When I was studying, I was impressed that few students in primary and secondary schools wore glasses, but my son just went to kindergarten and many students were nearsighted.
According to the survey, there are about 654.38+04 billion myopia patients in the world, including 600 million in China. At present, the myopia rate of college students and high school students in China exceeds 70%, and the myopia rate of primary school students reaches 40%. It can be said that people's eyesight is declining all over the world, especially in China.
Many people think that myopia is a trend anyway, and wearing glasses is also a big deal. If you think the glasses are not good-looking, you can also wear contact lenses and use laser surgery to solve them. The problem is not big.
But in fact, the earlier a child is nearsighted, the greater the harm.
First of all, myopia will affect children's self-confidence and interpersonal communication. Remember the popular nicknames "four-eyed frog" and "cyclops"? These experiences may leave a shadow in children's hearts;
Secondly, wearing glasses will directly affect children's sports, playing basketball is not allowed, playing badminton can't see the route clearly, let alone playing football can't see the goal clearly;
Finally, a few people with high myopia will have a series of health problems, such as retinal detachment and glaucoma.
Therefore, no matter from the children's image, psychology, sports, health, or future career considerations, children's vision management should be worthy of our attention. 0-7 years old is the key period of children's eye development, and it is also the golden period of many eye diseases treatment. We must attach importance to and use correct methods to help children avoid and delay the occurrence of myopia.
First of all, we need to find out why we are nearsighted.
Many people's first reaction is that they watch too much mobile phones, IPAD and TVs, which may have an impact, but it is not the direct cause. In fact, the real cause of myopia is unrestrained and uninterrupted close use of eyes.
Electronic products such as mobile phones will not directly cause myopia, but will cause children's eye fatigue. Under normal circumstances, the frequency of blinking is about 15 times per minute. However, due to the great attraction of mobile phones, TV programs and other programs, children pay too much attention when playing or watching, resulting in the frequency of blinking being reduced to only one-third of the original.
If this situation lasts for a long time, the eyes will be dry and tired, and eventually develop into myopia.
Therefore, don't think that children will not be nearsighted if they don't play games or watch TV. Reading, writing and drawing for a long time may lead to myopia.
Another factor that will affect children's eyesight is sleeping with the lights on.
According to the survey of American Medical Center, those children who sleep with the night light on are more likely to suffer from myopia in the future, especially those under 2 years old. Therefore, it is a very important habit to cultivate children to sleep in the dark environment from an early age.
After understanding the real causes of myopia, we should take some targeted measures to prevent and alleviate children's myopia:
1, to create a good eye environment;
Including desks and chairs for homework at home at ordinary times, eyes and books should be able to keep a proper distance; Indoor lights, it is best to use full-spectrum light bulbs and so on.
2. Help children develop good eye habits;
Don't read or write in bright light; Don't read while walking (walking, riding); Don't read while lying down; Close your eyes for 20 minutes, then rest your eyes and watch the scenery at least 6 meters away for at least 20 seconds.
3. Reasonably control the time of using electronic equipment;
Children under the age of three, it is best not to watch electronic products; Children over three years old use all electronic screens for no more than 40 minutes every day, at least twice, and each time for no more than 20 minutes.
4. provide help in diet;
Modern medicine shows that foods rich in minerals can increase the hardness and elasticity of children's sclera; Foods rich in lutein can promote the regeneration of retinal cells. Therefore, eating more fruits and green vegetables such as broccoli, carrots and corn can help children's eyes.
5. Encourage children to go outdoors more;
According to a statistic, if children increase outdoor exercise by one hour every week, the risk of myopia will be reduced by two percentage points.
Outdoor exercise can affect the secretion of dopamine in children, and dopamine can inhibit eyeball lengthening, thus relieving eye fatigue. Moreover, the outdoor natural light is brighter, which is more conducive to keeping a proper distance between children's lens and retina and protecting the development of children's visual system.
Of course, it should be noted that strong outdoor sunlight will damage the cornea, so try to avoid exercising in the scorching sun.
6. Help children develop the habit of doing eye exercises;
Remember the eye exercises that we have been doing since primary school? In fact, it is helpful to our eyes, even if those operations will be questioned, but when you do eye exercises, your eyes are always closed, which in itself gives your eyes a full rest, thus alleviating eye fatigue.
Generally speaking, only when parents pay attention to it and find the right method can the probability of children's myopia be greatly reduced.