Tips to Take Care of Kid's Eyes

The current Pandemic has made it really impossible to keep the kids away from the screen. With schools and even pre-schools going digital, it becomes necessary for the parents to take an extra care of the young eyes. Five steps that parents can follow to take care of kids eyes are:

1. Proper Device:  We often overlook that the use of improper device can be really harmful to our kids' eyes and thus give smart phones or tablets to the kids to  watch videos, play games or even take online classes. Researches have proved that the usage of proper device can greatly reduce the harmful affect of screen time on the young eyes. 

2. Proper Surrounding Light: Ensure that the room is properly lit but ensure that there is no reflection on the screen.

3. Proper Viewing angle and distance:  Ideally the screen should be at around twice the screen’s diagonal measurement. Further, the screen should neither be kept too high not too low, ideally screen should be at about 15-30 degrees below the horizontal line.  

4. Regular Breaks: The kids should not be exposed to the screen for more than 30 minutes at a stretch. Ideally, a short break of 2-3 minutes should be taken after every 20-25 minutes of screen time.

5. Nurture the eyes: To nurture the young bright eyes give them nutritious meal (rich in betacarotene and  Vitamin A &E). Also get exposure to sunlight. Washing eyes with clean room temperature water at least twice a day is also beneficial for eyes.

Following the above steps can actually reduce the harmful affects of the screen by more than 50%.