Guangzhou Zhongshan Children's Eye Hospital: How to prevent the development of children's myopia?

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How to prevent the development of children's myopia

In recent years, the development of children's myopia has shown a growing trend, which has brought serious problems to children's vision health. In order to help parents better prevent the development of children's myopia, Guangzhou Zhongshan Children's Eye Hospital summarized the following prevention and control measures.

Enrich outdoor activities

Scientific research shows that outdoor activities are of great significance to the development of children's eyesight and the prevention of myopia. The outdoor environment is sunny, and the distant vision is rich, which helps to adjust the adjustment ability of the eyes and reduce the occurrence of myopia. Therefore, parents should encourage children to participate in outdoor sports, control the use time of electronic products appropriately, and let children's eyes rest and relax.

In addition, Guangzhou Zhongshan Children's Eye Hospital reminded parents that they should pay attention to wearing sunglasses for their children during outdoor activities to protect their eyes from ultraviolet radiation. At the same time, children should also be avoided from direct exposure to the sun for a long time to avoid eye diseases such as keratitis.

Keep good eye habits

Good eye habits are essential to prevent the development of myopia in children. First of all, parents should pay attention to the correctness of the child's sitting posture and avoid writing or reading for a long time; Secondly, make sure that the reading distance is appropriate, and avoid reading too close or too far; At the same time, keep a good reading posture, and avoid tilting your head or eyestrain.

In addition, Guangzhou Zhongshan Children's Eye Hospital also recommends parents to monitor children's use of electronic products every day, not more than one hour a day, to avoid eye damage caused by long-term staring at the screen. Parents can help their children control the time of eye use by means of timers or family rules to protect their children's vision health as much as possible.

Scientific nutrition and balanced diet

Scientific diet plays an important role in the development of children's eyesight and the prevention of myopia. Guangzhou Zhongshan Children's Eye Hospital recommends parents to provide children with a variety of foods, including brightly colored vegetables and fruits, which are rich in vitamin C, vitamin A, carotene and other nutrients to help the healthy development of the eyes.

In addition, parents should also pay attention to controlling their children's high sugar intake. Research has found that too much sugar intake will lead to eye deformation and increase the risk of myopia. Therefore, parents should avoid providing too many sweets and sugary drinks to their children, and maintain a balanced and healthy diet.

Regular eye examination

Regular eye examination is an important link to prevent the development of myopia in children. Guangzhou Zhongshan Children's Eye Hospital recommends that parents take their children for an eye examination every year to find and correct vision problems in time. Early myopia can be corrected by wearing glasses or contact lenses to effectively prevent further development of myopia.

In a word, preventing the development of children's myopia requires many efforts. By enriching outdoor activities, maintaining good eye habits, scientific nutrition and balanced diet, and regular eye examinations, children's vision health can be effectively protected and the risk of myopia can be reduced. Parents should pay more attention to and care for their children's eyesight to protect their children's eyes.