儿童眼科 Children’s Eyes: Lazy Eye and Myopia

By the end of this module you can…

• Talk to a child with 你 and simple words, and to the parent with 您, side by side.
• Guide a young child through the picture eye chart in Mandarin: one eye at a time, praise, breaks and no peeking.
• Explain lazy eye and eye turns to a parent in plain words, without promises.
• Teach glasses all day and a patching plan: which eye, how many hours, and how to make it work.
• Talk a family through myopia: outdoor time, screen breaks, the options the doctor may discuss, and the red flags.

Key vocabulary

Fourteen words from this module. Tap the speaker to hear each one.

The child’s visit

• 小朋友xiǎo péng youKid, little one (to a child)
• 家长jiā zhǎngParent, guardian
• 视力筛查shì lì shāi cháVision screening (at school)
• 儿童视力表ér tóng shì lì biǎoChildren’s picture eye chart
• 弱视ruò shìAmblyopia (lazy eye)
• 眼罩yǎn zhàoEye patch
• 贴纸tiē zhǐSticker

Eye turns & myopia

• 斜视xié shìStrabismus (eye turn)
• 近视jìn shìNearsighted (myopia)
• 户外活动hù wài huó dòngOutdoor time
• 电子产品diàn zǐ chǎn pǐnScreens, devices
• 看远处kàn yuǎn chùTo look far away
• 阿托品ā tuō pǐnAtropine (eye drops)
• 角膜塑形镜jiǎo mó sù xíng jìngOrtho-k lenses (worn overnight)

Ten core phrases

The lines from this module’s take-home phrase sheet. In the course you can print them on one page for your pocket.

1. 莉莉，你好！我叫Anna。Lì li, nǐ hǎo! Wǒ jiào Anna.Hi, Lili! My name is Anna.
2. 您好，您是莉莉的妈妈吧？Nín hǎo, nín shì Lì li de mā ma ba?Hello, you must be Lili’s mom?
3. 我们来玩一个看图的游戏，好不好？Wǒ men lái wán yí ge kàn tú de yóu xì, hǎo bu hǎo?Let’s play a picture game, OK?
4. 拿着这个，挡住这只眼睛，不要偷看。Ná zhe zhè ge, dǎng zhù zhè zhī yǎn jing, bú yào tōu kàn.Hold this over this eye. No peeking.
5. 家里有人小时候有弱视或者斜视吗？Jiā lǐ yǒu rén xiǎo shí hou yǒu ruò shì huò zhě xié shì ma?Lazy eye or an eye turn in the family?
6. 眼镜要一直戴，除了睡觉和洗澡。Yǎn jìng yào yì zhí dài, chú le shuì jiào hé xǐ zǎo.Glasses on all day, except for sleep and baths.
7. 每天遮右眼两个小时。Měi tiān zhē yòu yǎn liǎng ge xiǎo shí.Patch the right eye two hours a day.
8. 您说给我听听：每天遮哪只眼？遮多长时间？Nín shuō gěi wǒ tīng ting: měi tiān zhē nǎ zhī yǎn? Zhē duō cháng shí jiān?Tell me back: which eye, and how long?
9. 每天最好在户外活动两个小时左右。Měi tiān zuì hǎo zài hù wài huó dòng liǎng ge xiǎo shí zuǒ yòu.About two hours outdoors every day.
10. 看屏幕二十分钟，就看看远处，看二十秒。Kàn píng mù èr shí fēn zhōng, jiù kàn kan yuǎn chù, kàn èr shí miǎo.Every 20 minutes of screens: look far for 20 seconds.

What’s in Module 5

1. Part 1 · Warm-UpWarm-Up: Kids and Eyes
2. Part 2 · Two ListenersReading the Pinyin · To the Child or to the Parent? · Vocabulary · Flash Cards · The First-Visit Script · Words a Child Understands · Key Patterns
3. Part 3 · The Child’s ExamThe Picture Chart · Explaining Lazy Eye · Eyes That Turn
4. Part 4 · Glasses and PatchingGlasses All Day · The Patching Schedule · Making Patching Work
5. Part 5 · Myopia and SafetyOutdoor Time and Screen Breaks · Slowing Myopia: The Options · What Parents Say · Red Flags in Children
6. Part 6 · Role-PlayRound 1 · Guided Conversation · Round 2 · Controlled Practice · Rounds 3, 4 & 5 · Independent
7. Part 7 · Knowledge CheckModule 5 Knowledge Check
8. Part 8 · Wrap-UpModule 5 Homework · Take-Home Phrase Sheet · Module 5 Wrap-Up · 下次见