Hi, I'm Keyvan and I almost permanently lost sight in one eye.
I was seven when I had my first eye exam. My parents thought my eye sight was fine since I read a lot, never complained, did well in school and played sports. In the busy lives of families with young children it didn't seem that an eye exam was a priority and it was never recommended by my family doctor.
In hindsight, I had been using almost exclusively only one eye. After seeing a specialist I was diagnosed with amblyopia. That's where a dominant eye takes over from the weaker eye. A small difference between his eyes at birth resulted in my brain only processing signals from one eye. As my brain grew, only the good eye developed. The fix is easy: patch the good eye so the brain is forced to process signals from the other eye. After patching my strong eye for two years I was able to regain my sight in my weaker eye. At seven, the window to repair it was rapidly closing.
According to my ophthalmologist, "If you don't screen children in time, they can end up with permanent vision loss and, unfortunately, I see that in my clinic every day,"
I approach parents with young children to talk about my story and handout business cards that direct them to my website. It is my hope that this will encourage them to take their children to have their eyes tested.
Did you know that only about 15 to 16 per cent of children under the age of six in Canada actually have had an eye exam and ideally they all should?
Spread the word about getting your children's eyes tested before the age of 2! Parents, talk to your friends with children so more and more kids can have the eye sight they need.
Check out the good work Dr. Sabri is doing on the Eye-Mac Project
Me and my patch
At first, it was challenging to see well with the patch. After wearing the patch everyday and logging my time in a log book it got easier to see out of my bad eye.
Always interested in hearing other family's stories !
EyeSee
A special thank you to Dr. Sabri. Read about my story in the Hamilton Spectator
Vision Loss in Hamilton Children Going Unnoticed Study
More than 80 per cent of Hamilton children needing glasses don’t have them because no one knows they have a vision problem.
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