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The "first lesson" of the school year: how to prevent myopia?

author:Ophthalmologist Wang Hui

"The beast returns to the cage", the children finally return to school, parents have also ushered in the day of liberation, the dream of setting sail is the pursuit of the new semester, and loving the eyes and protecting the eyes is also an important part of the new semester

How to protect children's eyes? The first lesson of the school year, let's start with myopia prevention and control!

01

Control eye time and ensure adequate rest

Controlling eye time, especially high-intensity close-up eye time, is the basis for preventing deepening myopia, so that the eyes can be fully rested, which can avoid them from entering a state of fatigue and reduce the probability of myopia deepening.

The "first lesson" of the school year: how to prevent myopia?

Specifically, Professor Wang Hui suggested: use your eyes for 30-40 minutes at close range, rest for 5-10 minutes, and take two ways to rest, such as closing your eyes and recuperating your mind or looking at the distance.

02

Develop good eye behavior

Correct eye posture can reduce the burden on the eyes, relieve eye fatigue, and thus avoid deepening myopia. We should remember to control our high-intensity eye time in daily use, adjust our eye posture, maintain a suitable distance and angle, you can refer to the following eye posture:

The "first lesson" of the school year: how to prevent myopia?

In addition, do not read or use your mobile phone in poor light, do not lie in bed or study on the sofa... Start small and protect your eyes.

03.

Increase outdoor activities and exercise

Outdoor activities are the simplest and most effective way to prevent myopia, and full exposure to sunlight can effectively prevent the occurrence and development of myopia.

It is recommended that the outdoor activity time in the sun every day is not less than 2 hours, and children who have suffered from myopia should further increase the outdoor activity time to delay the development of myopia.

The "first lesson" of the school year: how to prevent myopia?

From the perspective of preventing myopia, the key to daytime outdoor activities is outdoors, not the content, method and intensity of activities. It not only exercises the body, but also allows the eyes to relax enough. Parents can participate in outdoor activities with their children, including walking, brisk walking, jogging, jumping rope, etc. At the same time, outdoor activities should be arranged according to the place and time, pay attention to safety, replenish moisture and avoid direct light.

04.

Sleep nutrition to keep up

In the sleep state of the eyes, the muscles relax the most, the fatigue is most easily eliminated, and it is more conducive to eye health. Avoid bad habits such as going to bed late and getting up late, and ensure that elementary school students sleep 10 hours a day, junior high school students 9 hours, and high school students 8 hours a day.

Scientific selection of a variety of nutrient-rich foods. The growth and development of the eyes requires rich nutrients. It is necessary to eat a balanced diet, not picky eating, not partial eating, so that children eat more fish, fruits, green vegetables and other nutritious meals that are beneficial to vision health.

The "first lesson" of the school year: how to prevent myopia?

05.

Comprehensive examination of the eyes, scientific correction of myopia

In some cases, the "culprit" of deepening myopia may not be your own eye habits. For example, people with abnormal binocular visual function will be very tired after a little use of the eyes, and if the number of glasses they are fitted with is not accurate, it will also cause additional burdens on the eyes.

The "first lesson" of the school year: how to prevent myopia?

Therefore, when myopia deepens rapidly, it is necessary to do a comprehensive examination of the eyes, on the one hand, to find out the main causes of vision deepening and check the factors of eye diseases; on the other hand, to determine whether the current myopia correction method is in line with the individual eye condition.

Prevention and control is always more effective than treatment! Before the arrival of myopia, curbing its growth is the most scientific and effective way to protect the eyes!