How to prevent children's eyesight from declining?
In recent years, with the development of society and the progress of science and technology, the problem of children's eyesight decline has become more and more common. In order to help parents better prevent their children's eyesight from declining, Guangzhou Zhongshan Children's Eye Hospital has sorted out some effective preventive measures, hoping to help parents.
Keep good eye hygiene habits
Good eye hygiene habits are essential for children's vision protection. First of all, keep proper eye distance and eye time. Watching electronic products such as TV, mobile phone and tablet computer for a long time will make children's eyes tired and increase the risk of vision loss. Therefore, parents should limit the time that children use electronic products and encourage them to carry out appropriate outdoor activities, such as sports and play, to relax the eye muscles. In addition, children should keep a certain reading distance when reading books or doing homework to avoid eye fatigue caused by close use of eyes.
Secondly, pay attention to the correct eye posture. When children are reading, writing and watching TV, they should keep sitting upright and not bow their heads or lie on the table. Proper sitting posture can protect the cervical vertebra and eyes, and reduce the occurrence of eye fatigue.
Finally, keep good indoor lighting conditions. Strong light and dark light will have adverse effects on children's vision. Therefore, parents should ensure that there is sufficient and soft light in the room. When children read, write and do other close work, they can use table lamps for lighting.
Eat a balanced and diverse diet
Children's diet has an important impact on the development and protection of vision. In order to prevent children's eyesight from declining, parents should provide balanced and diversified diets for children. First of all, the diet should be rich in vitamins and minerals, such as vitamin A, C, E, zinc, etc. These nutrients are vital to the health of the eyes. These nutrients can be absorbed by eating more fresh vegetables, fruits, nuts and protein rich foods. Secondly, we should pay attention to the proper supplement of high-quality protein and unsaturated fatty acids, which will help maintain the normal function of the retina and eye blood vessels. In addition, parents should also encourage children to drink moderate amounts of water to maintain the body's water supply.
Regular eye health exercise
Eye care exercise is one of the important means to prevent children's eyesight from declining. Common eye health care activities include: looking at the distance, turning the eyes up and down, turning the eyes left and right, blinking, etc. These eye movements can promote the blood circulation of the eyes, alleviate eye fatigue and dry eyes. Parents can guide children to carry out appropriate eye health care activities according to their age and vision. In addition, you can also choose some professional eye health care equipment, such as massager, eye patch, eye mask, etc., for eye massage and maintenance.
Regular eye examination
Finally, regular eye examination is an important link to prevent children's eyesight from declining. Ophthalmologists can find and deal with some eye problems such as ametropia and amblyopia in a timely manner through a comprehensive examination of children's eyes, which helps to protect and improve vision. Parents can take the child to the hospital for eye examination regularly according to the doctor's advice to ensure the child's eye health.
To sum up, in order to prevent children's eyesight from declining, we should pay attention to maintaining good eye hygiene habits, eating a balanced and diverse diet, carrying out eye health care exercises regularly, and carrying out eye examinations regularly. These measures need the care and guidance of parents to help children develop correct eye habits and protect their vision health.
