How to prepare a child for examination by a pediatric ophthalmologist?
МарінаFor all parents, a trip with a child to a CHILDREN’S OPHTHALMOLOGIST is accompanied by experiences.
Today is a happy moment: “If I can’t see well, I’ll have to wear glasses😭” or “Now father will take away the most useful toy – the phone📲🤯”.
Babies also feel anxiety and discomfort, because their zustr_cha is a “man in a white coat 👩🏻⚕️”.
Worrying about your baby’s health is a natural feeling, and our pediatric ophthalmologists want to give you some tips on how to turn a visit to the doctor into an interesting adventure:
✅ For preschool children, it will be useful to play “ophthalmologist” at home before a visit to the doctor, then the examination will seem like an exciting game to the child.
✅ Be sure to tell the child how important healthy vision is and that the doctor will not hurt him during the examination.
✅ It is important for schoolchildren to avoid excessive visual strain before the examination.
✅ Be prepared yourself and warn the child that it may be necessary to instill drops to dilate the pupil. This will help the doctor conduct a more detailed examination and identify hidden problems.
✅ If the child wears glasses or contact lenses, be sure to bring them with you, as well as previous prescriptions and doctors’ opinions.
✅ Do not forget to warn the doctor about the presence of neurological diseases in the child or drug allergies.
✅ After a visit to the ophthalmologist, be sure to praise your child and next time he will happily agree to come again.
Позитивне налаштування батьків, правильна мотивація дитини та довіра до фахівця є запорукою успішної діагностики та вибору оптимального методу корекції або лікування порушень зору.