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As a parent, you want your child to grow up healthy and happy. Part of ensuring their well-being involves ensuring their vision is good. While most parents focus on the overall health of their children, they often overlook the importance of regular eye checkups of their little ones.

Strabismus, also known as crossed eyes, is a condition where the eyes do not align properly. This can be present from birth, or it can develop later in life. It is important to seek the help of a pediatric eye specialist for early diagnosis and treatment

There are many cases of children with Lazy Eye/Amblyopia in Dubai. In a child with Lazy Eye, one eye has blurred vision, and the other eye has a clear vision. The brain starts neglecting the blurry eye and uses only the eye with clear vision.

Strabismus is a condition in which the eyes are not properly aligned with each other. The eyes may turn in (esotropia), turn out (exotropia), or deviate up or down (vertical strabismus). Strabismus can occur at any age but is most common in young children.

Vision therapy is a behavioral approach used to correct eye problems that can affect one’s ability to receive and process visual information. Quite often, class disruption or academic difficulties may stem from children suffering with a vision problem that affects their ability to learn.

Along with rapidly developing physical and mental systems, children’s visual systems also continue to develop during the first seven to eight years of life. Sometimes, children may not be able to see clearly and may require assistance for normal visual development. But children may not even realize that they are unable to see correctly, so how would they communicate this to their parents?

Our children’s eyes are their most precious organ. In order to keep their eyes healthy and illness-free to communicate with them perfectly, we have tips from Dr. Walid Abdalla, Consultant Ophthalmologist, Dubai Healthcare City, Fellow of Royal College of Surgeons, Glasgow, UK, Fellow of Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, Miami, USA, Fellow of Limoges University, France, and Fellow of International Council of Ophthalmology.

There is nothing more important and more beautiful in the human body than the eye and no one can do without it. Allah has gifted humans with the eye to perceive the world around them and to create their own future. Though, there are some diseases that concern people and make them fear for the safety of this essential sense, one of these diseases is the Strabismus (Squint).

Due to the hot climate in our region, Vernal conjunctivitis spreads as a results of exposure to harmful sunlight. Vernal conjunctivitis' symptoms appear through the colored/ unclear sclera (white of the eyes). That's why it is recommended to use sunglasses, wash eyes with cold water, and non-use of common tools that transmit infection among children

Vision therapy is safe, drug-free and effective for both children and adults. While visual acuity (the "20/20" part of vision) requires glasses to improve, visual skills such as tracking together along a line of text must be learned during development, these skills can also be improved later in life at any age.

Myopia (nearsightedness) is an eye condition caused by excess growth and stretching at the back of the eye. Conventional eyeglasses and contact lenses can correct blurriness, yet do not treat the progressive nature of Myopia. The higher the Myopia, the longer the eye and therefore increased risk for complications that may cause serious irreversible vision loss.

As a parent, you want what’s best for your children, and that includes their vision. Here are a few things you should know about children’s eye care. Children should have their first eye exam at 6 months old: You may not think your baby needs an eye exam.