Zhao Yingjie, Shanghai New Vision Eye Hospital, Zhao Yingjie, Shanghai New Vision Eye Hospital: How to prevent myopia?

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How to prevent myopia

Myopia is a common ophthalmic disease, which has a great impact on people's life and learning. In Shanghai, Dr. Zhao Yingjie from the New Vision Eye Hospital summarized a set of feasible myopia prevention methods through years of clinical experience and research. The following will elaborate on the prevention of myopia from four aspects.

Maintain correct eye posture and habit

First, it is very important to maintain correct eye posture and habits to prevent myopia. Long time bowing, overuse, improper eye distance and other bad habits will keep the eyeball in an overstretched state, leading to eye health problems. In order to prevent myopia, we should keep the correct sitting posture, keep the eyes at a proper distance from the object using the eyes, and avoid staring at objects at close range for a long time.

Second, arrange eye use time reasonably. Long term continuous eye use will lead to excessive fatigue, increase the burden on the eyes, and easily lead to myopia. In order to prevent myopia, we should follow the 20-20-20 principle, that is, every 20 minutes of work, stay away from glasses for 20 seconds, and look at objects 20 feet (about 6 meters) away to help the eyeballs rest.

Third, the rational use of electronic products. Staring at the electronic screen for a long time will lead to eye fatigue and increase the risk of myopia. In order to prevent myopia, we should keep an appropriate eye distance, take a visual rest at regular intervals, and reduce the impact of electronic screens on vision.

Improve living habits

First, increase the time for outdoor activities. Research shows that outdoor activities can help prevent myopia. Ultraviolet rays in the sun and observation of distant objects can promote the relaxation of eye muscles, reduce eye fatigue, and reduce the incidence of myopia. Therefore, we should encourage children and adults to increase their outdoor activities, and pay attention to sunscreen measures.

Second, keep enough sleep. Lack of sleep will make eye muscles tired and increase the risk of myopia. In order to prevent myopia, children should ensure 8-10 hours of sleep every night, and adults should ensure 6-8 hours of sleep, while maintaining regular work and rest time.

Third, keep good eating habits. Malnutrition is associated with myopia. In order to prevent myopia, food rich in vitamins A, C, E and D, such as red and yellow vegetables, fruits, fish and nuts, should be properly taken into the diet. The nutrients in these foods are critical to eye health.

Regular eye examination

Regular eye examination is an important means to prevent myopia. Through regular inspection, we can find and correct vision problems as soon as possible and treat them in time. Especially for children, a comprehensive eye examination should be carried out once a year, and good communication should be carried out between schools, families and hospitals to ensure that vision problems are paid attention to and solved in a timely manner.

Summary

The prevention of myopia is a comprehensive work on correct use of eyes, improvement of living habits and regular eye examinations. We can effectively prevent myopia by maintaining correct eye posture and habits, improving living habits, increasing outdoor activity time, maintaining adequate sleep and good eating habits, and conducting regular eye examinations. It is hoped that through these methods, more people can have healthy eyesight.