Amblyopia, lazy eye or lazy eye is the most common cause of vision problems in children. It consists of the loss of the ability of an eye to see the details and the most common cause is strabismus and also farsightedness, myopia or astigmatism, especially if it is greater in one eye.
However, the decrease in visual acuity can be prevented, stopped and even reversed if ophthalmological controls are performed before the age of five, experts say.
And it is that for the treatment of this pathology more success is obtained if it is started early. Most children who receive treatment before age four almost completely recover normal vision., although they may continue to have problems with depth perception.
The correction of the visual defect is carried out with the use of glasses if there is an error of refraction and it is also important to force the child to use the “lazy” eye through patches.
In Argentina, the Zaldivar Foundation and Channel 7 have initiated a campaign for the visual health of children, highlighting the importance of these early controls, with free consultations in different cities, and promoting a law so that control is required before entering To a school.
To the campaign of prevention of visual problems is added an advertisement for television starring the Argentine actor Guillermo Francella, which we leave below. Remember, unless eye checks, more visual problems for children. And your children, Have you already gone to an ophthalmologic office?
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