Safeguarding your child’s window to the world.

Undiagnosed eye problems among children usually go unnoticed until they are of schooling age. Such problems can impede a child’s academic learning as most new information is presented and processed visually. Children with undiagnosed eye problems can even be mistaken for having learning disabilities.

Early detection and appropriate preventive measures are not only essential to students’ academic achievement but also their overall quality of life. This is especially true in Singapore, which is said to be the myopia (short-sightedness) capital of the world. At least five million people in Singapore are likely to be myopic by 2050, according to a joint study by the Singapore National Eye Centre, the Singapore Eye Research Institute and the National University of Singapore. Myopia also worsens with age.⁷

Eyescreen™, a marketing trademark of Cordlife Technologies Pte. Ltd., is a safe and non-invasive paediatric eye screening service for children aged between six months and six years old. The test detects up to 11 eye conditions such as strabismus (crossed eyes) and amblyopia (lazy eye) using a device with photoscreening technology.

Administered by a certified optometrist and endorsed by a Senior Consultant Paediatric Ophthalmologist, Eyescreen® complies with the American Academy of Paediatrics’ recommendation for timely eye screening in infancy and childhood to facilitate the early detection and treatment of eye problems.

7. Young children with myopia get it worse later in life: Study. Today Online Website. www.todayonline.com/daily-focus/health/young-children-myopia-get-it-worse-later-life-singapore-study. Accessed September 2017