Retinoblastoma DISEASE

Eye Cancer In Children

   Retinoblastoma is a cancer of the retina .Usually attacks children under age 5 years.This disease needs to be addressed urgently because it can lead to blindness.When the note is easily treated early. Maybe there are still many people who do not know retinoblastoma.Though disease of cancer that often affects children these children was ranked second after leukemin.

   This type of cancer attacks one or both could eye.Spread to eye bags and into the brain through the nerves of the cases vision.Partly early detection difficult because the symptoms are similar to eye disease that other.The cause of the disease incidence is not clearly known.But estimated the influence of food in consumption, environmental factors, viral and bacterial infections and descent. indication can be seen from the absence of tumor suppressor genes in cancer patients.This type of cancer only attack in children under age 5 years, but can also attack children age above 5 years.
   The main symptoms of this disease is the occurrence of a cat's eye, that there is yellowish-white reflex in the eye when exposed to other ray.Other symptoms, a squint eye (but not all eyes that squint indicate cancer), slice the two eyes have different colors, can also currency painful, red, watery swelling even that do not heal, despite being given the drug eye.If the symptoms that occur in children under 5 years of age should really be wary of the possibility of retinoblastoma.
   Most cases of early detection difficult because the symptoms are similar to detect possible eye disease attacked othe.Way whether this disease is to do a medical examination immediately after the baby born.Should examination performed by ophthalmologists through a detailed examination by funduscopy.
   Early recognition and treatment is very important, because prevention can be done if the main cause of the disease can be known in early certainly.The earlier the better handling increasingly need to look out for is if it is severe.Retinoblastoma not only causes blindness but can also endanger the lives of patients .
Tips for Keeping Children Healthy Eyes 1.Avoid children to read while sleeping, either supine or prone.Habit it does not reduce the concentration, also make the eyes tired quickly. 2.Lighting in the study of children try to be bright enough.If dim lighting, very annoying quick visual acuity and eye fatigue. 3.Do not expose your children watch tv too close.televisi emit ultraviolet rays that are harmful to health eye.Distance safe to watch television, at least 7 times a wide-screen television monitors.
4.Moment play inside or outside the home, child's eyes often possessed objects.Moment often intruding objects such, avoid children often eye.Pressure rubbed too hard when rubbing the eyes can affect less well on the eye. 5.Immediately give eye drops if the child's eyes red, feel pain or itchl.If not get better, immediately go to an ophthalmologist.

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