<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/" xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/" > <channel> <title>children’s vision – Eyezone International</title> <atom:link href="https://eyezoneinternational.com/tag/childrens-vision/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /> <link>https://eyezoneinternational.com</link> <description>First Arab optical magazine publishing news, eyecare research and events in MENA.</description> <lastBuildDate>Tue, 23 Jul 2024 09:29:18 +0000</lastBuildDate> <language>en-GB</language> <sy:updatePeriod> hourly </sy:updatePeriod> <sy:updateFrequency> 1 </sy:updateFrequency> <generator>https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.2</generator> <image> <url>https://eyezoneinternational.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/cropped-android-chrome-192x192-1-32x32.png</url> <title>children’s vision – Eyezone International</title> <link>https://eyezoneinternational.com</link> <width>32</width> <height>32</height> </image> <item> <title>Children with ‘Lazy Eye’ are at Increased Risk of Serious Disease in Adulthood</title> <link>https://eyezoneinternational.com/children-with-lazy-eye-are-at-increased-risk-of-serious-disease-in-adulthood/</link> <comments>https://eyezoneinternational.com/children-with-lazy-eye-are-at-increased-risk-of-serious-disease-in-adulthood/#respond</comments> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Staff Writer]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Thu, 25 Apr 2024 07:31:26 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[Children's health]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Children's Vision]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Eye Health Matters]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Eyecare]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Headlines]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Health]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Ophthalmology]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Optical News]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Optical Sciences]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Optometry]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Research and Studies]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Wellness]]></category> <category><![CDATA[children's eyesight]]></category> <category><![CDATA[children's vision]]></category> <category><![CDATA[children's vision health]]></category> <category><![CDATA[eye care]]></category> <category><![CDATA[eye care professional]]></category> <category><![CDATA[eye disease]]></category> <category><![CDATA[eye problem]]></category> <category><![CDATA[insights]]></category> <category><![CDATA[lazy eye]]></category> <category><![CDATA[vision problems]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://eyezoneinternational.com/?p=12296</guid> <description><![CDATA[Adults who had amblyopia (‘lazy eye’) in childhood are more likely to experience hypertension, obesity, and metabolic syndrome in adulthood, as well as an increased risk of heart attack, finds a new study led by UCL researchers. In publishing the study in eClinicalMedicine, the authors stress that while they have identified a correlation, their research does […]]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<div data-elementor-type="wp-post" data-elementor-id="12296" class="elementor elementor-12296"> <section class="elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0d0d1b7 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default" data-id="0d0d1b7" data-element_type="section"> <div class="elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default"> <div class="elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c6e1f79" data-id="c6e1f79" data-element_type="column"> <div class="elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated"> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-45fe7a7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor" data-id="45fe7a7" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="text-editor.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <p>Adults who had amblyopia (‘lazy eye’) in childhood are more likely to experience hypertension, obesity, and metabolic syndrome in adulthood, as well as an increased risk of heart attack, finds a new study led by UCL researchers.</p><p>In publishing the study in eClinicalMedicine, the authors stress that while they have identified a correlation, their research does not show a causal relationship between amblyopia and ill health in adulthood.</p><p>The researchers analysed data from more than 126,000 participants aged 40 to 69 years old from the UK Biobank cohort, who had undergone ocular examination.</p><p>Participants had been asked during recruitment whether they were treated for amblyopia in childhood and whether they still had the condition in adulthood. They were also asked if they had a medical diagnosis of diabetes, high blood pressure, or cardio/cerebrovascular disease (ie. angina, heart attack, stroke).</p><p>Meanwhile, their BMI (body mass index), blood glucose, and cholesterol levels were also measured and mortality was tracked.</p><p>The researchers confirmed that from 3,238 participants who reported having a ‘lazy eye’ as a child, 82.2% had persistent reduced vision in one eye as an adult.</p><p>The findings showed that participants with amblyopia as a child had 29% higher odds of developing diabetes, 25% higher odds of having hypertension and 16% higher odds of having obesity. They were also at increased risk of heart attack — even when other risk factors for these conditions (e.g. other disease, ethnicity and social class) were taken into account.</p><p>This increased risk of health problems was found not only among those whose vision problems persisted, but also to some extent in participants who had had amblyopia as a child and 20/20 vision as an adult, although the correlation was not as strong.</p><p>Corresponding author, Professor Jugnoo Rahi (UCL Great Ormond Street Institute for Child Health, UCL Institute of Ophthalmology and Great Ormond Street Hospital), said: “Amblyopia is an eye condition affecting up to four in 100 children. In the UK, all children are supposed to have vision screening before the age of five, to ensure a prompt diagnosis and relevant ophthalmic treatment.</p><p>“It is rare to have a ‘marker’ in childhood that is associated with increased risk of serious disease in adult life, and also one that is measured and known for every child — because of population screening.</p><p>“The large numbers of affected children and their families, may want to think of our findings as an extra incentive for trying to achieve healthy lifestyles from childhood.”</p><p>Amblyopia is when the vision in one eye does not develop properly and can be triggered by a squint or being long-sighted.</p><p>It is a neurodevelopmental condition that develops when there’s a breakdown in how the brain and the eye work together and the brain can’t process properly the visual signal from the affected eye. As it usually causes reduced vision in one eye only, many children don’t notice anything wrong with their sight and are only diagnosed through the vision test done at four to five years of age.</p><p>A recent report from the Academy of Medical Sciences* involving some researchers from the UCL Great Ormond Street Institute for Child Health, called on policymakers to address the declining physical and mental health of children under five in the UK and prioritise child health.</p><p>The team hope that their new research will help reinforce this message and highlight how child health lays the foundations for adult health.</p><p>First author, Dr Siegfried Wagner (UCL Institute of Ophthalmology and Moorfields Eye Hospital), said: “Vision and the eyes are sentinels for overall health — whether heart disease or metabolic disfunction, they are intimately linked with other organ systems. This is one of the reasons why we screen for good vision in both eyes.</p><p>“We emphasise that our research does not show a causal relationship between amblyopia and ill health in adulthood. Our research means that the ‘average’ adult who had amblyopia as a child is more likely to develop these disorders than the ‘average’ adult who did not have amblyopia. The findings don’t mean that every child with amblyopia will inevitably develop cardiometabolic disorders in adult life.”</p><p>The research was carried out in collaboration with the University of the Aegean, University of Leicester, King’s College London, the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) Biomedical Research Centre (BRC) at Moorfields Eye Hospital and UCL Institute of Ophthalmology and the NIHR BRC at UCL Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health and Great Ormond Street Hospital.</p><p>The work was funded by the Medical Research Council, the NIHR and the Ulverscroft Foundation.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Journal Reference:</strong></p><p>Siegfried Karl Wagner, Vasiliki Bountziouka, Pirro Hysi, Jugnoo Sangeeta Rahi, Naomi Allen, Tariq Aslam, Denize Atan, Konstantinos Balaskas, Sarah Barman, Jenny Barrett, Paul Bishop, Graeme Black, Tasanee Braithwaite, Roxana Carare, Usha Chakravarthy, Michelle Chan, Sharon Chua, Alexander Day, Parul Desai, Bal Dhillon, Andrew Dick, Alexander Doney, Cathy Egan, Sarah Ennis, Paul Foster, Marcus Fruttiger, John Gallacher, David (Ted) Garway-heath, Jane Gibson, Jeremy Guggenheim, Chris Hammond, Alison Hardcastle, Simon Harding, Ruth Hogg, Pirro Hysi, Pearse Keane, Sir Peng Tee Khaw, Anthony Khawaja, Gerassimos Lascaratos, Thomas Littlejohns, Andrew Lotery, Robert Luben, Phil Luthert, Tom Macgillivray, Sarah Mackie, Savita Madhusudhan, Bernadette Mcguinness, Gareth Mckay, Martin Mckibbin, Tony Moore, James Morgan, Eoin O’sullivan, Richard Oram, Chris Owen, Praveen Patel, Euan Paterson, Tunde Peto, Axel Petzold, Nikolas Pontikos, Jugnoo Rahi, Alicja Rudnicka, Naveed Sattar, Jay Self, Panagiotis Sergouniotis, Sobha Sivaprasad, David Steel, Irene Stratton, Nicholas Strouthidis, Cathie Sudlow, Zihan Sun, Robyn Tapp, Dhanes Thomas, Emanuele Trucco, Adnan Tufail, Ananth Viswanathan, Veronique Vitart, Mike Weedon, Katie Williams, Cathy Williams, Jayne Woodside, Max Yates, Yalin Zheng, Mervyn Thomas. <strong>Associations between unilateral amblyopia in childhood and cardiometabolic disorders in adult life: a cross-sectional and longitudinal analysis of the UK Biobank</strong>. <em>eClinicalMedicine</em>, 2024; 102493 DOI: 10.1016/j.eclinm.2024.102493.<br /> </p><p><span style="color: #333333;">Originally published in <em>Science Daily</em>.</span></p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </section> <section class="elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1f2f408 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default" data-id="1f2f408" data-element_type="section"> <div class="elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default"> <div class="elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b036ed0" data-id="b036ed0" data-element_type="column"> <div class="elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated"> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-2088bce elementor-widget 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<dc:creator><![CDATA[Staff Writer]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Sun, 14 Apr 2024 08:29:19 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[Blog]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Children's health]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Children's Vision]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Eye Health Matters]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Eyecare]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Eyeglasses]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Headlines]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Non-profit]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Ophthalmology]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Optometry]]></category> <category><![CDATA[children's vision]]></category> <category><![CDATA[eye care]]></category> <category><![CDATA[eye care professional]]></category> <category><![CDATA[kids eyeglasses]]></category> <category><![CDATA[kids eyewear]]></category> <category><![CDATA[optical research]]></category> <category><![CDATA[retinopathy]]></category> <category><![CDATA[study and research]]></category> <category><![CDATA[vision care]]></category> <category><![CDATA[vision problems]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://eyezoneinternational.com/?p=12214</guid> <description><![CDATA[P VIJAYALAKSHMI | Senior Paediatric Ophthalmologist and Chief of Vision Rehabilitation Center: Aravind Eye Care System, Madurai, India. Screening can detect eye conditions early – which is especially important in children, who need good vision in order to develop. The purpose of screening the eyes of children is to detect specific conditions in as many […]]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<div data-elementor-type="wp-post" data-elementor-id="12214" class="elementor elementor-12214"> <section class="elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0d0d1b7 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default" data-id="0d0d1b7" data-element_type="section"> <div class="elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default"> <div class="elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c6e1f79" data-id="c6e1f79" data-element_type="column"> <div class="elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated"> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-45fe7a7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor" data-id="45fe7a7" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="text-editor.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <h5>P VIJAYALAKSHMI | <span style="color: #333333;">Senior Paediatric Ophthalmologist and Chief of Vision Rehabilitation Center: Aravind Eye Care System, Madurai, India.</span></h5> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-88ee7aa elementor-widget-tablet__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor" data-id="88ee7aa" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="text-editor.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <h3>Screening can detect eye conditions early – which is especially important in children, who need good vision in order to develop.</h3><p>The purpose of screening the eyes of children is to detect specific conditions in as many children in the population as possible, as soon as possible. The types of eye conditions that benefit from screening are those for which early detection and treatment improves visual or health outcomes, and for which there are reliable screening tests that are simple to use, and safe.</p><p>Screening on its own is not enough, however. There must also be eye care services where the children who fail screening tests can undergo a comprehensive eye examination to diagnose why they failed the test, and where they can receive effective treatment.</p><p>The eye conditions in children that can usefully be screened for are summarised in Table 1.</p><p><strong>Table 1</strong> Eye conditions which can be screened for in children and adolescents in different age groups</p><div class="table-container-outer"><img fetchpriority="high" decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-12238" src="https://eyezoneinternational.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Screen-Shot-2024-04-04-at-10.53.31-AM.png" alt="" width="1291" height="2012" srcset="https://eyezoneinternational.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Screen-Shot-2024-04-04-at-10.53.31-AM.png 1291w, https://eyezoneinternational.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Screen-Shot-2024-04-04-at-10.53.31-AM-768x1197.png 768w, https://eyezoneinternational.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Screen-Shot-2024-04-04-at-10.53.31-AM-986x1536.png 986w, https://eyezoneinternational.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Screen-Shot-2024-04-04-at-10.53.31-AM-600x935.png 600w, https://eyezoneinternational.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Screen-Shot-2024-04-04-at-10.53.31-AM-32x50.png 32w" sizes="(max-width: 1291px) 100vw, 1291px" /></div><div> </div><div><p>The screening tests listed in Table 1 may also detect conditions which are not treatable. However, <strong>all</strong> children who fail <strong>any</strong> screening test must be referred for examination by an eye care professional. For example, torchlight examination of a newborn may detect microphthalmos, and fundal (red) reflex testing may detect choroidal coloboma. Neither of these conditions need immediate intervention, but it is important to make the diagnosis.</p><h3>Newborn Screening</h3><p>Screening the eyes is now recommended by the World Health Organization as part of the general examination of all newborns.<sup><a href="https://www.cehjournal.org/article/detecting-vision-problems-in-children/#ref" target="_blank" rel="noopener">1</a></sup> This can be done by the same person who carries out the general newborn examination, once they have received some additional training.</p><p>There are two parts to newborn eye screening:</p><ol><li>Using a torch to look at the eyelids, to check the size of the eyes and the clarity of the corneas.</li><li>Eliciting the fundal (red) reflex, which can be done with a direct ophthalmoscope such as the Arclight. Sometimes, the eyelids of newborns are a bit swollen and red reflex testing is difficult; the test can then be delayed until the baby is 6–8 weeks old.</li></ol><p>Arclights can easily be attached to a smartphone, which means you can take a video or photographs (Figure 1b). This is useful if you want to discuss what you have seen with somebody else.</p><p>Arclights have a small solar panel and batteries are not necessary; they are very light and inexpensive (US $10–15) and come with a lanyard and an otoscope for examining ears. Fundal reflex testing can also be undertaken in young children (and people of any age).</p><p>Teaching videos can be found here <a href="https://tinyurl.com/CEHJarclight" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://tinyurl.com/CEHJarclight</a></p><p>Screening <strong>preterm babies</strong> for retinopathy of prematurity is covered in detail in an earlier issue of the Journal (<a href="https://tinyurl.com/CEHJretinopathy" target="_blank" rel="noopener">http://tinyurl.com/CEHJretinopathy</a>).</p><figure id="attachment_12220" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-12220" style="width: 300px" class="wp-caption alignleft"><img decoding="async" class="size-full wp-image-12220" src="https://eyezoneinternational.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Common8-Edit-copy-300x270-1.jpeg" alt="" width="300" height="270" srcset="https://eyezoneinternational.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Common8-Edit-copy-300x270-1.jpeg 300w, https://eyezoneinternational.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Common8-Edit-copy-300x270-1-56x50.jpeg 56w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /><figcaption id="caption-attachment-12220" class="wp-caption-text">A child with retinoblastoma in the left eye, visible when using a torch light or ophthalmoscope to elicit the red reflex. INDIA © Shilpa Sonarkhan CC BY-NC-SA 4.0</figcaption></figure><h3>Preschool-age screening</h3><p>The same screening tests as for newborns can be used for preschool-aged children.</p><p>Whether preschool-aged children should also be screened for amblyopia (‘lazy eyes’) is controversial, as this would require measuring their visual acuity, which can be very difficult.</p><p>A torchlight examination and fundal reflex testing should detect squint – a common cause of amblyopia. There is also very limited evidence on whether the management of amblyopia due to uncorrected refractive error (such as intermittent patching of the ‘good’ eye before the age of 5 years) has better outcomes than management after the age of 5 years.<sup><a href="https://www.cehjournal.org/article/detecting-vision-problems-in-children/#ref" target="_blank" rel="noopener">2</a></sup></p><p>Screening preschool-aged children for refractive errors is also controversial, as they are too young to have developed myopia (short sightedness). Hyperopia (longsightedness), if present, resolves spontaneously in most young children.</p><h3>Children aged 6 years and above (including adolescents)</h3><p>The main purpose of screening school-age children is to detect and manage <strong>uncorrected refractive errors</strong>. The most common screening test is a visual acuity measurement during which only one line of the Snellen chart needs to be used – either the 6/9 line or the 6/12 line. Each eye is tested separately.</p><p>All children who fail the screening test should undergo refraction by an experienced optometrist who then also measures the corrected visual acuity. If the vision does not improve, the child needs to be examined to rule out other causes of vision impairment.</p><p>If correction does improve the vision, it is important to follow the prescribing guidelines drawn up by IAPB (<a href="https://tinyurl.com/ypnja65y" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://tinyurl.com/ypnja65y</a>). Children whose vision only improves by one line of acuity are very unlikely to wear their spectacles, for example.<sup><a href="https://www.cehjournal.org/article/detecting-vision-problems-in-children/#ref" target="_blank" rel="noopener">3</a></sup></p><p>Autorefractors and other technology can aid the screening process, but more evidence is needed on their effectiveness.</p><p>The age at which vision screening should start is very context-specific and depends on the age at which myopia commonly starts to develop in the child population in that country or region. For example, in China and southeast Asian countries, myopia can start at primary school age, and screening younger children is, therefore, warranted. However, in other parts of the world, myopia doesn’t usually start until the age of 9 to 11 years.</p><p>School eye health programmes should not focus solely on detecting uncorrected refractive errors, as some children will have other conditions which need treatment, such as infective or allergic conjunctivitis, squint, or cataract.</p><h3>Summary</h3><p>Screening, using the range of methods outlined above, can detect eye conditions early. For all age groups of children, it is very important that processes are put in place to ensure that children who fail a screening test are examined by an eye health professional for a diagnosis, and that treatment is provided as soon as possible, whether it is spectacles, cataract surgery, or treatment of retinoblastoma or amblyopia.</p></div><p><img decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-12240" src="https://eyezoneinternational.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Screen-Shot-2024-04-14-at-11.22.16-AM.png" alt="" width="1276" height="1751" srcset="https://eyezoneinternational.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Screen-Shot-2024-04-14-at-11.22.16-AM.png 1276w, https://eyezoneinternational.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Screen-Shot-2024-04-14-at-11.22.16-AM-768x1054.png 768w, https://eyezoneinternational.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Screen-Shot-2024-04-14-at-11.22.16-AM-1119x1536.png 1119w, https://eyezoneinternational.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Screen-Shot-2024-04-14-at-11.22.16-AM-600x823.png 600w, https://eyezoneinternational.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Screen-Shot-2024-04-14-at-11.22.16-AM-36x50.png 36w" sizes="(max-width: 1276px) 100vw, 1276px" /></p><p><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-12241" src="https://eyezoneinternational.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Screen-Shot-2024-04-14-at-11.22.53-AM.png" alt="" width="1280" height="1107" srcset="https://eyezoneinternational.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Screen-Shot-2024-04-14-at-11.22.53-AM.png 1280w, https://eyezoneinternational.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Screen-Shot-2024-04-14-at-11.22.53-AM-768x664.png 768w, https://eyezoneinternational.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Screen-Shot-2024-04-14-at-11.22.53-AM-600x519.png 600w, https://eyezoneinternational.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Screen-Shot-2024-04-14-at-11.22.53-AM-58x50.png 58w" sizes="(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px" /></p><h3>References</h3><p>1 WHO recommendations on maternal and newborn care for a positive postnatal experience. Geneva: World Health Organization; 2022. Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO</p><p>2 Ameenat Lola Solebo, Phillippa M Cumberland, Jugnoo S Rahi. Wholepopulation vision screening in children aged 4–5 years to detect amblyopia. Lancet 2015 385: 2308–19</p><p>3 IAPB School Eye Health Work Group 2018. Standard school eye health guidelines for low and middle-income countries <a href="https://tinyurl.com/cvxejtrj" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://tinyurl.com/cvxejtrj</a></p><p><span style="color: #808080;"><span style="color: #333333;">Featured image:</span> <span style="color: #333333;">Using the Arclight ophthalmoscope to examine a child’s eyes. 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<category><![CDATA[blindness]]></category> <category><![CDATA[cataract]]></category> <category><![CDATA[children eye health]]></category> <category><![CDATA[children's health]]></category> <category><![CDATA[children's vision]]></category> <category><![CDATA[eye health]]></category> <category><![CDATA[eyecare]]></category> <category><![CDATA[insights]]></category> <category><![CDATA[ophthalmologists. eyecare]]></category> <category><![CDATA[optometry]]></category> <category><![CDATA[presbyopia]]></category> <category><![CDATA[refractive error]]></category> <category><![CDATA[vision]]></category> <category><![CDATA[vision impairment]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://eyezoneinternational.com/?p=11807</guid> <description><![CDATA[Uncorrected refractive error is often ignored in the realm of global health priorities, yet its substantial impact on the economic and personal wellbeing of individuals and societies worldwide is undeniable. Myopia (shortsightedness), hyperopia (farsightedness), and astigmatism, grouped together under the term ‘refractive error’, cause blurred distance and/or near vision, and presbyopia (age-related loss of accommodation) causes blurred near vision. ]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[ <div data-elementor-type="wp-post" data-elementor-id="11807" class="elementor elementor-11807"> <section class="elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0d0d1b7 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default" data-id="0d0d1b7" data-element_type="section"> <div class="elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default"> <div class="elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c6e1f79" data-id="c6e1f79" data-element_type="column"> <div class="elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated"> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-88ee7aa elementor-widget-tablet__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor" data-id="88ee7aa" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="text-editor.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <p>Uncorrected refractive error is often ignored in the realm of global health priorities, yet its substantial impact on the economic and personal wellbeing of individuals and societies worldwide is undeniable. Myopia (shortsightedness), hyperopia (farsightedness), and astigmatism, grouped together under the term ‘refractive error’, cause blurred distance and/or near vision, and presbyopia (age-related loss of accommodation) causes blurred near vision. Although presbyopia has a different mechanism to the other refractive errors, all these conditions can be corrected using spectacles or contact lenses. For the purposes of this article, therefore, we will use the term refractive error to refer to refractive error and presbyopia.</p><p>Unless refractive errors are corrected (using spectacles, contact lenses, or otherwise), the children and adults affected will experience difficulties in tasks that are crucial for daily living, education, and employment.</p><p>This article summarises the estimated prevalence, the populations affected, and the implications if refractive error and optical services are not extended to everyone who needs them. The aim is to equip policy makers and refractive error care providers alike to advocate for the resources required to tackle this global issue.</p><h3>How Big is the Problem?</h3><p>The estimates of global magnitude vary widely, due to relatively limited primary data and the different modelling assumptions made (see panel).</p><p>The currently accepted estimates of global magnitude for 2020, from the Vision Loss Expert Group, are:</p><ul><li>Blindness (defined as distance visual acuity worse than 3/60) due to uncorrected refractive error: 3.7 million<sup><a href="https://www.cehjournal.org/article/global-uncorrected-refractive-error-and-presbyopia-the-size-of-the-problem/#ref" target="_blank" rel="noopener">1</a></sup></li><li>Moderate or severe distance vision impairment (defined as distance visual acuity worse than 6/18 but equal to or better than 3/60) due to uncorrected refractive error: 157 million<sup><a href="https://www.cehjournal.org/article/global-uncorrected-refractive-error-and-presbyopia-the-size-of-the-problem/#ref" target="_blank" rel="noopener">1</a></sup></li><li>Near vision impairment (defined as near visual acuity worse than N6 at 40 cm), due to uncorrected presbyopia: 510 million.<sup><a href="https://www.cehjournal.org/article/global-uncorrected-refractive-error-and-presbyopia-the-size-of-the-problem/#ref" target="_blank" rel="noopener">2</a></sup></li></ul><p>This is a total of <strong>670 million people</strong>, predominantly in Africa and Asia, who are blind or have vision impairment because they do not have the spectacles they need.<sup><a href="https://www.cehjournal.org/article/global-uncorrected-refractive-error-and-presbyopia-the-size-of-the-problem/#ref" target="_blank" rel="noopener">1,2</a></sup></p><p>The prevalence and distribution of near and distance vision impairment due to uncorrected refractive error is expected to change significantly in coming decades, due in part to the rise of myopia, most rapidly in East Asia, and to a rise in presbyopia due to population ageing.</p><h3>Children and Learning</h3><p>Children are particularly vulnerable to the consequences of uncorrected refractive error. Children who do not receive adequate correction for their refractive error are at risk of lifelong visual impairment due to amblyopia. This not only affects the individual, but also stunts the development of entire communities and nations. In addition, uncorrected myopia and hyperopia can hinder academic progress, leading to lower educational attainment and future career opportunities. A myopic child who can’t see the chalkboard may be misdiagnosed with learning disabilities.</p><h3>Productivity and Economic Impact</h3><p>Whereas cataract, the other leading cause of avoidable visual impairment, affects mostly older, non-working people, the impact of refractive error extends throughout the working-age population. Correcting refractive error increases productivity (by up to 32%<sup><a href="https://www.cehjournal.org/article/global-uncorrected-refractive-error-and-presbyopia-the-size-of-the-problem/#ref" target="_blank" rel="noopener">3</a></sup>) and reduces absenteeism and job losses. This results in substantial economic gains for individuals and nations. In low- and middle-income countries, where access to vision care is limited, the economic consequences of not treating individuals is especially severe. Uncorrected myopia leads to an estimated global productivity loss of US $244 billion<sup><a href="https://www.cehjournal.org/article/global-uncorrected-refractive-error-and-presbyopia-the-size-of-the-problem/#ref" target="_blank" rel="noopener">4</a></sup> while presbyopia may be responsible for a loss of between US $25 billion<sup><a href="https://www.cehjournal.org/article/global-uncorrected-refractive-error-and-presbyopia-the-size-of-the-problem/#ref" target="_blank" rel="noopener">5</a></sup> and US $54 billion.<sup><a href="https://www.cehjournal.org/article/global-uncorrected-refractive-error-and-presbyopia-the-size-of-the-problem/#ref" target="_blank" rel="noopener">6</a></sup></p><h3>Healthy Ageing</h3><p>Vision impairment has been associated with worse outcomes among older adults, including cognitive decline and dementia,<sup><a href="https://www.cehjournal.org/article/global-uncorrected-refractive-error-and-presbyopia-the-size-of-the-problem/#ref" target="_blank" rel="noopener">7</a></sup> depression,<sup><a href="https://www.cehjournal.org/article/global-uncorrected-refractive-error-and-presbyopia-the-size-of-the-problem/#ref" target="_blank" rel="noopener">8</a></sup> and increased risk of falls<sup><a href="https://www.cehjournal.org/article/global-uncorrected-refractive-error-and-presbyopia-the-size-of-the-problem/#ref" target="_blank" rel="noopener">9</a></sup> and fracture,<sup><a href="https://www.cehjournal.org/article/global-uncorrected-refractive-error-and-presbyopia-the-size-of-the-problem/#ref" target="_blank" rel="noopener">10</a></sup> all of which increase morbidity and mortality. Refractive services therefore have the potential to not only improve vision and quality of life, but also to save lives.</p><h3>Eye Health Equity</h3><p>Access to eye care is often inequitable and vision impairment due to refractive error can make this worse, with rural and marginalised communities suffering the most. This is true both on a global scale and within communities. Globally, South Asia, South East Asia, and sub-Saharan Africa have the highest prevalence of uncorrected refractive error (standardised for age).<sup><a href="https://www.cehjournal.org/article/global-uncorrected-refractive-error-and-presbyopia-the-size-of-the-problem/#ref" target="_blank" rel="noopener">2</a></sup> Within communities, prevalence is higher, and willingness-to-pay (a measurement of how much a person can afford to spend) for spectacles is lower, among those with lower incomes.<sup><a href="https://www.cehjournal.org/article/global-uncorrected-refractive-error-and-presbyopia-the-size-of-the-problem/#ref" target="_blank" rel="noopener">11,12</a></sup> Addressing refractive error is not just a matter of vision; it is a matter of social justice. It is about ensuring that everyone has the same opportunities for education, employment, and a high quality of life. Neglecting refractive error can worsen inequalities and social exclusion.</p><h3>The Role of Refractive Error Care Providers</h3><p>Every eye care provider plays a crucial role in addressing this issue, whether on a local, regional, or global scale. Refractive service providers, usually led by optometrists, are the bridge between policy and practice: global health goals can only have a tangible impact if eye care workers are there to implement them.</p><p>Including eye care in general health care, and making spectacles for presbyopia available in the community (e.g., at pharmacies) is crucial given the scale of the problem; this is in line with WHO recommendations for the provision of presbyopia correction at the community level.<sup><a href="https://www.cehjournal.org/article/global-uncorrected-refractive-error-and-presbyopia-the-size-of-the-problem/#ref" target="_blank" rel="noopener">13</a></sup> Technology provides an opportunity to ease this transition by making it possible to train community and primary health care workers from a distance, provide decision support algorithms, and the potential for remote supervision or telemedicine input when needed. Tele-refraction is a growing field, although there is not yet enough evidence supporting its use.<sup><a href="https://www.cehjournal.org/article/global-uncorrected-refractive-error-and-presbyopia-the-size-of-the-problem/#ref" target="_blank" rel="noopener">14</a></sup></p><h3>Advocating for Resources</h3><p>Policy makers must prioritise uncorrected refractive error as a part of their broader health and development agenda. Investing in refractive error and optical services not only improves the lives of individuals, but also promotes economic development. Access to affordable spectacles and regular eye examinations should be integrated into national health systems.</p><h3>Promoting Education and Awareness</h3><p>Refractive error care providers can help raise awareness about the importance of regular eye examinations and the availability of affordable corrective measures. They can also advocate for comprehensive school vision screening programmes to identify and address refractive error in children early, and they can offer workplace assessments for employees as a way to increase productivity and safety. Refractive error correction is also key to road safety: visual impairment has been found to be associated with a 46% greater risk of road traffic collision.<sup><a href="https://www.cehjournal.org/article/global-uncorrected-refractive-error-and-presbyopia-the-size-of-the-problem/#ref" target="_blank" rel="noopener">15</a></sup></p><h3>WHO SPECS 2030</h3><p>In 2021, WHO member states endorsed a global target to increase effective refractive error coverage (eREC) by 40 percentage points. The World Health Organization has recently launched a new SPECS 2030 initiative, aiming to provide quality, affordable and people-centred refractive error services to everyone who needs them.</p><h3>Conclusion</h3><p>Near and distance vision impairment, due to uncorrected refractive error and presbyopia, is a global health issue with profound implications for individuals, communities, and nations. Stakeholders and health workers at all levels have a role to play in tackling this large, but solvable, problem. As policy makers and health service managers, the responsibility lies with you to allocate resources and prioritise refractive services in national health agendas. As refractive error care providers, the work you do restores not only your patients’ eyesight, but also their education, income, and safety.</p><div class="feature"><h3>Recent Global Estimates of Refractive Error and Presbyopia</h3><p>These tables summarise some of the most widely accepted estimates of the magnitude of refractive error in recent years, and the studies on which these are based. Note that the Eliminating Poor Vision in a Generation Report uses a different threshold (visual acuity < 6/9), which has contributed to the large difference in reported magnitude. However, there remains a shortage of primary data on which to base estimates. Ongoing data collection via eye care programmes and surveys, such as Rapid Assessment of Avoidable Blindness (RAAB) surveys, should improve the accuracy of future estimates.</p><hr /><p><strong>Table 1</strong> Global estimates of the number of people with distance vision impairment or blindness due to refractive error (uncorrected, corrected, and total).</p><div class="table-container-outer"><div class="table-container-fade"> </div><div class="table-container"><table class="resp-table"><tbody><tr><td> </td><td><h3>Holden et al (2016)><sup><a href="https://www.cehjournal.org/article/global-uncorrected-refractive-error-and-presbyopia-the-size-of-the-problem/#ref" target="_blank" rel="noopener">16</a></sup>/h3</h3></td><td><h3>Eliminating Poor Vision in a Generation Report<sup><a href="https://www.cehjournal.org/article/global-uncorrected-refractive-error-and-presbyopia-the-size-of-the-problem/#ref" target="_blank" rel="noopener">17</a></sup></h3></td><td><h3>World Report on Vision<sup><a href="https://www.cehjournal.org/article/global-uncorrected-refractive-error-and-presbyopia-the-size-of-the-problem/#ref" target="_blank" rel="noopener">18</a></sup></h3></td><td><h3>Vision Loss Expert Group<sup><a href="https://www.cehjournal.org/article/global-uncorrected-refractive-error-and-presbyopia-the-size-of-the-problem/#ref" target="_blank" rel="noopener">2</a></sup> and Bourne et al (2020), Lancet Commission on Global Eye Health<sup><a href="https://www.cehjournal.org/article/global-uncorrected-refractive-error-and-presbyopia-the-size-of-the-problem/#ref" target="_blank" rel="noopener">1</a></sup></h3></td></tr><tr><td>Definitions</td><td>≤ -0.5 diopter</td><td>Visual acuity (VA) < 6/9</td><td>Moderate to severe visual impairment (MSVI) 3/60 < VA < 6/18</td><td>MSVI or blindness (VA < 6/18)</td></tr><tr><td>Uncorrected refractive error</td><td> </td><td>2.7 billion<sup><a href="https://www.cehjournal.org/article/global-uncorrected-refractive-error-and-presbyopia-the-size-of-the-problem/#ref" target="_blank" rel="noopener">16,20</a></sup></td><td>123.7 million</td><td>161 million</td></tr><tr><td>Corrected refractive error</td><td> </td><td>2.0 billion<sup><a href="https://www.cehjournal.org/article/global-uncorrected-refractive-error-and-presbyopia-the-size-of-the-problem/#ref" target="_blank" rel="noopener">16,20</a></sup></td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>Total refractive error</td><td>2.6 billion (myopia only, for 2020)</td><td>4.7 billion<sup><a href="https://www.cehjournal.org/article/global-uncorrected-refractive-error-and-presbyopia-the-size-of-the-problem/#ref" target="_blank" rel="noopener">16,20</a></sup></td><td> </td><td> </td></tr></tbody></table></div></div><p><strong>Table 2</strong> Global estimates of near vision impairment due to presbyopia.</p><div class="table-container-outer"><div class="table-container-fade"> </div><div class="table-container"><table class="resp-table"><tbody><tr><td> </td><td><h3>Fricke et al (2018)<sup><a href="https://www.cehjournal.org/article/global-uncorrected-refractive-error-and-presbyopia-the-size-of-the-problem/#ref" target="_blank" rel="noopener">19</a></sup></h3></td><td><h3>Eliminating Poor Vision in a Generation Report<sup><a href="https://www.cehjournal.org/article/global-uncorrected-refractive-error-and-presbyopia-the-size-of-the-problem/#ref" target="_blank" rel="noopener">17</a></sup></h3></td><td><h3>World Report on Vision<sup><a href="https://www.cehjournal.org/article/global-uncorrected-refractive-error-and-presbyopia-the-size-of-the-problem/#ref" target="_blank" rel="noopener">18</a></sup></h3></td><td><h3>Vision Loss Expert Group and Bourne et al (2020),<sup><a href="https://www.cehjournal.org/article/global-uncorrected-refractive-error-and-presbyopia-the-size-of-the-problem/#ref" target="_blank" rel="noopener">2</a></sup> Lancet Commission on Global Eye Health<sup><a href="https://www.cehjournal.org/article/global-uncorrected-refractive-error-and-presbyopia-the-size-of-the-problem/#ref" target="_blank" rel="noopener">1</a></sup></h3></td></tr><tr><td>Uncorrected presbyopia</td><td>826 million (for 2015)</td><td> </td><td>826 million<sup><a href="https://www.cehjournal.org/article/global-uncorrected-refractive-error-and-presbyopia-the-size-of-the-problem/#ref" target="_blank" rel="noopener">19</a></sup></td><td>510 million (for 2020) 866 million (predicted for 2050)</td></tr><tr><td>Corrected presbyopia</td><td>1 billion</td><td> </td><td>1 billion<sup><a href="https://www.cehjournal.org/article/global-uncorrected-refractive-error-and-presbyopia-the-size-of-the-problem/#ref" target="_blank" rel="noopener">19</a></sup></td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>Total presbyopia</td><td>1.8 billion (2015)</td><td>1.4 billion<sup><a href="https://www.cehjournal.org/article/global-uncorrected-refractive-error-and-presbyopia-the-size-of-the-problem/#ref" target="_blank" rel="noopener">19</a></sup> (with no other refractive error)</td><td>1.8 billion<sup><a href="https://www.cehjournal.org/article/global-uncorrected-refractive-error-and-presbyopia-the-size-of-the-problem/#ref" target="_blank" rel="noopener">19</a></sup></td><td> </td></tr></tbody></table></div></div></div><p><a name="ref"></a></p><h3> </h3><h3>References</h3><p>1 Burton MJ, Ramke J, Marques AP, Bourne RRA, Congdon N, Jones I, et al. The Lancet Global Health Commission on Global Eye Health: vision beyond 2020. Lancet Glob Health. 2021 Apr;9(4):e489-e551.</p><p>2 GBD 2019 Blindness and Vision Impairment Collaborators; Vision Loss Expert Group of the Global Burden of Disease Study. Trends in prevalence of blindness and distance and near vision impairment over 30 years: an analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study. Lancet Glob Health. 2021;9(2):e130-e143.</p><p>3 Reddy PA, Congdon N, MacKenzie G, Gogate P, Wen Q, Jan C, et al. Effect of providing near glasses on productivity among rural Indian tea workers with presbyopia (PROSPER): a randomised trial. Lancet Glob Health. 2018;6(9):e1019-27.</p><p>4 Naidoo KS, Fricke TR, Frick KD, Jong M, Naduvilath TJ, Resnikoff S, Sankaridurg P. Potential Lost Productivity Resulting from the Global Burden of Myopia: Systematic Review, Meta-analysis, and Modeling. Ophthalmol. 2019;126(3):338-46.</p><p>5 Frick KD, Joy SM, Wilson DA, Naidoo KS, Holden BA. The Global Burden of Potential Productivity Loss from Uncorrected Presbyopia. Ophthalmol. 2015;122(8):1706-10.</p><p>6 Ma Q, Chen M, Li D, Zhou R, Du Y, Yin S, et al. Potential productivity loss from uncorrected and under-corrected presbyopia in low- and middleincome countries: A life table modeling study. Front Public Health. 2022;10:983423.</p><p>7 Nagarajan N, Assi L, Varadaraj V, Motaghi M, Sun Y, Couser E, et al. Vision impairment and cognitive decline among older adults: a systematic review. BMJ Open. 2022;12(1):e047929.</p><p>8 Maier A, Riedel-Heller SG, Pabst A, Luppa M. Risk factors and protective factors of depression in older people 65+. A systematic review. PLoS One. 2021;16(5):e0251326.</p><p>9 Ehrlich JR, Hassan SE, Stagg BC. Prevalence of Falls and Fall-Related Outcomes in Older Adults with Self-Reported Vision Impairment. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2019;67(2):239-45.</p><p>10 Hamedani AG, VanderBeek BL, Willis AW. Blindness and Visual Impairment in the Medicare Population: Disparities and Association with Hip Fracture and Neuropsychiatric Outcomes. Ophthalmic Epidemiol. 2019;26(4):279-85.</p><p>11 Ramke J, Palagyi A, du Toit R, Brian G. Using assessment of willingness to pay to improve a Cambodian spectacle service. Br J Ophthalmol. 2008;92(2):170-4.</p><p>12 Ebri AE, O’Neill C, Azubuike K, Congdon N, Graham C, Lohfeld L, Chan VF. Caretakers’ stated willingness to pay for children’s spectacles in cross river state, Nigeria and its implication for a cross-subsidisation scheme: a cross-sectional study. BMC Public Health. 2023;23(1):1075.</p><p>13 World Health Organization. Package of Eye Care Interventions. Geneva: WHO. 2022 May 20. ISBN: 978-92-4-004895-9.</p><p>14 Blais N, Tousignant B, Hanssens JM. Tele-refraction in tele-eye care settings. Clin Exp Optom. 2022;105(6):573-81.</p><p>15 Piyasena P, Olvera-Herrera VO, Chan VF, Clarke M, Wright DM, MacKenzie G, et al. Vision impairment and traffic safety outcomes in low-income and middle-income countries: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Lancet Glob Health. 2021;9(10):e1411-22.</p><p>16. Holden et al (2016): Holden BA, Fricke TR, Wilson DA, Jong M, Naidoo KS, Sankaridurg P. Global Prevalence of Myopia and High Myopia and Temporal Trends from 2000 through 2050. Ophthalmol. 2016;123(5):1036-42.</p><p>17 Eliminating Poor Vision in a Generation Report: Essilor. Eliminating Poor Vision in a Generation: What will it take to eliminate uncorrected refractive errors by 2050? France: EssilorLuxottica. 2020. <a href="http://bit.ly/visgen" target="_blank" rel="noopener">bit.ly/visgen</a></p><p>18 World Health Organization. World Report on Vision. Geneva: WHO, 2019. <a href="https://bit.ly/world-report-on-vision" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://bit.ly/world-report-on-vision</a></p><p>19 Fricke et al (2018): Fricke TR, Tahhan N, Resnikoff S, Papas E, Burnett A, Ho SM, Naduvilath T, Naidoo KS. Global Prevalence of Presbyopia and Vision Impairment from Uncorrected Presbyopia: Systematic Review, Meta-analysis, and Modelling. Ophthalmol. 2018;125(10):1492-9.</p><p>20 Castagno VD, Fassa AG, Carret ML, Vilela MA, Meucci RD. Hyperopia: a meta-analysis of prevalence and a review of associated factors among school-aged children. BMC Ophthalmol. 2014;14:163.</p><p><span style="color: #808080;">Source: <em>Community Eye Health Journal</em></span></p><p><span style="color: #808080;"><em>Featured Image: A child is screened for refractive error in her school. 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Blippi is a live-action program that has struck a chord with parents and kids around the world through its engaging, inspiring and accessible educational content—reaching more than a billion average […]]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<div data-elementor-type="wp-post" data-elementor-id="8617" class="elementor elementor-8617"> <section class="elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3fc7195 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default" data-id="3fc7195" data-element_type="section"> <div class="elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default"> <div class="elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8033c00" data-id="8033c00" data-element_type="column"> <div class="elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated"> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-2be2ce4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image" data-id="2be2ce4" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="image.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="600" height="600" src="https://eyezoneinternational.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Roshambo_Eyewear___Blippi.jpeg" class="attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048 wp-image-8619" alt="" srcset="https://eyezoneinternational.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Roshambo_Eyewear___Blippi.jpeg 600w, https://eyezoneinternational.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Roshambo_Eyewear___Blippi-300x300.jpeg 300w, https://eyezoneinternational.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Roshambo_Eyewear___Blippi-100x100.jpeg 100w" sizes="(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px" /> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-3ea4370 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor" data-id="3ea4370" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="text-editor.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <p>Roshambo Eyewear, a leading manufacturer of children’s eyewear, announced the extended partnership of the Blippi eyewear line in partnership with leading children’s entertainment company Moonbug. Blippi is a live-action program that has struck a chord with parents and kids around the world through its engaging, inspiring and accessible educational content—reaching more than a billion average monthly views through YouTube, Hulu, Netflix, HBO Max, Amazon Prime Video, and more.</p><p>The popular line of flexible rubberized Blippi eyewear includes polarized sunglasses, blue light blocking glasses, and prescription glasses in three kids’ sizes: baby, toddler and big kids.</p><p>“Our renewed partnership with Moonbug brings two great brands together with the goal of providing a high quality, protective product that kids will want to wear to look just like Blippi. The iconic bright orange glasses of this fun and energetic character make it a natural fit for our fast-growing eyewear brand. We are all moms and dads here, and most of us have young kids that were already Blippi super fans, so we get the added benefit of looking like rock stars to our kids since we ‘know Blippi’ now!” said Rob Gibbons, COO of Roshambo Eyewear.</p><p>Roshambo Eyewear’s Founder, Scott Morris added, “Our unique bendable, flexible frame design and polarized lenses provide a safe and practical option at a reasonable price point for kids wanting to look like Blippi. We are all about helping little ones learn how to protect their eyes while enjoying outdoor adventures and summertime fun…something Blippi is an expert at!”</p><p>“Blippi always wears his iconic orange glasses, so we are excited to offer fans the opportunity to wear high quality and trusted eyewear inspired by this beloved character,” said Joan Grasso, Head of Consumer Products, Americas, at Moonbug Entertainment. “Not only is this Blippi eyewear fun, it has been designed to protect children’s eyes by a brand that families can trust. We can’t wait to see what adventures little ones have with their new Blippi eyewear!”</p><p>Blippi sunglasses, screen time glasses and prescription glasses are available for purchase internationally online and select retailers in the U.S.</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </section> <section class="elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1f2f408 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default" data-id="1f2f408" data-element_type="section"> <div class="elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default"> <div class="elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b036ed0" data-id="b036ed0" data-element_type="column"> <div class="elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated"> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-2088bce elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor" data-id="2088bce" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="text-editor.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <h5>Share this post</h5> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </section> <section class="elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-70a0557 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default" data-id="70a0557" data-element_type="section"> <div class="elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default"> <div class="elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-cbdb41e" data-id="cbdb41e" data-element_type="column"> <div class="elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated"> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-4f292dc elementor-widget elementor-widget-elementskit-social-share" data-id="4f292dc" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="elementskit-social-share.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <div class="ekit-wid-con" > <ul class="ekit_socialshare"> <li class="elementor-repeater-item-d7fc69a" data-social="facebook"> <div class="facebook"> <i aria-hidden="true" class="icon icon-facebook"></i> </div> </li> <li class="elementor-repeater-item-9adeae0" data-social="twitter"> <div class="twitter"> <i aria-hidden="true" class="icon icon-twitter"></i> </div> </li> <li class="elementor-repeater-item-8c4f818" data-social="linkedin"> <div class="linkedin"> <i aria-hidden="true" class="icon icon-linkedin"></i> </div> </li> <li class="elementor-repeater-item-b7c09f7" data-social="whatsapp"> <div class="whatsapp"> <i aria-hidden="true" class="icon icon-whatsapp-1"></i> </div> </li> <li class="elementor-repeater-item-3b9bcc1" data-social="pocket"> <div class="pocket"> <i aria-hidden="true" class="fab fa-get-pocket"></i> </div> </li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </section> </div>]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>https://eyezoneinternational.com/blippi-iconic-glasses-continues-with-moonbug/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item> <title>Children’s Book Empowers and Educates Kids About Wearing Eyeglasses</title> <link>https://eyezoneinternational.com/childrens-book-empowers-and-educates-kids-about-wearing-eyeglasses/</link> <comments>https://eyezoneinternational.com/childrens-book-empowers-and-educates-kids-about-wearing-eyeglasses/#respond</comments> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Staff Writer]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Sun, 02 Apr 2023 06:45:45 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[Awareness]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Children's health]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Children's Vision]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Eye Health Matters]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Eyecare]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Health]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Ophthalmology]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Optical Sciences]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Optician]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Optometry]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Wellness]]></category> <category><![CDATA[children's book]]></category> <category><![CDATA[children's literature]]></category> <category><![CDATA[children's vision]]></category> <category><![CDATA[comprehensive eye exam]]></category> <category><![CDATA[eye care]]></category> <category><![CDATA[eye care professionals]]></category> <category><![CDATA[eye test]]></category> <category><![CDATA[kids' eyesight]]></category> <category><![CDATA[optometry]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://eyezoneinternational.com/?p=8520</guid> <description><![CDATA[Going to an optometrist can be routine for adults, but not so for many children. For them, a visit to an eye doctor can be filled with a lot of unknowns.  Kristin B. Gyimah, J.D., knows this all too well. So as a Wright State University graduate — and as a mother to three children […]]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<div data-elementor-type="wp-post" data-elementor-id="8520" class="elementor elementor-8520"> <section class="elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3fc7195 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default" data-id="3fc7195" data-element_type="section"> <div class="elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default"> <div class="elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8033c00" data-id="8033c00" data-element_type="column"> <div class="elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated"> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-2be2ce4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image" data-id="2be2ce4" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="image.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="1100" height="965" src="https://eyezoneinternational.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Kristin-Gyimah-TeddyGetsGlassses-1.jpeg" class="attachment-large size-large wp-image-8522" alt="" srcset="https://eyezoneinternational.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Kristin-Gyimah-TeddyGetsGlassses-1.jpeg 1100w, https://eyezoneinternational.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Kristin-Gyimah-TeddyGetsGlassses-1-600x526.jpeg 600w, https://eyezoneinternational.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Kristin-Gyimah-TeddyGetsGlassses-1-768x674.jpeg 768w" sizes="(max-width: 1100px) 100vw, 1100px" /> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-3ea4370 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor" data-id="3ea4370" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="text-editor.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <p>Going to an optometrist can be routine for adults, but not so for many children. For them, a visit to an eye doctor can be filled with a lot of unknowns. </p> <p>Kristin B. Gyimah, J.D., knows this all too well. So as a Wright State University graduate — and as a mother to three children — she addressed that issue through a children’s book she co-authored, “Teddy Gets Glasses.”</p> <p>Gyimah, who in 2003 earned a bachelor’s degree in English and minors in communication and Spanish from Wright State, said she and a friend each had a child in their life who needed corrective glasses at the time.</p> <p>“We looked for ways to help encourage them, but we couldn’t find much,” said Gyimah, a consultant who leads a faith-based coaching program. “There was only a small pool of books, and none seemed to do what we hoped they’d do, especially for African American children. It felt like an opportunity for us to fill that gap.”</p> <p>A book was born.</p> <p>Gyimah and her former law school classmate and friend, Tanisha Wilburn, collaborated on the writing. They then found an illustrator and connected with a book distribution company that partners with self-publishers to produce the book.</p> <p>In early December it became available online, including platforms like Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Book Depository, GoodReads and more. They are working to get physical copies of the book available in bookstores soon.</p> <p>The book’s title sets the story. “It’s about a little boy who was nervous about the process,” Gyimah said. “Teddy sees one of his friends in the doctor’s office and essentially says, ‘Oh, you come here, too.”</p> <p>She said a child can often think he or she is all alone, but then they see others who face the same situation. That can help remove the concern of whatever they’re about to face or dealing with at the time.</p> <p>With the help of his parents and the optometrist, getting glasses isn’t so bad after all for Teddy. “The undertone of the storyline is that Teddy’s not doing this alone,” said the Cincinnati native.</p> <p>“It’s really for kids, but it’s written in a way that parents can enjoy as well,” she said. “It’s a solid read. What makes it even more engaging is the illustration. Honestly, any age can enjoy this book!”</p> <p>Writing a children’s book was something on Gyimah’s bucket list. “I wanted to do this a long time ago,” she said.</p> <p>She learned a lot about writing and bringing a book to market, knowledge that she said she’ll put to use with her next books.</p> <p>“That’s the long-term plan,” she said about whether another book is forthcoming.</p> <p>In addition to some adult-focused books, she said she has several possible topics along the same lines as “Teddy Gets Glasses” — “things that young children may have to deal with that could try to make them feel insecure, to help navigate those real-life experiences, build confidence and face challenges they may encounter.”</p> <p>She credits her husband, Kofi Gyimah, a 2004 Wright State graduate who was on the baseball team, with “being our biggest supporter and encourager along the way.” She, too, was a student-athlete, being a four-year player and captain on the women’s soccer team.</p> <p>Gyimah also credits Wright State. Having the foundation from writing as an English major “set the stage for future writing opportunities. I’ve always enjoyed writing.”</p> <p>She also put that writing experience to good use while earning a juris doctor degree in 2007 from Ohio State’s Moritz College of Law.</p> <p>“The knowledge I gained and my experience from pursuing my undergraduate degree at Wright State helped me to do this and hopefully write many other books down the line,” Gyimah said.</p> <p></p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </section> <section class="elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1f2f408 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default" data-id="1f2f408" data-element_type="section"> <div class="elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default"> <div class="elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b036ed0" data-id="b036ed0" data-element_type="column"> <div class="elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated"> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-2088bce elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor" data-id="2088bce" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="text-editor.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <h5>Share this post</h5> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </section> <section class="elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-70a0557 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default" data-id="70a0557" data-element_type="section"> <div class="elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default"> <div class="elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-cbdb41e" data-id="cbdb41e" data-element_type="column"> <div class="elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated"> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-4f292dc elementor-widget elementor-widget-elementskit-social-share" data-id="4f292dc" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="elementskit-social-share.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <div class="ekit-wid-con" > <ul class="ekit_socialshare"> <li class="elementor-repeater-item-d7fc69a" data-social="facebook"> <div class="facebook"> <i aria-hidden="true" class="icon icon-facebook"></i> </div> </li> <li class="elementor-repeater-item-9adeae0" data-social="twitter"> <div class="twitter"> <i aria-hidden="true" class="icon icon-twitter"></i> </div> </li> <li class="elementor-repeater-item-8c4f818" data-social="linkedin"> <div class="linkedin"> <i aria-hidden="true" class="icon icon-linkedin"></i> </div> </li> <li class="elementor-repeater-item-b7c09f7" data-social="whatsapp"> <div class="whatsapp"> <i aria-hidden="true" class="icon icon-whatsapp-1"></i> </div> </li> <li class="elementor-repeater-item-3b9bcc1" data-social="pocket"> <div class="pocket"> <i aria-hidden="true" class="fab fa-get-pocket"></i> </div> </li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </section> </div>]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>https://eyezoneinternational.com/childrens-book-empowers-and-educates-kids-about-wearing-eyeglasses/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item> <title>Basic Lessons in Comprehensive Eye Exam for Children</title> <link>https://eyezoneinternational.com/basic-lessons-in-comprehensive-eye-exam-for-children/</link> <comments>https://eyezoneinternational.com/basic-lessons-in-comprehensive-eye-exam-for-children/#respond</comments> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Staff Writer]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Thu, 30 Mar 2023 08:35:20 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[Awareness]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Children's health]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Children's Vision]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Eye Health Matters]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Eyecare]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Health]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Ophthalmology]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Optical Sciences]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Optician]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Optometry]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Wellness]]></category> <category><![CDATA[children's vision]]></category> <category><![CDATA[comprehensive eye exam]]></category> <category><![CDATA[eye care]]></category> <category><![CDATA[eye care professionals]]></category> <category><![CDATA[eye test]]></category> <category><![CDATA[kids' eyesight]]></category> <category><![CDATA[optometry]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://eyezoneinternational.com/?p=8514</guid> <description><![CDATA[As a pediatric eye doctor, providing a comprehensive eye exam for children is critical to their overall health and development. Children’s eyes are constantly developing and can be affected by a variety of conditions that can go undetected without proper examination. It is important to have a thorough understanding of comprehensive eye exams for children. […]]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<div data-elementor-type="wp-post" data-elementor-id="8514" class="elementor elementor-8514"> <section class="elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3fc7195 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default" data-id="3fc7195" data-element_type="section"> <div class="elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default"> <div class="elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8033c00" data-id="8033c00" data-element_type="column"> <div class="elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated"> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-2be2ce4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image" data-id="2be2ce4" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="image.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="1000" height="667" src="https://eyezoneinternational.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/little-boy-eyes-consult.jpg" class="attachment-large size-large wp-image-8516" alt="" srcset="https://eyezoneinternational.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/little-boy-eyes-consult.jpg 1000w, https://eyezoneinternational.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/little-boy-eyes-consult-600x400.jpg 600w, https://eyezoneinternational.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/little-boy-eyes-consult-768x512.jpg 768w" sizes="(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px" /> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-3ea4370 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor" data-id="3ea4370" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="text-editor.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <p>As a pediatric eye doctor, providing a comprehensive eye exam for children is critical to their overall health and development. Children’s eyes are constantly developing and can be affected by a variety of conditions that can go undetected without proper examination. It is important to have a thorough understanding of comprehensive eye exams for children. By knowing what to look for and how to properly evaluate a child’s vision and eye health, you can help catch vision problems early and ensure that children receive the care they need to maintain healthy eyesight.</p><p><strong>The Importance of Comprehensive Eye Exams for Children</strong></p><p>Comprehensive eye exams are critical for the early detection and treatment of eye conditions in children. Many eye problems can be asymptomatic or show vague symptoms that can be mistaken for other conditions. Without regular eye exams, vision problems can go undetected and lead to long-term vision problems or even blindness.</p><p>Children’s eye exams should start at around six months of age, and should be repeated at ages three and five, and annually thereafter. During the exam, eye doctors should check for visual acuity, eye alignment and eye movement, refractive errors, and overall eye health. It’s important to keep in mind that not all children will have the same eye exam results, and that the results of a comprehensive eye exam can be affected by age, developmental stage, and the child’s ability to communicate.</p><p><strong>What to Look for During a Comprehensive Eye Exam for Children?</strong></p><p>During a comprehensive eye exam for children, it is important to perform a variety of tests to evaluate their vision and eye health. These tests may include:</p><p><strong>Visual Acuity Test:</strong> This test is used to measure how well a child can see at different distances. The child is typically asked to read letters or numbers on a chart from a specific distance, such as 20 feet.</p><p><strong>Refraction Test:</strong> This test helps determine if a child needs glasses or contact lenses to correct their vision. By placing different lenses in front of the child’s eyes, the doctor can determine the best prescription to correct any vision problems.</p><p><strong>Eye Muscle Movement Test:</strong> This test evaluates how well a child’s eyes move and work together. The doctor will observe the child’s eye movements and assess their ability to focus on objects at different distances.</p><p><strong>Pupil Dilation:</strong> This test involves putting drops in the child’s eyes to help the eye doctor see the back of the eye more clearly. This can help detect any signs of eye diseases or disorders.</p><p><strong>Screening for Eye Diseases or Disorders:</strong> During the exam, the doctor may use specialized instruments to check for any signs of eye diseases or disorders, such as amblyopia, strabismus, or nearsightedness.</p><p><strong>Communication with Parents</strong></p><p>In addition to performing a thorough eye exam, it is important to communicate with parents about their child’s eye health. This includes discussing any findings from the exam and explaining any necessary treatment or further testing that may be needed. It is also important to provide parents with information on how to help their child maintain healthy eyesight, such as encouraging them to take regular breaks from digital devices and protecting their eyes from harmful UV rays.</p><p><strong>The Importance of Regular Eye Exams</strong></p><p>Regular comprehensive eye exams are essential for children to maintain healthy eyesight and catch any vision problems early. By scheduling regular exams, eye doctors can help prevent more serious health issues from developing and ensure that children receive the care they need to maintain good vision. By performing a variety of tests to evaluate vision and eye health and communicating with parents about their child’s eye health, eye doctors can help catch vision problems early and ensure that children receive the care they need to maintain healthy eyesight.</p><p>Comprehensive eye exams for children are a critical part of maintaining their overall health and development. Advanced eye doctors should be well-versed in the various components of a comprehensive eye exam, and should know how to identify and treat common vision problems in children. By staying up-to-date with the latest research and guidelines, eye doctors can provide the best possible care for their young patients.</p><p><strong>References:</strong></p><ul><li>“Comprehensive Eye Exams for Children” by American Optometric Association. <a href="https://www.aoa.org/patients-and-public/good-vision-throughout-life/childrens-vision/comprehensive-eye-and-vision-examination-for-children" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://www.aoa.org/patients-and-public/good-vision-throughout-life/childrens-vision/comprehensive-eye-and-vision-examination-for-children</a></li><li>“Eye Exams for Children: What to Expect” by Cleveland Clinic. <a href="https://health.clevelandclinic.org/eye-exams-for-children-what-to-expect/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://health.clevelandclinic.org/eye-exams-for-children-what-to-expect/</a></li><li>“Children’s Eye Exams: What to Expect” by WebMD. <a href="https://www.webmd.com/eye-health/childrens-eye-exams-what-to-expect" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://www.webmd.com/eye-health/childrens-eye-exams-what-to-expect</a></li><li>“Why Regular Eye Exams are Important for Children” by American Academy of Ophthalmology. <a href="https://www.aao.org/eye-health/tips-prevention/children-eye-exams" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://www.aao.org/eye-health/tips-prevention/children-eye-exams</a></li></ul><p> </p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </section> <section class="elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1f2f408 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default" data-id="1f2f408" data-element_type="section"> <div class="elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default"> <div class="elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b036ed0" data-id="b036ed0" data-element_type="column"> <div class="elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated"> <div class="elementor-element 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</div>]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>https://eyezoneinternational.com/basic-lessons-in-comprehensive-eye-exam-for-children/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item> <title>The Boy that Inspired a Children’s Hospice</title> <link>https://eyezoneinternational.com/the-boy-that-inspired-a-childrens-hospice/</link> <comments>https://eyezoneinternational.com/the-boy-that-inspired-a-childrens-hospice/#respond</comments> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Staff Writer]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Thu, 03 Mar 2022 13:06:01 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[Blog]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Awareness]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Charity]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Children's health]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Children's Vision]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Eye Health Matters]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Eyecare]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Health]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Non-profit]]></category> <category><![CDATA[BACCH]]></category> <category><![CDATA[charity]]></category> <category><![CDATA[children]]></category> <category><![CDATA[children's health]]></category> <category><![CDATA[children's vision]]></category> <category><![CDATA[eye care]]></category> <category><![CDATA[hospice]]></category> <category><![CDATA[KACCH]]></category> <category><![CDATA[optical industry]]></category> <category><![CDATA[vision care]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://eyezoneinternational.com/?p=7120</guid> <description><![CDATA[Truffles the Kitty, a tuxedo cat, is a feline ambassador for children’s vision care. She wears eyeglasses to make children feel comfortable wearing them and during an eye test and fitting.]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[ <div data-elementor-type="wp-post" data-elementor-id="7120" class="elementor elementor-7120"> <section class="elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5e1b1d88 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default" data-id="5e1b1d88" data-element_type="section"> <div class="elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default"> <div class="elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a8d7c17" data-id="a8d7c17" data-element_type="column"> <div class="elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated"> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-2cfa8b0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image" data-id="2cfa8b0" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="image.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="491" src="https://eyezoneinternational.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/eyezone-blog-bacch-edited.jpeg" class="attachment-large size-large wp-image-7124" alt="" srcset="https://eyezoneinternational.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/eyezone-blog-bacch-edited.jpeg 800w, https://eyezoneinternational.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/eyezone-blog-bacch-edited-768x471.jpeg 768w" sizes="(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-d1c1a4c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor" data-id="d1c1a4c" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="text-editor.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <p>Each child has unique emotional, developmental, and social needs. Putting their needs first, as well as, their family’s is crucial in their life. This is one of the reasons that children’s hospitals nowadays are constantly innovating to adopt to the<strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;"> <a href="https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/944911" target="_blank" rel="noopener">changing landscape in children’s healthcare</a></span></strong>.</p><p>In Kuwait, a young boy named Abdullah, returned from London and found out that there was no treatment or possible cure for his illness. During that moment, his mother promised him that he would never again have to stay in a hospital. To enable her to look after her son at home, she asked for support from Kuwait Association for the Care of Children in Hospital (KACCH), a local organization that offers psychosocial services for children and families in hospitals in Kuwait since 1989. From that point onwards, a team of experts were formed to manage Abdullah’s symptoms while allowing him to live a normal life as best as he could.</p><p>The organization’s leaders witnessed Abdullah’s courage and love of life as he fought through his condition. Shortly after, with the support of the wider Kuwaiti community, Bayt Abdullah Children’s Hospice (BACCH) was established. The hospice was built to specifically give children with life-limiting and life-threatening conditions the specialised care they need, while emphasizing on quality of life and optimal daily care possible. It also introduced <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong><a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3140086/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">paediatric palliative care</a></strong></span> to Kuwait, making the services available to children diagnosed with similar illnesses. Even after the invasion of Kuwait, KACCH volunteers were mobilized to care for children with the same condition, as well as raise awareness and funds to build the children’s hospice. As a result, Bayt Abdullah was officially opened in January 2012 and is considered the first and only one of its kind in the Middle East.</p><p>Abdullah’s powerful experience inspired an initiative that promotes care and support to children with serious medical needs in Kuwait. He laid to rest peacefully with his loved ones at home in April 1990, but he most certainly left behind a legacy.</p><p>Read about Abdullah’s legacy in the upcoming issue of Eyezone Magazine.</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </section> </div> ]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>https://eyezoneinternational.com/the-boy-that-inspired-a-childrens-hospice/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item> <title>How Disney’s Encanto Empowers Glass-Wearers</title> <link>https://eyezoneinternational.com/how-disneys-encanto-empowers-glass-wearers/</link> <comments>https://eyezoneinternational.com/how-disneys-encanto-empowers-glass-wearers/#respond</comments> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Armi Menorca]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Sun, 13 Feb 2022 21:47:50 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[Blog]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Celebrity]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Children's health]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Children's Vision]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Digital]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Entertainment]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Eyeglasses]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Eyewear]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Fashion]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Trivia]]></category> <category><![CDATA[TV Spot]]></category> <category><![CDATA[animation]]></category> <category><![CDATA[children's vision]]></category> <category><![CDATA[cinema]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Disney]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Disney animation]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Disney Studios]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Encanto]]></category> <category><![CDATA[eyeglasses]]></category> <category><![CDATA[eyewear]]></category> <category><![CDATA[glasses]]></category> <category><![CDATA[spectacles]]></category> <category><![CDATA[stereotype]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://eyezoneinternational.com/?p=7056</guid> <description><![CDATA[Truffles the Kitty, a tuxedo cat, is a feline ambassador for children’s vision care. She wears eyeglasses to make children feel comfortable wearing them and during an eye test and fitting.]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[ <div data-elementor-type="wp-post" data-elementor-id="7056" class="elementor elementor-7056"> <section class="elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5e1b1d88 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default" data-id="5e1b1d88" data-element_type="section"> <div class="elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default"> <div class="elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a8d7c17" data-id="a8d7c17" data-element_type="column"> <div class="elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated"> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-2cfa8b0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image" data-id="2cfa8b0" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="image.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <figure class="wp-caption"> <img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="1024" height="641" src="https://eyezoneinternational.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/eyezonemag-blog-encanto-2-1.jpeg" class="attachment-large size-large wp-image-7064" alt="Disney's Encanto logo" srcset="https://eyezoneinternational.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/eyezonemag-blog-encanto-2-1.jpeg 1024w, https://eyezoneinternational.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/eyezonemag-blog-encanto-2-1-768x481.jpeg 768w" sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" /> <figcaption class="widget-image-caption wp-caption-text">© Disney</figcaption> </figure> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-d1c1a4c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor" data-id="d1c1a4c" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="text-editor.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <p>Encanto’s main protagonist may have dodged the official crown of a Disney royalty, but she surely is a “princess” in her own special way. The Madrigal family is endowed with superhuman powers, except for Mirabel, the optimistic, glass-wearing heroine of the <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong><a href="https://news.disney.com/introducing-encanto" target="_blank" rel="noopener">2021 animated Disney film</a></strong></span>. She may not be the “perfect” granddaughter in the eyes of her <em>abuela</em>, the town’s founding matriarch, but her bespectacled character makes her the first unconventional, glass-wearing protagonist of Disney, thanks to <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong><a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-nottinghamshire-60235338" target="_blank" rel="noopener">a 12-year-old Disney fan who wrote the animation giant</a></strong></span> back in 2019 to feature a character that wears spectacles.</p> <p><b>SPOILER ALERT: This write-up might contain relevant scenes from the movie.</b></p> <p>It is not often that we see an eyeglass-wearing Disney lead character, although there are a couple of supporting characters that do, namely Doc (Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs), Sadness (Inside Out), Merlin the Wizard (The Sword in the Stone), Milo Thatch (Atlantis), Mr. Smee (Peter Pan), Geppetto (Pinocchio), John Darling (Peter Pan) and Scoorge McDuck (Ducktales), among others. In the story, Mirabel is portrayed as the only Madrigal who has no magical gift which made her the underdog and the outcast within the magical family, and resulted into her wanting to fit in. It is a known fact that glass-wearers to this age still <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong><a href="https://www.reviewofoptometry.com/article/kids-who-wear-glasses-are-bully-magnets" target="_blank" rel="noopener">carry the weight of stereotypes and bullying</a></strong></span>, especially among the younger generation. Mirabel’s yearning to belong is expressed as an “unspoken, invisible pain” in the moving ballad, <em>Waiting on a Miracle</em>, depicting how unmet unrealistic societal expectations can drag people down and even put pressure on the other members of the family, as shown driving Mirabel’s sister, Luisa, to the brink of mental breakdown in <em>Surface Pressure</em>.</p> <p>Mirabel’s glasses may also signify an analogy to how she alone could clearly see the invisible cracks in their magical home, the <em>casita</em>, which if not addressed could cause it to crumble to the ground, signaling its ultimate demise and, symbolically, the apparent downfall of the family. After all, Mirabel’s name was derived from the Spanish word, <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong><a href="https://www.lexico.com/es-en/traducir/mira" target="_blank" rel="noopener">“mira,” which means sight</a></strong></span>, illustrating her gift of hindsight on the impending crisis.</p> <p>Overall, at the heart of Encanto is magical realism depicting an abstract villain in the form of intergenerational trauma, a nod to <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong><a href="https://books.google.com.kw/books?id=N3BekQEACAAJ&dq=one+thousand+years+of+solitude&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiAhfKjiPv1AhWiR_EDHYNYDhYQ6AF6BAgIEAI" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Gabriel García Márquez’s</a></strong></span> yellow butterflies and classic retelling of Colombia’s dark past, and not to mention, showcasing the country’s rich biodiversity through Antonio’s gift. On another note, Lin-Manuel Miranda’s musical genius struck gold with the movie’s score since his stint as playwright and lyricist of the Broadway hit musical, Hamilton.</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </section> </div> ]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>https://eyezoneinternational.com/how-disneys-encanto-empowers-glass-wearers/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item> <title>Kids Eyewear Trends for Back-To-School</title> <link>https://eyezoneinternational.com/kids-eyewear-trends-for-back-to-school/</link> <comments>https://eyezoneinternational.com/kids-eyewear-trends-for-back-to-school/#respond</comments> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Armi Menorca]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2020 00:18:41 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[Children's Vision]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Eyeglasses]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Eyewear]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Fashion]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Optician]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Wellness]]></category> <category><![CDATA[children eye health]]></category> <category><![CDATA[children vision]]></category> <category><![CDATA[children's vision]]></category> <category><![CDATA[eyecare]]></category> <category><![CDATA[eyeglasses]]></category> <category><![CDATA[eyewear]]></category> <category><![CDATA[eyewear fashion]]></category> <category><![CDATA[kids eyewear]]></category> <category><![CDATA[kids fashion]]></category> <category><![CDATA[optician]]></category> <category><![CDATA[spectacles]]></category> <category><![CDATA[vision care]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://eyezonemag.com/blog/?p=1929</guid> <description><![CDATA[ Choosing the right eyeglasses for kids is not all fun and games. A lot of parents struggle to make glass-wearing enjoyable through colors, designs, or decorations, and sometimes as an accessory for fun and play. Even custom-made frames are made available in the market using 3D printing paired with a playful character or a favorite spirit animal. Adding to the normalization […]]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<div data-elementor-type="wp-post" data-elementor-id="3126" class="elementor elementor-3126"> <section class="elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-26bd1304 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default" data-id="26bd1304" data-element_type="section"> <div class="elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default"> <div class="elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-36736bc5" data-id="36736bc5" data-element_type="column"> <div class="elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated"> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-5eead0b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor" data-id="5eead0b" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="text-editor.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <p> </p><p>Choosing the right eyeglasses for kids is not all fun and games. A lot of <a href="http://eyezonemag.com/blog/2019/08/28/6-ways-to-make-your-child-wear-their-first-pair-of-glasses/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">parents struggle to make glass-wearing enjoyable</a> through colors, designs, or decorations, and sometimes as an accessory for fun and play. Even custom-made frames are made available in the market using</p></div></div></div></div></div></section></div> <a href="https://eyezoneinternational.com/kids-eyewear-trends-for-back-to-school/#more-3126" class="more-link elementor-more-link"><span aria-label="Continue reading Kids Eyewear Trends for Back-To-School">(more…)</span></a>]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>https://eyezoneinternational.com/kids-eyewear-trends-for-back-to-school/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item> <title>6 Ways to Make Your Child Wear Their First Pair of Glasses</title> <link>https://eyezoneinternational.com/6-ways-to-make-your-child-wear-their-first-pair-of-glasses/</link> <comments>https://eyezoneinternational.com/6-ways-to-make-your-child-wear-their-first-pair-of-glasses/#respond</comments> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Armi Menorca]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Wed, 28 Aug 2019 10:16:24 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[Children's Vision]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Eye Health Matters]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Eyecare]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Eyewear]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Research and Studies]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Wellness]]></category> <category><![CDATA[children eye health]]></category> <category><![CDATA[children's spectacles]]></category> <category><![CDATA[children's vision]]></category> <category><![CDATA[eye health]]></category> <category><![CDATA[eyewear]]></category> <category><![CDATA[eyewear children's eyeglasses]]></category> <category><![CDATA[kids' vision]]></category> <category><![CDATA[vision care]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://eyezonemag.com/blog/?p=1635</guid> <description><![CDATA[Say goodbye to the struggle of making your kids wear their eyeglasses. It’s time for a fun and positive conversation with them about the proper ways to wear and care for their glasses. All it takes are encouraging words and proactive ways to turn their eyeglass-wearing experience into a kid-friendly one. Buying eyeglasses for your […]]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<h4 style="text-align: justify;"><em><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="size-full wp-image-1636" src="http://eyezonemag.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/kid-eyeglasses-edited.png" alt="" width="948" height="600" /></em></h4> <h6 style="text-align: justify;">Say goodbye to the struggle of making your kids wear their eyeglasses. It’s time for a fun and positive conversation with them about the proper ways to wear and care for their glasses. All it takes are encouraging words and proactive ways to turn their eyeglass-wearing experience into a kid-friendly one.</h6> <p><span id="more-3116"></span></p> <p style="text-align: justify;">Buying eyeglasses for your kids is one thing, but convincing them to wear one is another. There are a couple of things to consider when creating a positive and stress-free atmosphere around your kids as they put on their first pair of eyewear, minus the tug-of-war or the magic tricks. <a href="https://www.preventblindness.org/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Prevent Blindness</a>, a US-based organization advocating for healthy vision in patients, provides realistic advice for parents on the proper ways of supervising their children and monitoring their vision health. In observance of Children’s Eye Health and Safety Month, the organization has published some handy tips for parents to help their kids find comfort in wearing their specs.</p> <p style="text-align: justify;"><!--more--></p> <h5 style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Take the word of eye experts</strong></h5> <p style="text-align: justify;">It would take nothing away from you and your kids if they wear their glasses as prescribed by the eye doctor. It is important to ensure that the glasses are worn as instructed. Make sure that any kind of discomfort your child goes through is discussed and consulted with your eye doctor immediately. Prevent Blindness recommends children who experience or show symptoms of a vision problem to avail of <a href="https://www.preventblindness.org/guidelines-childrens-vision-health" target="_blank" rel="noopener">continuous vision screening and comprehensive eye examinations by an optometrist or an ophthalmologist</a>.</p> <h5 style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Avoid the (eye) wear-and-tear</strong></h5> <p style="text-align: justify;">There may be times when your child would remove and place their pair of glasses in areas that would most likely damage it. It is important to regularly inspect your kid’s glasses as even minor distortion could affect their glass-wearing experience. These damages could be anything from a loose tiny screw on the frames to a heavy smudge on the lenses. Regularly inspect their specs to ensure that they fit well and always equip your bubs with an eyeglass cloth to wipe away any dirt on the lenses or frames. Most importantly, remind your little ones to always tell mom and dad or any adult family member if they are feeling any discomfort.</p> <h5 style="text-align: justify;"><strong>It takes a village with a vision</strong></h5> <p style="text-align: justify;">As the African proverb puts it, “It takes a village to raise a child”. Your kid’s <a href="ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK92200/">environment could have a multitude of impact on their habits and behavior</a>. This fact holds true in all aspects of your child’s life, and wherever they may go, it is important to their welfare to build a support system around them. Remind your child’s teachers that they need to wear their glasses at all times in order to see well. At the same time, inform other adult guardians at home or at school that your child should wear their spectacles inside their classrooms, during hiking, at the park, or anywhere outdoors.</p> <h5 style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Keep an eye on their feelings</strong></h5> <p style="text-align: justify;">Parents might encounter challenges during the first few days or weeks that their child starts wearing eyeglasses <a href="https://www.aoa.org/patients-and-public/good-vision-throughout-life/childrens-vision/school-aged-vision-6-to-18-years-of-age" target="_blank" rel="noopener">as children don’t often mention or are not aware when they have vision problems</a>. But there are benefits in letting your kid confide in you any signs of discomfort. Ask your little one to report to you any problems that may occur, whether the frames are too tight or too loose. Try to talk them into confiding if they can see clearly with the glasses or if they are experiencing headaches or eye strain while wearing them. Call your eye health provider as soon as you get all the information from your kid.</p> <h5 style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Pick an eye role model</strong></h5> <p style="text-align: justify;">It is no secret that <a href="https://psychcentral.com/news/2018/05/27/modeling-behavior-for-children-has-long-lasting-effects/14139.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">children tend to emulate adults’ behavior</a>. This is the right time to educate them about how other people have no issues wearing eyeglasses. Show your child how other kids and adults are wearing glasses to help them see. Point out people in your family, your child’s classmate, or characters in books and movies who wear glasses. Create a positive outlook on the practice with your kid. It could go a mile doing so.</p> <h5 style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Make it all fun and games</strong></h5> <p style="text-align: justify;">Make eyeglasses-wearing fun through colors, designs, or decorations. Show them that wearing glasses is not only for seeing clearly or fashion, but it is also an enjoyable activity or game. Make glasses appear as an accessory for fun and play. <a href="https://techcrunch.com/2019/08/15/fitz-frames-with-2-5m-in-seed-funding-wants-your-kid-to-have-custom-glasses/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">There are custom-made frames available in the market using 3D printing technology paired with a playful character, such as choosing to wear specs with their favorite spirit animals. </a></p> <p> </p> ]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>https://eyezoneinternational.com/6-ways-to-make-your-child-wear-their-first-pair-of-glasses/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> </channel> </rss>