Make no mistake, eye disorders in children it could happen since he was in the womb! Pregnant women (especially the young age of pregnancy) who suffered Rubella aka German measles, or other viruses, can give birth to an infant with cataracts. What sign? "From birth, his eyes cloudy and white lens," explained Dr. Abdul Manan, Ginting, Sp.M, eye specialists from the Jakarta Eye Center.
No other way, before the age of three months, the child should be operated so that the retina can still grow nicely. "Before three months, right, we already know the heart and brain development is good. If after that, although the cataract removed, replaced by new lenses, and its size became zero, still less because the retina does not develop," Ginting said, adding, babies born do not always have normal vision.
Entering the age of 3 months to 2 years, baby vision develops rapidly. "In children with adequate intelligence, the ability to see the age of 2 years was nearing 100 percent. That's why, cataract surgery should not be more than 3 months of age," Ginting suggestions.
Rubella In addition, pregnant women, patients with Toxoplasma can also bring children with few problems. In addition to brain and muscle disorders, as well as eye. Among others, the infection in the retina so that the child was born with very bad eyesight. Although treated too, because the already damaged retina, vision will not recover.
DELIVERY TIME
Difficulties during birth will also need to beware. The problem could have a baby out through the vagina with the infected eye conditions. Generally occurs in infants whose mothers suffered from venereal disease gonorrhea (GO).
The problem, said Ginting, GO is very easy to grow in the eye. Second day after birth, the baby's eyes will be quite a lot of pus. "If allowed, could be blind within two three weeks," he said, adding, usually in a good hospital, the eyes of all infants born to direct antibacterial drops.
Herpes is a disease that can be transmitted mother to child during normal deliveries. If during examination of the genital area is known in the prospective mother have the signs of herpes infection, doctors can provide treatment. "With the record, still a long delivery time. If it is severe, with forced labor performed without a vaginal operative action," explained the doctor who is also Chairman of Bank Mata of Indonesia.
PREMATURE BABY
Which is also subject to high risk eye disease is a baby who was born premature. Moreover, when the weight is less than 1 kg. When inserted into an incubator, premature baby will get more oxygen than usual. Well, this is the excess oxygen can cause retinal damage baby (aka retinapathy of prematurity retinal damage caused by premature).
"That's why, children born prematurely had to be examined retinas so that if there are signs of abnormalities or new network appears in the retina due to oxygen, could be shooting a laser beam to tissue death and the child was saved from blindness," Ginting said.
The first thing to do after completion in incubator child is brought to an ophthalmologist who has a complete facility for the examination of the retina.
Carrots NOT ALWAYS GOOD
"Come, let his eyes healthy eating carrots!" So, our advice, the little one? Though, as described Ginting, carrots are not always good for the eyes. "If the poor child's eye health, consumption of carrots will actually exacerbate the more eyes."
Carrots do contain vitamin A, but not a ready to use the alias provitamin A. In order to become vitamin A, carrots must be modified first by using carbohydrates, vitamin B complex, and so forth. "Because he's taking other substances. Eye condition even worse. Hence, the carrot was not advisable."
Instead of carrots, Ginting recommends eating chicken or fish liver which clearly contains vitamins A ready to use. Eggs and palm oil also contains vitamin A. "In order for maximal growth of children's eye health, provide lots of vitamin A when children ages 0 to 5 years."
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