Your child's eyes, explained in plain words
Clear answers from a consultant paediatric ophthalmologist in Malaysia: what is normal, what needs a check, and what the evidence really says.
Start with what's worrying you
Short-sightedness29 articles
An eye that turns or drifts26 articles
Warning signs29 articles
Eye tests & check-ups31 articles
Red, sticky & watery eyes17 articles
Is this normal for their age?17 articles
Newborns & babies15 articles
Screens8 articles
Family eye care21 articles
All topicsGlasses, safety, colour vision and more
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Short-sightedness: what slows it, and what does not
Low-dose atropine drops, myopia-control lenses and outdoor time: what the trials show, how sure the evidence is, and what to ask before you pay.
Family eye care
I see parents and grandparents for squint, cataract and everyday eye problems, so one family can keep one eye doctor.
From the journal
All articles →Safety & sun
Cigarette smoke, vapes and a child's eyes: at home, in the car and the teenager who vapes
Smoke and vapour and a child's eyes: what is solid, what is only a link, what to change first.
Red, sticky & watery eyes
A sticky or red eye in a newborn: blocked tear duct or infection?
Blocked tear duct or newborn eye infection: the clues, the home care and the same-day signs.
Safety & sun
My teenager wants to wear eye make-up: eyeliner, mascara, glitter and lash extensions, and how to keep the eyes safe
Eyeliner, mascara, glitter and lash extensions, and what keeps a teenager's eyes safe.
Or start with their age
what matters at each stagethe short version, every week
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