laughs happily or struggles against it, but the other eye does not react in this way, it means that there is a problem with the vision of this eye, and you should go to an ophthalmologist as soon as possible. Positive strategies to protect baby’s eyes 0-1 year old 1. Avoid sleeping under lights Lights can affect baby’s eye health. Because the baby is still in the developmental stage, the ability to adapt to environmental changes is very poor, if the bedroom light is too strong, it will make the baby restless, emotional restlessness, so that it is difficult to sleep, but also change the baby to adapt to the rules of the biological clock of day and night, so that they can not distinguish between night and day, can not sleep well. 2, to prevent the baby’s eyes oblique Most parents often like to tie a rope in the middle of the bed rails of small babies, hanging some cute little toys above, to tease the child chasing to see. If you do this often, it will make the baby’s eyes rotate to the middle for a long time, it may develop into an internal strabismus, commonly known as “cock-eye”. The correct way is to hang the toys around the fence, and often change the position of the toys. 3, do not block baby’s eyes Because infancy is the most sensitive period of visual development in children, if one eye is blocked for a few days, it may cause permanent vision abnormalities in the covered eye. Therefore, when one of the baby’s eyes is sick, it must not be covered at will. 4, pay attention to the prevention of foreign bodies in the eyes The transient reflex of small infants is not yet sound, so special attention should be paid to the prevention of foreign bodies in the cornea (black eye). When you go out on a windy day, you should cover your baby’s face with gauze; hold your baby away from the bed when you sweep it, so that the wind and sand or the small burrs on the broom or cool mat do not enter the eyes. Because small babies spend most of the time sleeping, it is difficult to detect foreign bodies in the eyes, and if secondary infection occurs, it may cause serious consequences. 1-3 years old 1, develop good eye habits This period of time the baby will have more time than before to read and draw, pay attention to let the baby from the beginning to develop good habits, namely sitting upright, eyes about 1 foot from the book, each time 20 minutes is appropriate. It is important to emphasize that the new generation of photoelectric media today has an impact on baby’s eyesight that cannot be ignored, because the fluorescent screen jumps and flashes and switches very fast, so if baby watches TV or audio-visual books for a long time, it will keep the eye tissue in a state of tension, thus causing myopia, strabismus and amblyopia. Therefore, the TV time should not exceed 20 minutes, 2-3 meters away from the TV, its height is slightly lower than the eye horizon, the TV set should be placed squarely; indoor brightness can not be too different from the brightness of the TV, to keep a low light (brightness can read the handwriting of the book) is appropriate. 2.The diagnosis of strabismus should be actively treated. You should pay attention to the normal position of your baby’s eyes in daily life, and if you find that your baby does have strabismus, you should consult a doctor in time. If you are diagnosed by a doctor to determine the need for surgery, you should determine the best time for surgery under the guidance of the doctor, so as not to delay the treatment and make the visual function affected. 3.Prevent eye trauma As your baby grows up, the range of activities becomes larger and he learns to run during this period, it is especially important to prevent eye trauma. Be sure to strengthen the baby’s safety education, such as do not take pencils, chopsticks and other sharp objects run, so as not to fall when the sharp objects stabbed eyes; home to use strong acids, strong alkalis and other detergents to let the baby avoid, so as not to splash liquid into the baby’s eyes caused by chemical burns; if burns occur immediately wash thoroughly with water, and then go to the hospital for further treatment; if the eye into the dust and other foreign objects let the baby gently close the eyes, with tears If the foreign body is on the surface of the white eye, use a sterilized cotton swab to dip it out, do not use an unclean handkerchief to wipe, so as not to cause scratches on the surface of the eye and secondary infection; if the foreign body is on the surface of the black eye, you should go to the hospital to ask the ophthalmologist to help remove. Fourth, beware of “TV side-eye” modern lifestyle is increasingly inclined to “sitting” leisure, children play less time, sitting in front of the TV more and more time, “crooked head side-eye The phenomenon of “tilted head and side vision” is also increasing. The so-called tilted head, that is, the child’s face turned to the right or left, head down or head up to watch TV; the so-called side view, the child’s eyes to the side gaze or eyes up or down turn. This phenomenon is mostly seen in preschoolers, but also in elementary school students. This phenomenon is caused by watching TV and the phenomenon of “tilted head and side vision” is TV side vision. The reason for its formation is that children watch TV for too long and concentrate too much, they will unconsciously tilt their heads to one side and gaze at the other side with both eyes, which will form a habitual action over time. If the position of the television set and the child’s head position is not proportional, children are also prone to television side-gaze. If the TV screen is too low, the child’s head will be tilted too far forward when watching TV; if the TV screen is too high, the child’s head and neck will be tilted too far back. For this phenomenon, we suggest: preschool children should leave the TV screen after watching 20-30 minutes of TV each time; the sitting posture when watching TV should also be correct, and parents should check the position and height of the TV at home and make appropriate adjustments. Due to the effects of side vision, almost all children have varying degrees of astigmatism, and some children also have refractive errors, such as myopia or hyperopia. This part of the child should be promptly examined by an ophthalmologist and corrected with appropriate glasses. If the child has the phenomenon of tilted head and side vision but no refractive error, should try to watch less television, no special treatment. As the child grows older, the phenomenon of lopsidedness can disappear.