00:00In Delhi's government schools, we are running a project where we check the vision and eye sight of the students.
00:09We call the students who have low vision and eye sight.
00:14We check their vision and eye sight.
00:17We give free glasses to the students who have low vision and eye sight.
00:23What is more important is that many people do screening and distribute the glasses.
00:29The problem is that the students or their parents do not have the acceptance to wear the glasses.
00:36They make fun of wearing the glasses.
00:38Sometimes the glasses break.
00:40And the parents are not in a position to make the glasses again and again.
00:45So we have also put together a questionnaire.
00:48If the glasses break or what is the need of the glasses.
00:52And we are linking it.
00:54The question is that after COVID, how long does your child work on the computer?
00:58Does he study on the mobile?
01:00How much has the schooling changed?
01:02How much digital media has been used?
01:04And can we get a link to the number of glasses from that?
01:07Because many studies have come from all over the world, from China, Singapore.
01:14That the number of glasses has increased with digital usage, which was not known before.
01:19So now all over the world, WHO has also recommended.
01:23And Indian Pediatrics has also said.
01:25That small children should not be given digital.
01:29Like mobile phone should not be given.
01:31And TV should not be shown.
01:33Should not be shown at the age of 3-4 years.
01:36And more than that, should be restricted after that.
01:40First, the screen time should be reduced.
01:43Second, it is also more important that children do not go out often.
01:48That there is pollution or it is hot or it is raining.
01:51And parents themselves do not send their children to play at home.
01:53This is wrong.
01:55Because the cycle of your pineal glands and hormonal cycle is formed by outdoor exposure.
02:04Eye growth is affected by it.
02:06And one is the growth of the eye.
02:08Second, mental balance.
02:10Many associations of mental health are due to playing in daylight or outside in the sun.
02:16Whether they play a little, play less, but go out.
02:19So this awareness, which is our study, is also on our questionnaire.
02:24How much does your child go outdoors?
02:27And if he does not go, then why does he not go?
02:29And then there is guidance to send them.
02:32So this awareness has to be brought in patients and parents.
02:37Because the child cannot be aware.
02:39Second, we are now starting a Myopia project with schools.
02:44It is important to explain to teachers that the online homework that has been done for COVID is important.
02:53After that, the online homework work should be reduced.
02:57Yes, there are some people who have computer facilities.
03:00Some people do not have it.
03:02They work on a small mobile phone, a small screen.
03:05In the dark, when mom and dad come home, they will give their mobile to the child.
03:10The strain is increasing more than that.
03:12In adults too, the dryness in the eyes due to mobile or screen usage has reduced.
03:21And social interaction has become less.
03:25So the children who come to our college also spend a lot of time studying.
03:30In the computer, WhatsApp or someone else.
03:33Their interaction with friends around them is less.
03:37And mental issues are coming from this.
03:39So this is a two-edged sword.
03:42It has a lot of benefits.
03:45But keep it in use and do not overuse it.
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