“Ten piano children, nine myopia”? What is the root cause?.

Abstract: “at present, there is no epidemiological statistical data to prove that there is a direct relationship between piano practice and myopia. From our clinical reception, myopia is indeed more common among piano children.” However, it is not appropriate to equate “piano practice” with “myopia”, because the causes of myopia are multifaceted and complex., The piano, known as the king of musical instruments, has always been the first choice for parents to cultivate their children’s temperament and sentiment. This summer vacation, the piano interest training class is also full of people., Recently, however, a saying that “Piano hurts the eyes the most” has spread among parents. Xiaoya’s mother told reporters that the child began to learn the piano at the age of more than 3. It takes at least one hour to practice the piano every day, and more than two hours. Starting from primary school, Xiaoya’s eyesight began to decline. Friends reminded that playing the piano would hurt her eyes, “you must never practice the piano for children again”! Is that really the case?, “Ten piano children, nine myopia”?, Not only are ordinary people confused about whether practicing piano hurts their eyes, but there are also some different views among professional doctors., Earlier, there was an article “more than 70% of piano children have myopia. Is piano the most eye damaging instrument?” The report caused great controversy on the Internet. The article introduced that an 8-year-old boy practiced the piano for 5 hours every day and won the piano level 10. His eyes reached 1200 degrees by computer optometry. According to the report, the ophthalmologist who received the boy said that more than 70% of piano children suffer from myopia, which usually begins in the third year after learning piano. Some ophthalmologists even mentioned that there are “ten piano children and nine myopia” in the ophthalmology field., Experts said, “at present, there is no epidemiological statistical data to prove that there is a direct relationship between piano practice and myopia. From our clinical reception, myopia is indeed more common among piano children.” However, it is not appropriate to equate “piano practice” with “myopia”, because the causes of myopia are multifaceted and complex., Premature and excessive eye use is the root cause.

is known as the king of musical instruments. It has always been the first choice for parents to cultivate children’s temperament and sentiment. This summer vacation, the piano interest training class is also full of people.

but recently, a saying that “the piano hurts the eyes the most” has been circulating among parents. Xiaoya’s mother told reporters that the child began to learn the piano at the age of more than 3. It takes at least one hour to practice the piano every day, and more than two hours. Starting from primary school, Xiaoya’s eyesight began to decline. Friends reminded that playing the piano would hurt her eyes, “you must never practice the piano for children again”! Is that really the case?

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, “ten zither children, nine myopia”?

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not only ordinary people are confused about whether practicing piano hurts their eyes, but also there are some different views among professional doctors.

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earlier, there was an article “more than 70% of piano children have myopia. Is piano the most eye damaging instrument?” The report caused great controversy on the Internet. The article introduced that an 8-year-old boy practiced the piano for 5 hours every day and won the piano level 10. His eyes reached 1200 degrees by computer optometry. According to the report, the ophthalmologist who received the boy said that more than 70% of piano children suffer from myopia, which usually begins in the third year after learning piano. Some ophthalmologists even mentioned that there are “ten piano children and nine myopia” in the ophthalmology field.

experts said, “at present, there is no epidemiological statistical data to prove that there is a direct relationship between piano practice and myopia. From our clinical reception, myopia is indeed more common among piano children.” However, it is not appropriate to equate “piano practice” with “myopia”, because the causes of myopia are multifaceted and complex.

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use their eyes too early and excessively is the root cause.

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are the so-called “be famous as soon as possible”. At present, almost all children who learn to play the piano are preschool children. “My daughter began to learn piano at the age of 6. The teacher of the piano company said it was a little late. She said that the golden period to start learning piano was at the age of 3-5.” One parent complained. But usually, preschool children’s eye development is in the golden period, and children’s vision is not fully developed and mature. Practicing the piano too early without paying attention to protecting eyesight, children have a high probability of myopia.

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experts said that generally, newborns have weak vision, short eye axis and hyperopia; Generally, children aged 3 to 4 have physiological hyperopia of about 200 degrees; With growth and development, vision gradually tends to be normal. When children grow to 7-8 years old, the size of the eyeball is basically fixed, and the size of the eye axis is close to the adult level. This process is called “emmetropia process”

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experts also said that the characters of the piano score are usually relatively small. When children practice the piano, they look at the piano score and the keyboard, and they look at it closely for a long time, which is easier to make people feel tired. Premature and long-term excessive piano practice will accelerate the development of eyeball emmetropia and consume the original hyperopia too early. If it is not corrected in time, children are more prone to myopia. Also, if both parents are highly myopic and have a family history of high myopia, the child has a high probability of myopia.

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in short, it seems that practicing the piano causes children’s myopia. In fact, there are many factors behind it, such as children practicing the piano too early, using their eyes too much at close range, and finally children’s myopia.

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don’t know the common sense of using eyes. Many popular projects hurt their eyes. The concept of

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and “can’t lose at the starting line” makes many parents sign up for various interest classes for their children early. Many parents will have their children’s schedule full, and Piano and painting have become popular. Experts remind that preschool is the key period of eye development. Excessive eye use at this stage will have a great impact on children’s eyes. “Not only learning piano, but also drawing and practicing calligraphy may cause excessive eye use.”

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children’s eyesight is relatively fragile before the age of 6. Therefore, before this, it is not advocated to let children use their eyes too early, such as learning to read characters, learning musical instruments and reading piano scores, which are likely to make children myopia too early. If you want your child to learn piano and other musical instruments, you can go to the hospital for refractive examination before learning to see if your child is prone to myopia. For children who are already learning the piano, in addition to regularly checking their eyesight, parents should also pay attention to the adjustment of the background light when their children practice the piano, enlarge the staff, and make their eyes comfortable during practice