The Ghana Optometric Association (GOA) has indicated that exposing children to jaundice at 10 am is dangerous.
This practice is outdated and appears to be a problem.
Studies have shown that children are more prone to certain conditions, including sunburn as the sun's rays are exposed to environmental changes and to the depletion of the ozone layer, which protects people from the scorching sun.
Parents should report symptoms of jaundice early in hospitals for treatment, minor cases of jaundice in newborns were usually treated by putting children under UV lights in the hospital and under close supervision, Drs. Alfred Gardemor, chief executive officer of GOA Public Relations, said the fifth center of the Ghana News Agency-Tema Regional Office and the Ghana Optometric Association was a weekly public awareness campaign “GNA-GOA: My Eye! My Opinion!
The two-week program is a collaborative public education campaign to improve the need for people to have access to eye care and health awareness raised by the Communication for Development and Advocacy Consult in Tema.
GNA-GOA: My Eyes! My Opinion! The program also aims to challenge the public and policymakers to focus on vision as a health issue, which forms an important part of human well-being but is often overlooked.
Dr. Gardemor, therefore, has warned parents of children with jaundice about exposing their children to the sun's rays as a treatment for such practices that may expose children to ultraviolet (UV) radiation, and its effects can be disastrous.
Talking about the topic; “Children's Vision and Eye Health”, Dr. Gardemor, who is also the Chief Ophthalmologist at Nsawam State Hospital, emphasized that the newborn jaundice of the newborn skin and eyes of the newborn baby was due to excessive bleeding. bilirubin is the result of the breakdown of red blood cells.
Drs. Gardemor pointed out that because the liver of a newborn baby is not fully developed, it is unable to excrete excess bilirubin (red blood cell) caused by the breakdown of red blood cells that eventually affect the skin and eyes and may affect others. other organs including the brain.
Referring to other eye conditions in which children may suffer, he cites amblyopia also known as lazy eye, allergies, refractive defects, and glaucoma among others.
He said many children with eye problems had not been diagnosed and treated, which he said had an impact on learning and teaching because it could cause learning disabilities.
Therefore, Dr. Gardemor, advised parents to check their children's first eye from the age of six months, the second at the age of one, or three, before going to school and from time to time to avoid future situations and to identify any problems early for correction. some of the conditions could not be rectified over time.
Mr. Francis Ameyibor, GNA-Tema Regional Manager explained that the two working bodies had agreed to work together on a public awareness campaign called: “GNA-GOA: My Eyes! My Vision ” to draw attention to the life of the vision.
“We are combining the power of our calling as Optometric Physicians and Communication Experts to reach the community with a cohesive message.
"We believe that such collaboration will be a great platform to educate the public on the life of the vision and serve as an important step for the organization to reach the world," he said. Ameyibor.
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