IBADAN, Nigeria (VOICE OF NAIJA)- A visually impaired toddler has warmed the hearts of social media users after wearing a pair of glasses that enabled him see for the first time.
The child who suffered an eye defect, couldn’t hold back his smile when he could see clearly with the aid of his new pair of glasses.
A tweep, Tansu YEGEN shared the video on Twitter on Tuesday alongside a caption: “This baby is visually impaired, and then he was given additional glasses, so he could see clearly. His smile when he saw his mother and father clearly😍“
Reacting to the video that has gone viral on social media, a tweep @justjerryjust said, “Amazing. I would like to know how they can do this when a child this young couldn’t verbalize what they see and what is blurry. Just amazing.”
@riftravingrogue: “I love clips like this, but I have 1 question about the glasses… how does the dr know what script is needed for the glasses ?
Not trying to hate just curious.”
@pervysavage82 said wearing pink clothes, using pink glasses is not ideal for a male child.
The tweep wrote: “Pink clothes. Pink glasses, but “ he”.
If the baby is “ he”, then why is this guy assuming “ mother” and “father”?
There is no consistency, because it is an illogical, unscientific agenda.”
@deannagayle57: “Guessing this is a girl, not a “he.” This happened w my son-he was born w Down Syndrome. He didn’t make eye contact, we thought maybe babies w delays didn’t? (We were dumb.)Turned out he was nearly blind-got glasses at 9 months & everything changed! Such happiness!”
@itisjanuary2021 replied @deannagayle57 tweet, “I worked for an optometrist in college. There was a patient who wasn’t walking at 18 mos. We were the last stop before testing for delays. Mom called an hour after she got the glasses. She’s walking all over the place.”
According to a website patient info, eye problems in babies may be congenital (usually genetic or through intrauterine insult) or acquired after birth.
Early detection and prompt treatment are essential, in order to avoid lifelong visual impairment.
The eyes should be examined at the first neonatal check, when babies should be examined for structural abnormalities such as cataract, corneal opacity, ptosis and retinoblastoma, again at the six-week check, and at every well-child screening visit.
Failure to detect and appropriately manage disorders of vision in early childhood may have long-term consequences, not only for the development of normal vision but also for self-confidence and the realisation of potential.