The main cause of myopia is the poor visual environment and behavior, so how to detect myopia in time? We often encounter children who come to the hospital for the first time to have their eyes examined, and find that the child's myopia is already relatively high, and parents regret it. Dr. Yin Hong said that in fact, in the early stage of myopia in the child's eyes, careful observation can capture some signals.
First of all, we need to know what are the signs of myopia in children, for example, children like to squint and look at things, or blink frequently, rub their eyes, often squint their eyes to see things, and watch and write closer and closer. When we find that the child has the above manifestations, we should be alert to the possibility of the child changing to myopia, and it is best for parents to take the child to the hospital for a check-up. However, many parents do not pay attention to the early signs of myopia and miss the early prevention of myopia in their children.
So how often should your child have an eye test? Dr. Yin Hong recommends that babies under one year old should be screened for eye disease for the first time within 2-3 days of birth, and once at the age of one month, they should have an eye disease screening and vision examination. For babies aged 2-6 years, regularly check their visual acuity and diopter every six months, establish a child's exclusive refractive file, and observe the changes in refractive and visual acuity at any time. For children aged 7-12, it is recommended to have their vision checked every 3 months, and children with glasses should have an optometry at about 3-6 months. For children aged 13-18 years, it is recommended to have their vision checked every six months.
For myopic children, parents should not worry too much, orthokeratology lenses can effectively inhibit the development of myopia, it is a special type of glasses, suitable for teenagers older than 8 years old, myopia less than 600 degrees. As the first professional ophthalmology institution to introduce orthokeratology lenses to China, Medigo Eye Hospital has developed the "Medi HD Panel" for the eye conditions of Chinese students, and has successfully achieved non-surgical, purely physical, safe and effective correction of myopia.
According to reports, Medi's high-definition combination takes orthokeratology lenses as the core, with a pair of smart protective glasses for close reading and writing and visual nutrition supplements, and builds a myopia correction system of "day prevention, internal supplementation, and night correction". Through this system, children can wear orthokeratology lenses at night to have clear naked eye vision during the day, and more importantly, compared with glasses, it is better to control the growth rate of myopia in adolescents and children.
Dr. Yin Hong warmly reminded that scientific fitting, standardized use, and regular review are very important. During the wearing process, parents should also observe the use of their children at all times, and if there is any discomfort, they should seek medical attention in time.