50% Of Visual disorders in adults could have been prevented during childhood.

-the lack of interest in reading and writing, the constant flashing and headaches may be symptoms of eye problems

-A bad vision of children impacts negatively on their school performance

Madrid, 2011-September amblyopia or lazy eyestrabismus and the problems of refractive errors like nearsightedness and astigmatism, hyperopia, are some of the most common ophthalmologic complications among children. So the vision to develop correctly, both eyes must function normally during childhood, because it is considered that visual maturity is reached approximately at the age of six. For this reason, Bavaria clinic specialists consider that 50% of ocular dysfunctions of adults could have been prevented during childhood.

An early diagnosis is essential to tackle such problems. It is very important that a specialist review in view of our children every two years. The ideal would be to conduct a comprehensive review at the time of the birth, a review six months and, subsequently, biannual explorations ”, said Dr. Fernando Llovet, Medical Director of Clínica Bavaria. That Yes, if at some point we suspect that your child has any visual difficulty must go to specialist immediately ”, recommends Dr. Llovet.

When a child turns his head or closing one eye when reading, he writes in twisted lines, does not show special interest in reading and writing because he is tired, was very close to the television, excess blinking or suffers from frequent headaches, there are signs that should alert parents and teachers. Solve these problems is very important because a bad view has a negative impact on the achievement of the child.

The smaller is the child, more complicated is detect a visual problem. It is important to monitor their eyes from birth, also during the first months and particularly when the child sees the TV or sits down to do games or work at a short distance ”, says specialist clinic Bavaria. Usually the child doesn’t notice that has a visual problem, because it is customary to see wrong. For this reason, we must be very attentive to any strange symptoms ”, concludes Dr. Llovet.

Clinic Bavaria

Clínica Baviera is a Spanish medical institution specializing in ophthalmology, with 60 centres, is present in several European countries (Spain, Germany, Austria, Holland, Italy). Founded more than 25 years ago, the quality of care, the permanent improvement of results and the incorporation of innovative and solvent techniques have been its raison d ’ être.