After three consecutive months of follow-up and review, the parents of primary school student Xiao Zhang were finally relieved, and Dr. Zhou Lei, director of the Department of Optometry of Ningbo Eye Hospital, was also relieved.
A few months ago, the eye axis of the small eyes grew by 0.13 mm in a month. This can frighten Dr. Zhou, who received the treatment: you know, normal physiological growth is generally around 0.01 mm a month.
The reason behind this is that because of the epidemic during that time, Xiao Zhang could only take online classes at home, and outdoor activities were significantly reduced. Until the epidemic stabilized, Xiao Zhang's life returned to normal, and outdoor activities were increased under the supervision of his parents. Until now, the growth rate of the eye axis has been curbed.
Dr. Zhou said that this case proves how important outdoor activities are to children's eye vision health.
Is 0.13mm that scary?
Xiao Zhang is a primary school student in Zhenhai, in January, he always felt that there was some trance in the nearby objects, not very clear, and his family took him to Ningbo Eye Hospital.
Dr. Zhou, who received the consultation, gave him a detailed examination, and the results surprised Dr. Zhou: from December 2021 to mid-January 2022, in less than a month, the length of the eye axis of both eyes increased by 0.13 mm.
Dr. Zhou Lei is in the clinic
At first, they didn't have any idea of 0.13 mm, so a little bit, what's worth the fuss about? After Dr. Zhou explained in detail, this attracted everyone's attention.
According to reports, at an age like Xiao Zhang, the normal physiological growth of the eye axis is about 0.01 mm a month. Xiao Zhang increased by 0.13 mm in a month, which is equivalent to an increase of more than 25 degrees in myopia, which translates into a year, that is, myopia increases by 300 degrees. Such a rapid growth rate of myopia, Dr. Zhou said that he has been practicing medicine for decades and has not seen much.
Reduce the use of the eye to curb the excessive growth of the eye axis
There must be a reason behind the abnormal growth of the eye axis. After inquiry, in December last year, there was an epidemic in Zhenhai, and during that time, the children were locked up in online classes at home, almost without leaving home, and there was no outdoor activity.
In view of the rapid growth of the child's eye axis, Dr. Zhou gave low concentration atropine intervention, and at the same time advised parents to strictly supervise the child's eye use, reduce the time of eye use, and ensure adequate outdoor activities.
In the following months, Xiao Zhang returned to school, and his parents also supervised every day, strictly controlling the time spent using electronic products such as mobile phones.
A few days ago, Xiao Zhang came to review, the right eye axis increased by 0.02 mm, the left eye increased by 0.04 mm, although it was still a little faster than the normal physiological growth, but the momentum of excessive growth was finally controlled.
Dr. Zhou explains the eye axis change chart
Dr. Zhou reminded that the change in the axis of the eye is noted to illustrate how important outdoor activities are to eye vision health. If you encounter special circumstances that you can only stay indoors and cannot go out, you should also follow the principles of 3 20s:
Close to the eye after 20 minutes
Look out 20 feet away
Time is at least 20 seconds
In addition, it is to strictly control the use time of electronic products, and there is a product product screen is best larger, from the impact on the eyes, the projection is better than the computer, the computer is better than the mobile phone. The larger the screen, the farther away, and the load is relatively smaller with the eye.
Source: Ningbo Evening News