This questionnaire covers eye discomfort such as pain, irritation, redness, and/or discharge. Children who exhibit such symptoms typically have an infection or local irritation, and they can frequently be managed at home without visiting a doctor. But, if you see an obvious eye injury or if there is a foreign object in your eye that cannot be removed with basic first treatment, you should visit a doctor right once.
DROOPING EYELID
Ptosis, a disease where the upper eyelid hangs down permanently, affects some young children. The cause of this, which is frequently present from birth, is typically a weakening of the muscles in the eyelid that is affected. Ptosis can occasionally develop later in life due to a nerve or muscle condition.
Risk
If ptosis is left untreated and becomes so bad that the vision in the eye is blocked, the vision in the eye may deteriorate.
Treatment
See a doctor if your child has a drooping eyelid. Special glasses or a procedure to strengthen the eyelid muscles may be used to address the issue. Treatment of the underlying problem may be effective in curing ptosis brought on by a nerve or muscle disorder. The falling of an eyelid, whether sudden or recent, demands immediate attention. You should either take the youngster to the emergency room of your local hospital or call your doctor right away.
FIRST AID FOR EYE INJURIES
In the event that your child has an eye or eyelid injury, quick action is crucial. After administering first aid, take your child as soon as you can to the emergency room of your local hospital, except if a foreign body has been safely removed from the eye.
Cuts on the eyelid or the eye
Using a clean pad, cover the damaged eye and hold it lightly in place. Do not place pressure. Seek medical help.
Toxic substances in the eyes
If your child gets any harsh chemicals (like bleach) in their eyes, flush the eyes with a lot of cool running water right away. By keeping the eyelids apart with your fingers, tilt your child’s head so that the injured eye is facing upward. When the chemical appears to have faded away, softly cover the eye with a clean pad and seek medical attention.
An object has entered the eye ?
You should never try to take any of the following out of your child’s eye.
- an object that is embedded in the eyeball
- a chip of metal
- a particle covering the colored portion of the eye
In any of these scenarios, get emergency medical attention.
- Use the moistened corner of a clean paper tissue to remove the particle if you can see it on the eye white or inside the lower lid.
- Hold the lashes while bringing the top lid over the lower lid and holding it there for a few seconds if you can’t see anything. This may cause the particle to move.
- The particle might be within the upper lid if it is still there. Make your child look down. Holding the upper lid’s lashes, draw them towards you.
- Hold the upper lid in place with a cotton wool stick by placing it over the top lid.
- Use the corner of a paper tissue to remove the particle if it is now visible as the step 1.