>>> WELCOME BACK, IT'S SAFE TO
SAY THAT ALL PARENTS WANT TO SET
THEIR KIDS UP FOR SUCCESS,
ESPECIALLY WHEN IT COMES TO
THEIR HEALTH.
THE AUTHOR OF FREEDOM, THE SMART
PARENTS GUIDE TO HELP YOUR CHILD
DR. MARK PAGE.
THANKS FOR JOINING US .
>> THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME.
>> WHAT INSPIRED YOU TO WRITE
THIS BOOK?
>> IN THE LAST 40 YEARS THE
NUMBER OF KIDS NEARSIGHTED HAS
GONE UP OVER 60% AND RESEARCH
SHOWS THAT BEING NEAR SIDED CAN
BE AS DANGEROUS TO THE EYES AS
SMOKING IS TO THE HEART.
THE STRONGER THE GLASSES THE
HIGHER THE RISK OF GOING BLIND.
WHEN I WAS 12 YEARS OLD I
LEARNED MY GRANDMOTHER WAS GOING
BLIND SO WENT TO VISIT HER IN
THE NURSING HOME, AND MY BROTHER
SAID, SHE DOESN'T KNOW WHAT YOU
LOOK LIKE, MY MOTHER SAID, SHE
JUST DOESN'T KNOW YOUR FEATURE
PPS THAT INSPIRED ME TO BE AN
EYE DOCTOR.
AND PEOPLE COME IN TO SEE ME
WITH A PRESCRIPTION, THEY COULD
SEE CLEAR.
AND KIDS IN A YEAR COULDN'T SEE.
WE HAVE TO MAKE THEM STRONGER.
SO KEPT MAKING THE GLASSES
STRONGER, SO IS THAT INCREASED
DAMAGE LATER IN THE LIFE.
WE KIND OF FIGURED OUT
TECHNOLOGY TO SLOW IT DOWN.
>> IT'S VERY COOL TECHNOLOGY AND
WE'LL GET TO WHAT THAT IS
SPECIFICALLY IN A MINUTE.
YOU'VE SEEN MANY CASES THE KIDS
ARE NOT THE BEST AT ARTICULATING
WHAT PROBLEMS THEY'RE HAVING.
WHAT SHOULD PARENTS KNOW TO GET
A CHECKUP?
>> ONE OF THE THINGS IS ARE THEY
STARTING TO SQUINT.
WATCH TV OR SEE THE MOVIES OR IF
THEY'RE IN SCHOOL AND THE
TEACHER NOTICES THEY'RE
SQUINTING, THAT'S A BIG FACTOR.
AUTOMATED ONE, YOU CAN --
ANOTHER ONE YOU CAN SEE THEIR
EYES CROSSING, AND ANOTHER ONE
IS THEY'RE SO CLOSE TO THE TV,
SIT BACK HERE ON THE COUCH, THEY
CAN'T SEE IT FROM BACK THERE.
>> A SIGN OF A BIG PROBLEM AND
WE'RE TALKING ABOUT
NEARSIGHTEDNESS, IS THAT THE
SAME AS MIOPIA?
>> IT IS, YOU CAN SEE UP CLOSE
BUT NOT FAR AWAY.
SERIOUSLY?
>> WHEN WE'RE GETTING
NEARSIGHTED THE EYE ITSELF IS
GETTING LONGER.
SO THE RETINA THAT LINES THE
INSIDE OF THE EYE IS STRETCHING,
AND IT STRETCHES TOO FAR IT CAN
COME APART.
THAT CAN CAUSE A DETACHED RETINA
BLEEDING.
>> SO WE'VE SORT OF BEEN TALKING
ABOUT THE SEGMENT THAT'S COMING
UP, YOU CALL IT THE BRACES FOR
THE EYES.
WHAT IS IT SPECIFICALLY THAT YOU
EYES?
>> IT'S WHAT WE CALL THE
INVISALENS.
BUT IT ALLOWS THE EYE TO CHANGE
SHAPE.
IT'S SIMILAR TO A CONTACT LENS
BUT KIDS PUT IT ON AND GO TO
SLEEP.
WHILE THEY'RE SLEEPING THE
SURFACE OF THE EYE IS 70% WATER,
THE EYE.
THEY WAKE UP AND REMOVE IT,
OKAY, I CAN SEE.
SO THE TV, THE BOARD AT SCHOOL,
MOVIES ALL THAT IS BACK IN
FOCUS, BUT BECAUSE THE WAY THE
EYE IS RESHAPED IT'S LIKE A
TREATMENT RING, THAT CAN HELP
STABILIZE THE PROGRESSION AND
SLOW IT DOWN, AND IN SOME CASES
WORSE.
>> THIS IS SOMETHING THE KIDS OR
PARENTS CAN TAKE OFF AND PUT IN
THEMSELVES?
>> YES, WE HAVE SOME PATIENTS 5
YEARS OF AGE.
THEIR PRESCRIPTION IS ALREADY A
MINUS 6 POWER.
WE KNOW THE RISK OF DAMAGE LATER
ON IS SEVERE.
>> IS THIS A LONG TERM FIX LIKE
SURGERY OR NEED SOMETHING ELSE
DOWN THE LINE?
>> IT REQUIRES A THERAPY, BUT
THE SURGERY YOU HAVE TO BE 18
YEARS OF AGE.
MOST KIDS BY THAT AGE THEIR
PRESCRIPTION IS SO HIGH THE RISK
IS THERE.
WE WANT TO GIVE SOME THERAPY NOW
OLDER.
>> IT'S A GREAT WAY TO PREVENT
FUTURE PROBLEMS, IF PEOPLE WANT
TO LEARN MORE ABOUT IT, IF THEY
WANT TO GET THE TREATMENT, HOW
EASY IS IT TO GET IT RIGHT NOW?
>> THERE ARE ONLY A FEW DOCTORS
IN THE COUNTRY PERFORMING IT.
IT'S A COMPLEX PROCESS.
AND INVOLVES A BIG INVESTMENT IN
EQUIPMENT, TECHNOLOGY, AND TIME.
A LOT OF DOCTORS GET THEM
HERE.
AND MORE IN HERE.
I REALIZED BECAUSE MY GRANDMA
AND DAD, THERE'S A FAMILY
CONNECTION I WANT TO TRY TO GIVE
SOMETHING BACK.
CAN WE DO SOMETHING TO MAKE A
DIFFERENCE FOR FUTURE
GENERATIONS.
>> PEOPLE CAN GET YOUR BOOK,
WHAT IS IT THAT PEOPLE BY
PICKING THIS UP, WHAT WILL THEY
GET OUT OF IT.
>> THERE'S OTHER STRATEGIES AND
BEHAVIORS THAT PARENTS CAN HELP
WITH THE CHILDREN.
THEY DID ONE STUDY WITH THIRD
GLASSES.
THE ONE CHILD THAT SPENT AT
LEAST 12 HOURS A WEEK OUTSIDE,
HAD A LESS RISK OF NEEDING
GLASSES.
WE HAVE OTHER INFORMATION AND
RESEARCH IN THERE TO HELP
PARENTS UNDERSTAND THAT BETTER
AS WELL.
>> LIKE I SAY, PARENTING DOESN'T
COME WITH A GUIDE BOOK.
TAKING CARE OF YOUR KID AND
HEALTH DOESN'T EITHER.
BUT THIS HELPS THE PARENTS GO
THE EXTRA STEP.
US.
>> THANK YOU.
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