How to prevent children's myopia
Children's myopia is a common problem in today's society, which affects children's visual health and academic performance. In order to effectively prevent children's myopia, the following four aspects are described in detail: reducing myopia risk factors, scientific eye use, outdoor activities and medical examination.
Reducing risk factors for myopia
The occurrence of myopia is related to genetic and environmental factors. Parents can take the following measures to reduce the risk of myopia.
First, ensure adequate sleep time. Scientific research shows that children need 8 to 10 hours of sleep every day to ensure that their eyes are fully rested. Insufficient sleep will affect the adjustment of eye muscles, which will lead to myopia.
Secondly, control the time of eye use. Modern technology has penetrated into the lives of children, who often stare at electronic products such as televisions, mobile phones and tablets for a long time. Long term close use of eyes will increase the burden on the eyes, leading to myopia. Therefore, parents should make a reasonable eye use schedule, and let the children have a rest every 30 minutes to 1 hour, relax their eyes and do some activities away from the screen.
Finally, keep a good eye position. Correct sitting posture, reading distance and angle have important effects on eye health. Parents should teach children to use their eyes correctly and keep proper distance and angle for reading.
Scientific eye
To form a good habit of using eyes is one of the keys to prevent children's myopia.
First, keep a proper reading distance. For primary school students, it is most appropriate to keep the distance between books and eyes at about 30cm. Reading too far or too close will cause eye fatigue, which will damage vision.
Secondly, pay attention to eye hygiene. Wipe eyes with clean wet gauze or eyeglass cloth after washing face and hands every day to remove oil and dirt on the surface of eyes and avoid eye discomfort caused by infection.
In addition, regular blinking and eye movement are also important ways to protect the eyes. Looking at the same point for a long time will aggravate the fatigue of the eyes, leading to myopia. Reasonable blinking and eye movement can properly relieve eye tension.
outdoor activities
Outdoor activities are one of the important measures to prevent children's myopia. Research shows that regular outdoor activities can effectively slow down the process of myopia.
First, the outdoor environment is more rich in visual stimulation. There are more distant scenes outside that need eye activities, which can stimulate the adjustment of eye muscles and reduce the risk of myopia.
Second, outdoor activities help coordinate the development of vision and other senses. In outdoor activities, children can not only perceive things through vision, but also get more information through hearing, touch, smell and other senses, so as to comprehensively promote the development of senses and nervous system.
Third, outdoor activities can increase physical activity and promote healthy development. Adequate physical activity helps to improve blood circulation, increase blood supply to the eyes, and improve visual health.
Medical examination
Early detection of children's myopia is very important to prevent further deterioration of myopia. Guangzhou Children's Eye Hospital, as a professional eye hospital, provides a unique method to check and treat children's myopia.
First of all, the hospital uses advanced inspection equipment to comprehensively check children's vision, diopter and eye health. These results can provide accurate reference for children's myopia treatment.
Secondly, the hospital provides a variety of treatment methods, including glasses, medication and surgery. The doctor formulates a personalized treatment plan according to the specific conditions of the children.
Finally, the hospital pays attention to the eye health education of parents and children. Doctors will introduce the prevention methods of myopia to parents and provide relevant eye care knowledge to help parents and children better prevent and control the occurrence of myopia.
To sum up, preventing children's myopia requires the joint efforts of parents and children. Reducing risk factors of myopia, scientific use of eyes, outdoor activities and medical examination are important aspects of preventing children's myopia. As a professional medical institution, Guangzhou Children's Eye Hospital has unique advantages in the prevention and treatment of children's myopia.
