Vision training, dietary therapy... Can these methods help my child improve his vision?
Lele recently complained to his mother that his glasses always slipped off when he played. Looking at the "magical" instruments and eye patches advertised on TV, Lele's mother wanted to buy it back and cure Lele's myopia. Is this the right thing to do?
In fact, myopia cannot be cured and reversed. Therefore, products that claim to cure myopia should be treated with caution. Parents' increasing attention to their children's myopia and the deepening anxiety about their children's myopia may lead to the consequences of spending money but not achieving the goal of myopia prevention and control.
Some vision care places promote that they can improve children's vision and treat myopia through self-developed vision training methods. Some parents will also find that their child's vision in the facility has "indeed" improved after a period of training. However, with visual function training, the actual degree of myopia will not be reduced as a result.
Parents who have a certain amount of popular science knowledge will find it strange.
This statement is false. Some propaganda mentions that myopia can be reversed through dietary supplements, such as goji berry water, fish eyes, pork liver, cod liver oil, etc., these foods are rich in vitamin A (also known as retinol), participate in the synthesis of rhodopsin, and enhance the photosensitivity of the retina. Proper vitamin A supplementation is beneficial to the eyes, but excessive intake may cause vitamin A toxicity. Therefore, normal people can eat a balanced diet, do not need excessive intake, and there is no role in treating myopia.
Some nutrients can protect vision. For example, vitamin D is a common trace element in daily life, and appropriate vitamin D supplementation can help reduce the sensitivity of the eyes to the outside world and help the elderly prevent macular degeneration under the eyes; Another example is lutein, the main pigment present in the macular area of the retina, which can help the retina resist ultraviolet rays and help protect vision. Therefore, children can usually be supplemented with foods rich in vitamin D and lutein, such as marine fish, animal liver, egg yolk, corn, etc., but it is also recommended to combine the actual condition of the body and eat a balanced diet, and it is not recommended to supplement excessively, because they have no therapeutic effect on myopia.
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This book explains the most common and important issues of children and the most concerned by parents, in order to escort children's health throughout the life cycle.
Source: People's Medical Publishing House "Scientific Guardian and Healthy Growth"
Curator: Tan Jia
Editor: Wang Ning