Learn how to identify problems with vision in preschool age
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The low in the classroom is often related to a problem of vision and the student, parents and teachers do not give it. And the lower the age of the pupil, the greater the difficulty to identify the disability because the child knows about who sees no evil.
Detect and correct this problem in the pre-school can be crucial since it is this age group, generally up to 7 years, that our eyes remain in development. Therefore, it is for parents and teachers become aware of the symptoms that the child may present.
"Headache, eye tearing and redness are some signs that may have a problem of vision," says Monica Cronemberger, medical eye view of the Office of the Federal University of São Paulo (UNIFESP).
"It can happen to the child rub the eye or very close objects in the face in an attempt to see better," he explains. "When the child is unaware of low class or take notes, parents in general do not think that can be connected the vision. "
The estimate of the Brazilian Council of Ophthalmology (CBO) is that the 3% to 10% of children 7 to 10 years in the country need to use glasses. In childhood, are the most common defects of refraction: myopia (difficulty seeing far away from), astigmatism (distorted vision presents both closely as by far) and hyperopia (difficulty seeing up close).
Examination of view
For the ophthalmologist Leôncio Queiroz Neto, Institute of Penido Burnier, Campinas (SP), the problem is that 8 out of 10 children of preschool age never went through examination of view.
Parents and teachers can apply at home or at school, some tests of visual acuity, but not replace medical consultation. The site of the institute, you can access various tests online.
"In addition to tests of visual acuity in hooks (for illiterate adults), pictures (for children who can not read) and alphabet (for literacy), there is the Ishihara test, which allows the assessment of color blindness. Although this does not interfere with the accuracy visual, it is important to understand the child's relationship with the world, "said Queiroz Neto.
The State Department of Education of Santa Catarina has distributed kits to test their teachers in the classroom, the students. The manual that is delivered to teachers can be accessed on the website of the secretariat.
"It is in this age group that has to prevent. Our teachers are trained to understand and apply the tests, the attitude of the student, if there is a problem of vision. After this first screening in the classroom, students will be sent to the ophthalmologist and the secretary shall give the glasses, "says Elizete Aparecida Ourique, manager of the Development of Teaching Board of the Student Aid office. It is estimated that 400 thousand students from 1st to 5th grade have vision tested.
Consultation
The doctors, however, argue that consultation is essential in the eye. "The sooner these problems are detected, the better the prognosis," says Monica Cronemberger of UNIFESP.
In Queiroz Neto evaluation of the first order of examination must be done to three years of age. "When parents wear glasses, should be anticipated for the age of two years."
Since small
In the home of nurse Jacqueline Chagas Odri do Nascimento, 43 years, their two daughters are closely followed by an ophthalmologist.
The oldest, Julia, 13 years, USA and from small glasses and says they are already part of your personality. "I had several frames, some colored. I have to level with sunglasses, "says she, not get the glasses for anything. "I prefer superacostumada and more than contact lens use.
The younger sister, Fernanda, 9 years old, realized I needed glasses to use when doing a course in reading, almost a year. "The lines were scrambled and I could not read," recalls.
Still in the process of adaptation, Fernanda mind that sometimes just feel that without the glasses is in the middle of class. "I happened to notice that I am not seen and then run to put the glasses," says. "Use also when I watch the TV or the computer."
Signs of vision problems in childhood
Up to 2 years
Has constant tearing
Displays photophobia
The eyes are gray with a color or opaque
The child is not interested in the environment or the people
The eyes are red and secretion
3 to 7 years
Tomba his head to one side
Have a headache or eye often
There's very close to the TV screen
The eyes are diverted to the nose or out
Rub their eyes after visual effort
Closes one eye in sunny locations
Source: ophthalmologist Leôncio Queiroz Neto, Institute of Penido Burnier
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