{"id":88539,"date":"2022-05-05T14:42:43","date_gmt":"2022-05-05T11:42:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/drcagatay.com\/cocuk-goz-doktoru\/"},"modified":"2024-05-15T15:16:03","modified_gmt":"2024-05-15T12:16:03","slug":"pediatric-ophthalmologist","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/drcagatay.com\/en\/pediatric-ophthalmologist\/","title":{"rendered":"Pediatric Ophthalmologist"},"content":{"rendered":"

Vision develops rapidly after the newborn period, especially in the first year. Children reach the visual capacity of a healthy adult when they are approximately 7 years old. After birth, both the eye and the brain undergo physiological and anatomical changes.<\/span><\/p>\n

Vision development<\/span><\/strong> appears to be an extremely important process. For this reason, any situation that will harm or disrupt this development should be intervened as early as possible. It is very difficult to restore possible vision loss that may occur if early intervention is not made. For this reason, it is considered to be extremely important to monitor whether eye development continues in a healthy way during childhood.<\/span><\/p>\n

In our country <\/span>, eye examination in children<\/span><\/strong> is included in the screening programs implemented by the Ministry of Health starting from the birth of the child. After birth, the first <\/span>eye examination<\/span><\/strong> should be performed by the pediatrician.<\/span><\/p>\n

After this, there is no need for an eye examination until the newborn period is over. However, as vision develops rapidly after the newborn period ends, it is useful to have <\/span>an ophthalmologist<\/span><\/strong> examined at regular intervals. It is recommended that every baby and child have regular eye examinations, even if there is no problem or doubt about <\/span>eye health .<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n