Abstract: in addition to genetic factors, the main reasons for the increase of myopia in adolescence are excessive eye burden and unscientific eye habits. During the period of rapid height development, the degree of myopia often increases rapidly., Due to the heavy burden of schoolwork and the increase of close eye environment such as playing computer and watching TV, the younger age trend of juvenile myopia is becoming more and more obvious. Although parents have strong willingness to prevent and control, the universality of the following four misunderstandings has accelerated the development of myopia to a certain extent., Myth 1: children are too young. Don’t wear myopia glasses. There are often children who squint at people and objects. Many parents will say, “don’t let your children wear glasses when they are so young. They can’t take them off.” This understanding is extremely wrong and very harmful!, Children are in a critical period of visual development. To ensure complete and sound vision, the most important thing is that both eyes can see a clear retinal (fundus) image at the same time. If myopia is not corrected in time, long-term retinal blurred image will induce further lengthening of ocular axis, increase myopia, and even lead to weak and strabismus; On the other hand, it will also affect the child’s psychological development, which is manifested in the reduction of interest in new things outside the world, the narrowing of the scope of life, and the serious ones will affect the intellectual development., Myth 2: the higher the degree of myopia, the higher the degree of myopia in adolescence. In addition to genetic factors, the main reasons for the increase of myopia in adolescence are excessive eye burden and unscientific eye habits. During the period of rapid height development, the degree of myopia often increases rapidly. Therefore, on the basis of scientific and reasonable correction, whether the myopia degree increases has nothing to do with whether to replace glasses., Huiguang ophthalmologists suggest that teenagers should have an optometry examination every 3 ~ 6 months and regularly monitor the changes of vision. If the corrected vision is too low, the optometry shall be conducted again, and the corrective lenses with reasonable diopter shall be replaced., Myth 3: myopia glasses can not be matched too clearly.
due to the heavy burden of schoolwork, the increase of close-up eye environment such as playing computer and watching TV, the younger trend of juvenile myopia is becoming more and more obvious. Although parents have strong willingness to prevent and control, the universality of the following four misunderstandings has accelerated the development of myopia to a certain extent. Misunderstanding of
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1: children are too young. Don’t wear myopia glasses.
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often have children who squint at people and objects. Many parents will say, “don’t let your children wear glasses when they are so young. They can’t take them off.” This understanding is extremely wrong and very harmful!
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children are in a critical period of visual development. To ensure complete and sound vision, the most important thing is that both eyes can see a clear retinal (fundus) image at the same time. If myopia is not corrected in time, long-term retinal blurred image will induce further lengthening of ocular axis, increase myopia, and even lead to weak and strabismus; On the other hand, it will also affect the child’s psychological development, which is manifested in the reduction of interest in new things outside the world, the narrowing of the scope of life, and the serious ones will affect the intellectual development. Misunderstanding 2 of
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: the more myopia glasses are changed, the higher the degree of myopia. In addition to genetic factors, the main reasons for the increase of myopia in adolescence are excessive eye burden and unscientific eye habits. During the period of rapid height development, the degree of myopia often increases rapidly. Therefore, on the basis of scientific and reasonable correction, whether the myopia degree increases has nothing to do with whether to replace glasses.
Huiguang ophthalmologists suggest that teenagers should have an optometry examination every 3 ~ 6 months and regularly monitor the changes of vision. If the corrected visual acuity is too low, the optometry shall be conducted again, and the corrective lenses with reasonable diopter shall be replaced. Misunderstanding 3 of
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: myopia glasses cannot be matched too clearly. The complete correction of
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myopia is to correct myopia as an emmetropia to restore the inherent normal relationship between adjustment and collection. Wear low correction glasses for a long time, and the eyes do not need to adjust or use less adjustment when looking at near objects. In order to maintain single vision of both eyes, the visual axes of both eyes must be assembled, so that the relationship between adjustment and assembly will be disordered. If the adjustment is close to the collection, it will produce excessive adjustment, resulting in ciliary spasm, that is, artificially increasing the degree of myopia; On the other hand, the collection is close to regulation, that is, it develops to low collection, resulting in the imbalance of extraocular muscle strength. When the imbalance of muscle strength cannot be maintained, the binocular visual function will be destroyed. Only one eye can see things, and the other eye tends to the outside, becoming temporary alternating exotropia. The optometrist will give a reasonable degree of glasses according to the child’s visual function. Parents should not intervene blindly. Misunderstanding 4 of
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: many parents have been deceived by the continuous emergence of “myopia treatment” instruments and therapies (massage, acupuncture, etc.) in society in order to not wear glasses or less length. From a scientific point of view, these treatment methods may be helpful to relieve eye fatigue, restore vision for pseudomyopia, but not for true myopia (myopia). So far, the most effective correction for myopia is still optical correction – wearing appropriate glasses.
therefore, if the child’s vision decreases, parents should seize the time to go to a formal glasses fitting institution for the child to be examined, and ask professionals to help formulate an appropriate correction plan.
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eyes are the only organs for human beings to perceive external images. More than 80% of external information is received, processed and perceived by the visual system. Childhood is the exuberant period of perceiving external things. During this period, parents should correct misunderstandings, overcome luck and blind faith, and let children have complete and good vision based on the best corrected vision!