Several key points of neonatal eye care

1, pay attention to cleanliness

Infants and young children should have their own special washbasin and towels, and ensure regular disinfection. Parents and infants’ towels should not be confused and shared to prevent bacterial infection. When cleaning the eyes of the baby, the cotton balls should be moistened in the water. If the eyes are not cleaned, the cotton balls need to be replaced. The insects are wiped from the inside to the outside. It should be noted that if there is secretion in the corner of the baby, it should be wiped off as soon as possible.

2, anti-noise

Sound waves will affect the child’s sensitivity to light, causing vision loss, causing abnormality in the color vision field, making the eye The moving object loses its reaction balance, so the baby room should be kept quiet, no noise, parents should usually reduce the sound of watching TV, listening to songs, etc.

3, avoid direct light to newborn eyes

Baby sleep must be sufficient, do not need to turn on the lights when sleeping, if you must turn on the lights, It is best to turn on the soft light, the light power is not too strong. When taking a baby, avoid the baby’s eyes looking directly at the sun. Do not shoot when shooting. If the flash is too strong, it may damage the baby’s retina.

4, pay attention to adjust the baby’s sleeping position

Sometimes parents want to look after the child for convenience, like to let the child sleep in the bed, so that the baby is always Looking in the direction of the parents, it may form a squint eye for a long time, so parents should pay attention to the sleeping position of the baby.

5, don’t hold your baby watching TV

When the TV is turned on, it will form an X-ray, the child is very sensitive to this light, the child Long-term exposure to X-rays may result in fatigue, loss of appetite, malnutrition, leukopenia, and stunting.

6, guide the child to look forward to

Children who look at a place for a long time will affect the child’s vision, so parents should take the child often Going out and looking at distant objects helps to relieve the pressure on the eye muscles and prevent myopia.

7, prevent children from being traumatized by eyes

The human eye is partially exposed to the outside of the eyelid and will be damaged by various external factors. Newborn eyes are not flexible, development is still at the starting point, and there are relatively many opportunities for eye trauma. So don’t give your baby any toys with sharp corners. Mothers don’t want to do chores with their babies, so as not to accidentally hurt their babies. Once your baby’s eyes are injured, seek immediate medical attention.

8, stimulate the child’s eyes

Newborn children have weak vision, parents can do appropriate stimulation to observe the child The development of vision, with a pen on the baby’s face, if the baby will blink, then the child can see the object.

9, let the baby see more light

can let the child touch the light source (soft light), look at some other colors of light, can Improve the child’s visual sensitivity. The daily switching lights also allow the child to learn when to turn off the lights and when to turn on the lights, so that the child has a subconscious mind.

10, show children a bright image

Children’s experts say that children like color, whether it is blank stripes or colorful images They like it very much. Therefore, when the child is young, the child can be exposed to different people’s faces, which not only can help their vision development, but also increase the affinity with others.