{"id":571,"date":"2024-08-15T09:40:31","date_gmt":"2024-08-15T09:40:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/henrynkumbe.com\/?p=571"},"modified":"2026-04-11T11:02:58","modified_gmt":"2026-04-11T11:02:58","slug":"august-is-childrens-eye-health-and-safety-month","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/henrynkumbe.com\/fr\/august-is-childrens-eye-health-and-safety-month\/childrens-eye-health\/","title":{"rendered":"Le mois d'ao\u00fbt est le mois de la sant\u00e9 et de la s\u00e9curit\u00e9 oculaires des enfants\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As parents and children in Cameroon prepare for the start of a new school year, it may be worthwhile including an eye exam for the children in the to-do list.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Given that 80% of early learning is visual, early identification and treatment of conditions requiring corrective glasses, or of cataract, glaucoma, misaligned eyes (squint) etc. could help prevent poor performance at school. Eye tumors, such as retinoblastoma\u202fcan also be picked up.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cehjournal.org\/files\/heab\/healthyeyes_ed2.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Healthy Eyes Activity Book \u2013 A Health Teaching Book for Primary Schools<\/a>\u202fis a unique collaborative effort between <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/dr-boateng-bo-wiafe-039140a3\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">an ophthalmologist<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/victoria-francis-13770625\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">an educationist<\/a> and children in Ghana, Zambia, Kenya, Bangladesh and the UK. 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