Treatment of myopia in children
Children's myopia is one of the increasingly serious problems in recent years. In order to help children correct myopia, Dr. Wang Tao, an ophthalmologist from the Department of Ophthalmology of Zhongshan Third Hospital, introduced several common ways of treating children's myopia. Understanding the advantages and applicable conditions of these treatments through the following aspects will help parents and children make wise choices in the treatment process.
1. Correct vision
Correction of vision is one of the basic steps in the treatment of children's myopia. Once the child is found to have myopia, parents should immediately take the child to an eye hospital for vision test, and provide appropriate glasses or contact lenses. This will help correct myopia and improve children's visual experience in learning and life.
One option for correcting vision is to use glasses. Glasses are one of the most popular correction tools for children's myopia, because they are easy to use, adjust and maintain. In addition, glasses can provide additional eye protection effect to prevent further deterioration of eyes.
Another option is to use contact lenses. Contact lenses can effectively correct myopia and are more natural in appearance. However, children should pay special attention to cleaning and maintenance when using contact lenses to avoid eye infection and other complications.
2. Conduct eye rehabilitation training
Eye rehabilitation training is a very effective way to treat children's myopia. This treatment is mainly through eye movement and adjustment training to improve children's myopia. The common methods of rehabilitation training include eye movement training, visual tracking training and visual adjustment training.
Eye movement training guides children to practice eye movement and gaze conversion to enhance the flexibility of eye muscles. Visual tracking training helps children improve their ability to look at and track moving objects. Visual adjustment training aims to improve children's eye adjustment ability, so that they can better adapt to objects at different distances.
3. Perform refractive surgery
Refractive surgery is a method of correcting myopia through surgery under the guidance of doctors. In recent years, with the development of technology, refractive surgery has become more and more common in the treatment of myopia in children. However, refractive surgery is usually applicable to children over the age of ten, because their eyes are basically mature and their diopter is basically stable at this age.
Common refractive surgery methods include LASIK (Laser Assisted In Situ Keratomileusis) and PRK (Photoactive Keratonomy). These operations can correct myopia by changing the shape of the cornea. However, when deciding whether to perform refractive surgery, parents and children should consult and evaluate with ophthalmologists in detail to determine whether the surgery is suitable for the child's condition.
4. Pay attention to eye hygiene and eye habits
In addition to the above treatment methods, attention to eye hygiene and good eye habits also play a key role in the treatment of children's myopia. Parents should teach their children to use electronic devices correctly, take regular breaks from their eyes, and avoid staring at the screen for a long time. In addition, keeping the indoor light moderate and avoiding excessive fatigue when reading is also the key method to prevent and treat myopia.
summary
For the treatment of children's myopia, Dr. Wang Tao, an ophthalmologist from the Department of Ophthalmology of Zhongshan Third Hospital, introduced several common treatment methods, including corrected vision, eye rehabilitation training, refractive surgery, and attention to eye hygiene and eye habits. These treatments have their own advantages and disadvantages, and are suitable for different degrees of myopia. In the process of treatment, parents should work closely with ophthalmologists to select the most appropriate treatment method for children, and give appropriate support and guidance, so as to help children recover good eyesight.
