Snezana TALEVSKA

THE NUMERICAL REPRESENTATION OF CHILDREN WITH DAMAGED EYESIGHT ON THE TERRITORY OF SKOPJE AND WORK ORGANIZATION WITH THIS POPULATION AT PRESCHOOL PERIOD

The binocular function of the eyesight as a process develops as early as the first years of life.

Taking into consideration the great number of inherent factors, which disturb the normal development of the eye-sight function, and the great number of causes of damages in the prenatal and natal period, the question of early detection of the reasons, diagnostics and treatment are of utmost importance.

That’s possible, only if there is a cooperation among persons that are in the closest contacts with the child:

· the mother;

· the pediatrician;

· the nurse;

· the opthalmologist;

· the educator and

· the physician.

It’s not so necessary to talk about the importance of the sight in the human life, i.e. the importance of the binocular function of the children’s sight, from the early age when their psychophysical development is the most flourishing.

The importance of the early detection, diagnostics and treatment of the damaged eyesight is great. Especially, this is of great importance for ambliopija, which can be hardly detected at this early period, but it can be easily and successfully treated. We say it is hard to detect because of the delusion and inertness of parents, just during early years from birth to the 3 year, that the child is small and it’s too early to start a treatment.

On the contrary, practice has shown that this time is lost and hardly can be conpesate, either in means of cure of ambliopia and treatment or rehabilitation of amaurosis.

The numerical data of children with damaged eyesight on the territory of Skopje and the need of organized work with this population of children at preschool age will be confirmed and enclosed.