When visiting the ophthalmologist

Protecting your eyes as well as early detection of visual problems are the best way to ensure the vision for their lives and their families.

Consider the following recommendations:
Infants: Infants who are born before 36 weeks of pregnancy (preterm) or who have been in the incubator should go to the ophthalmologist for the month of birth. Babies with low birth weight and those with altered shape, size and color of the eyes must turn in their first few months of birth.

Up to 5 years: It is important to take your child to a health check before they are 5 years and able to handle any problem that can not be seen with the naked eye such as refractive errors (myopia, hyperopia and astigmatism) and amblyopia (lazy eye or lazy) or other more easily discernible as ptosis (upper eyelid drop) and strabismus (crossed eyes).
If his family have vision problems, or your child seems to have some of the above conditions, it is important to act immediately and ensure a considerable improvement since the passage of years may be too late. All the problems mentioned above can cause amblyopia, a condition that must be dealt with between 2 and 4 years to achieve visual recovery in the affected eye.

From puberty to 40 years: You should perform a comprehensive review at least once between 20 and 29 years and at least twice between 30 and 39 years. To observe any of these symptoms should go to an ophthalmologist immediately:
Is on or flashes of light
Dry eyes with itching and burning
Vision blurs, flies and floating points
Dark spot appears in the center of vision
Lines or frames are distorted or curved forms
Remember to use protective glasses: sports, work at home when handling chemicals or in any activity that may harm their eyes.

Of the 40 to 65 years: It is advisable to visit the doctor every two to four years.

After 65 years should go to the ophthalmologist at least once every year or every two years, and exams to detect cataracts, glaucoma, macular degeneration associated with age and other visual conditions. Conditions can also occur before age 65. If you or your family have any of the following risk factors, you should see your ophthalmologist more often than recommended:
Family history of eye problems
Have diabetes
African-American is more than 40 years
History of accidental eye damage

 

 

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