![The patient was a four-year-old female who was first seen three months before with a two day history of swelling of the upper lid of the left eye and lower lid of the right eye. This was apparently due to some skin eruption. The patient was also thought to have congenital glaucoma and the sclerae were noted to be blue. The corneas also protruded anteriorly and it was thought the patient might possibly have keratoconus. The patient was thought to have the syndrome of blue sclerotics with a high myopic astigmatism. Incidentally, the parents were first cousins. Generally, the patient had a brachycephaly, there was no nystagmus and the heart was normal. The patient was thought to possibly have osteogenesis imperfecta. She was also thought to have the typical physique of Marfan's, but the lenses were not dislocated. She had blue sclerae ([1], [2]) and keratoconus and she was -6.00 to -8.00 diopters myopic. It appeared that the patient had type VI Ehler's Danlos syndrome on the basis of the blue sclera, high myopia and keratoconus.](https://i1.wp.com/www.healthissuesindia.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/Ehlers-danlos.png?resize=708%2C400&ssl=1 "Eye disease on the rise in Bengaluru. Is pollution to blame?")
When it comes to helping deaf children live with their condition, devices such as cochlear implants are only the first step. According to experts, helping children with hearing impairment learn to live with their conditions and the effect of these implements is just as important. Exact figures as to the number of people living with hearing impairment in India vary. The Joshua Project estimates that more than ten million Indians are deaf. The National Association of the Deaf, meanwhile, posits the number of deaf India to be eighteen million. A 2016 study estimated that 63 million Indians experience significant auditory loss. It goes on to state that more than 100,000 Indians are born with hearing deficiency every year. Four out of every thousand Indian children live with severe to profound. The 2011 Census estimated 1.3 million Indians to be living with hearing impairment - a significantly lower figure than other estimates, accounted for in part by outdated statistics but arguably … Read Full Article about Hearing-impaired children struggle to be heard
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