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Lions Clubs International Foundation and Women’s Eye Health.org Good Habits for Healthy Eyes: Protect Your Child’s Vision for Life
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Fact Sheet There are approximately 10 to 11 million blind and visually impaired people in North America There are more than 161 million visually impaired people worldwide
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Fact Sheet Three-fourths (75%) of all blindness and vision impairment is either preventable or treatable HOW?
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How to Prevent Vision Impairment Start youngstart with your children Have your family’s eyes examined on a regular basis Follow your doctor’s advice Know your family history Adopt healthy lifestyle habits Learn and watch for warning signs of eye disease Use eye protection
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Get Your Child’s Eyes Examined on a Regular Basis Watch for these warning signs: Changes in vision Changes in eye appearance Eye pain or irritation Infections or allergies
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Vision — Your Child Reports: Things are blurry Vision is distorted Trouble reading or doing other tasks that require sustained visual attention Problems seeing at night Problems with “side” vision Seeing double
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B. Appearance — You Observe: Redness Crossed eyes or misaligned eyes (Eyes appear to be looking in a different directions) Front part of the eye appears CLOUDY A WHITE PUPIL (often seen in photographs) One pupil larger than the other Anything that you think just does not look right
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Pain or Irritation — Your Child Reports: Any eye pain Pain when moving eyes Excessive tearing Eye irritation (dry, sandy, gritty, tired, uncomfortable, etc.)
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D. Infections & Allergies Signs of allergy ITCHING, ITCHING, ITCHING Scratching/rubbing eyes Signs of infection REDNESS of eyes SWELLING of eyes/eyelids DISCHARGE, watery or mucous; lids may stick together in the morning
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If You Observe a Warning Sign: Get your child’s eyes tested as soon as possible!
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Fact Sheet Risk factors for eye diseases: Did you know that… Risk factors for premature death due to heart disease or cancer are the same as those for blindness and vision impairment!
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Fact Sheet Risk factors for visual impairment & blindness can begin in childhood: Obesity Poor diet Smoking Trauma Infrequent eye exams Inadequate information
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Obesity Did you know that… Obesity in all ages can lead to diabetes, which in turn can cause catastrophic eye diseases—in particular, diabetic retinopathy and cataracts!
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Poor Diet Did you know that… What you eat is important for your vision! Eating a variety of vegetables and fruits, and eating more omega-3 fatty acids can help preserve vision for a lifetime. Start your children off right by serving them healthy food from an early age.
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Smoking Did you know that… One third of age-related macular disease and cataract (the leading causes of vision loss in the elderly) may be due to smoking!
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Trauma Did you know that… That the National Society for the Prevention of Blindness states that one-third of vision loss in children under 10 years-of-age is from trauma!
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Infrequent Eye Exams Did you know that… More than a third of parents with school-aged children have not had their child's eyes tested in the last five years. Among adults with diabetes, only 40-50% have had a dilated eye exam within the past two years.
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Be Eye Smart! Vision problems can, and often do, occur without you or your child noticing them. It’s best to test!
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When to Get Children’s Eyes Examined
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When to Get Your Eyes Examined Adults should have their eyes examined too… Healthy people with no risk factors should have their eyes examined: At least once between 20-30 years old At least every 5 years between 30-40 years old At least every 2-4 years between 40-60 years old At least every 1-2 years after age 60 years old It’s best to test!
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Follow Your Doctor’s Advice Certain people need more frequent eye exams, such as those who: Have diabetes Have important risk factors for eye disease Have a family history of eye diseases Wear contact lenses Have an eye disease
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Protect Your Child’s Eyes (and Your Own!) Most eye injuries are preventable Provide appropriate eye protection (safety goggles) Keep chemicals away from children Wear sunglasses and/or hats when outdoors
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Take-Away Messages Start young Everyone should have regular eye exams Maintain a healthy weight: Encourage a healthy diet and balanced nutrition Include omega-3 fatty acids in the diet Help increase physical activity Don’t smoke - smoking causes blindness Protect your child’s eyes and yours Stay informed
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Presented by: Lions Clubs International Foundation working in partnership with Women’s Eye Health.org to prevent blindness Funded through a Lions Clubs International Foundation SightFirst grant. For more information please visit www.lcif.org and www.womenseyehealth.org