{"id":56894,"date":"2025-11-18T12:28:14","date_gmt":"2025-11-18T09:28:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.4eyes.com.tr\/?p=56894"},"modified":"2025-12-05T23:48:51","modified_gmt":"2025-12-05T20:48:51","slug":"dry-eye-now-common-in-children","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.4eyes.com.tr\/en\/dry-eye-now-common-in-children\/","title":{"rendered":"Dry Eye Now Common in Children"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"row\"  id=\"row-1407699088\">\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1689711805\" class=\"col small-12 large-12\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t<div class=\"img has-hover x md-x lg-x y md-y lg-y\" id=\"image_903113753\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"img-inner dark\" >\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"770\" height=\"446\" src=\"https:\/\/www.4eyes.com.tr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/gozdesaglik_b-1.png\" class=\"attachment-original size-original\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.4eyes.com.tr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/gozdesaglik_b-1.png 770w, https:\/\/www.4eyes.com.tr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/gozdesaglik_b-1-300x174.png 300w, https:\/\/www.4eyes.com.tr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/gozdesaglik_b-1-768x445.png 768w, https:\/\/www.4eyes.com.tr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/gozdesaglik_b-1-600x348.png 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 770px) 100vw, 770px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#image_903113753 {\n  width: 100%;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n  <div id=\"page-header-870569150\" class=\"page-header-wrapper\">\n  <div class=\"page-title light simple-title\">\n\n    \n    <div class=\"page-title-inner container align-center text-center flex-row-col medium-flex-wrap\" >\n              <div class=\"title-wrapper flex-col\">\n          <h1 class=\"entry-title mb-0\">\n            Dry Eye Now Common in Children          <\/h1>\n        <\/div>\n                    <div class=\"title-content flex-col\">\n        <div class=\"title-breadcrumbs pb-half pt-half\"><\/div>      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n       <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  \n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><em>Professor Huban Atilla, President of the Turkish Ophthalmological Association, warns that prolonged screen time increases the risk of dry eye and strabismus in children.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Once considered an adult condition, dry eye disease is now increasingly common among children. As smartphones, tablets, and computers have become central to daily life, the age of first screen exposure has dropped dramatically. Prof. Dr. Huban Atilla explains, \u201cSchool-age children spend long hours using computers and tablets to do homework, attend classes, or play games. Unfortunately, the longer the screen time, the greater the strain on the eye surface,\u201d expressing her concern about this growing issue.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>The Rising Prevalence of Dry Eye Disease<br \/>\n<\/strong>The incidence of dry eye disease in the general population is increasing every year. One of the main reasons is the frequent use of tablets and smartphones, especially in dark environments during evening hours. Prolonged exposure to illuminated screens not only leads to dryness but also contributes to the rise of refractive errors such as myopia. Extended near work can exacerbate uncorrected vision problems and trigger the development of strabismus. During the pandemic, the increase in online education and gaming hours significantly raised the prevalence of strabismus among children.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Importance of Blinking and Preventive Measures<br \/>\n<\/strong>When using digital screens, the blinking reflex decreases significantly. Normally, we blink about 15\u201320 times per minute, but during screen use, this number is reduced by half. As a result, tears cannot spread evenly across the eye surface, leading to symptoms such as stinging, burning, watering, and blurred vision. In children, these complaints may appear as frequent blinking, squinting, tic-like movements, or verbal expressions such as \u201cmy eyes are burning.\u201d Parents should pay close attention to these signs and seek early evaluation from an ophthalmologist.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Prof. Dr. Huban Atilla recommends a few simple yet effective measures to prevent digital screen\u2013related eye problems in children:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Total screen time should be limited.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Every 20 minutes, the child should look away from the screen and focus on a distant object (about 6 meters away) for 20 seconds.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Devices should be kept at least 40 centimeters from the eyes.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">The room should be well-lit, and screens should never be used in the dark.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In conclusion, dry eye disease has become a significant health concern affecting not only adults but also children, impacting their overall quality of life. As digital screen use continues to increase, awareness of eye health protection is becoming essential across all age groups. Monitoring children\u2019s screen habits and ensuring regular eye examinations play a crucial role in preventing potential vision problems in the future.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 85%;\">November 2025<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":56873,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[243,245,314],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-56894","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-eye_health","category-eyehealths","category-saglik-en"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.4eyes.com.tr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/56894","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.4eyes.com.tr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.4eyes.com.tr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.4eyes.com.tr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.4eyes.com.tr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=56894"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.4eyes.com.tr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/56894\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":56895,"href":"https:\/\/www.4eyes.com.tr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/56894\/revisions\/56895"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.4eyes.com.tr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/56873"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.4eyes.com.tr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=56894"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.4eyes.com.tr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=56894"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.4eyes.com.tr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=56894"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}