Newsletter for Children's


How to Protect Baby's Eyes

Posted on 17th Jun 2010 @ 12:20 AM

Protecting baby's vision from the diet firstly
It is better for parents to supply sufficient nutrition to your baby in order to keep eye health. You should ensure the baby with balanced diet full of nutritious, such as lutein, vitamin A, DHA, AA. So that the baby was good to get suitable nutrition.

How to Protect Baby's Eyes
Preventing baby's eye from the injury of the external light
Excessive light will cause retinal damage for infants. So arrange your baby's room with lighting which should not be too bright, in order to avoid baby's eyes stimulate by light directly.
Regular eye examinations for the baby
It is better for parents to make eye contact with the baby from 8 to 12 weeks after infants born. The babies should accept regular eye examinations from 6 months old and make professional examination at 3-4 years old. Although baby get a simple vision screening when born. Then take a examination of eye once every two years at least (or inspection under the proposed health-care workers).
Eyes interact with brain at anywhere and anytime
Eyes not only the hearts of infants' window but also the window of learning for infants.  Especially for infants and young children of 0-4 years old. In their growth and development and the process of learning to develop, the 90% of the external information obtained through the eyes and impact on infants' movement, language development directly. And also related to cognitive ability and exploration capabilities. Recommends that parents usually at home, you can use bright colors and graphics objects to stimulate baby's vision. It is helpful for the development of the baby's eye.
Special Note:
Strong sunlight, flash, infrared light can not type to infant eyes directly. Let infants sleep in the room with not strong light. Recommended that wear you baby with a sun hat or let them back to the sunshine when go out.