@All parents, do not neglect the prevention and control of myopia among children and adolescents during the summer vacation. Take your children to have an eye health check

After a busy semester, the children can finally relax, but parents are a little worried: Has the children's eyesight deteriorated? Has the degree of their "little glasses" increased? Should the examination be done right after the holiday or before the start of school?

In this regard, Xu Jiangtao, deputy director of the Strabismus and Pediatric Ophthalmology Committee of the Ophthalmologists Branch of the Chinese Medical Association, deputy director of the Yunnan Province region of the Aier Eye Hospital Group and honorary director of the Kunming Aier Eye Hospital, gave a professional answer.

Why is it recommended to check eyesight during summer vacation?

"After a semester of study and intense eye use due to intense final exam preparation, children's myopia progression will accelerate due to the increased burden on their eyes at close range. Children who did not have myopia before may also face the onset of myopia." Xu Jiangtao introduced that parents can take advantage of the summer vacation opportunity to take their children to the hospital for a comprehensive eye health check-up, which can not only help them understand their children's eye condition, but also develop a reasonable summer eye care plan for their children based on the doctor's advice.

It is reported that the refractive state of the eyes will change with age, especially for children in the growth and development period. Children who wear glasses should have their vision and visual function checked regularly, and formulate a personalized myopia prevention and control plan based on the results of each examination.

Xu Jiangtao reminded that myopia can be controlled and prevented, but it is irreversible. The family is the first line of defense for children's myopia prevention and control. Parents should take their children for regular vision, eye axis and refractive examinations to detect children's vision problems in time and take timely measures to intervene.

What should children’s eyesight be checked for during the summer vacation?

Xu Jiangtao introduced that different examination items should be selected according to the specific situation of the child:

• If the child does not have myopia , it is necessary to check the hyperopia reserve to understand the child's hyperopia reserve and conduct early monitoring, intervention and prevention of possible myopia.
• If you find that your child is suspected of myopia , you should check whether it is true or false . If false myopia is incorrectly matched with glasses, it will accelerate the development of irreversible true myopia.
• If your child is already myopic , you should check the risk of developing high myopia . If your child is already myopic and is at risk of high myopia, you should take scientific myopia control measures to prevent your child from developing high myopia.
• If a child has already developed high myopia , it is necessary to check for complications of high myopia so that early detection, early detection and early treatment can be carried out.

How to help children protect their eyes scientifically during the summer vacation?

"Summer vacation is the peak season for myopia among children and it is also a critical period for myopia prevention and control." Xu Jiangtao said that the summer vacation is long and the weather is hot, and children are prone to irregular lifestyles, lack of outdoor activities, prolonged use of electronic screens and other bad eye habits, which accelerate the occurrence or development of myopia.

Xu Jiangtao suggested that parents should arrange their children's summer life reasonably during the holidays, cultivate good eye habits, and prevent the occurrence of myopia. In addition to going to the hospital for vision examinations, you should take time to take your children to outdoor activities and bathe in the outdoor sunshine. Time should be reasonably and balanced for doing summer homework. After reading and writing for 20 minutes, you need to relax your eyes and look into the distance for a while. When writing and reading, keep a reasonable distance between your eyes and a correct head position, and adhere to "one foot, one fist, and one inch" , that is, the eyes are one foot (about 33 cm) away from the book, the chest is one fist (about 10 cm) away from the edge of the table, and the fingers holding the pen are one inch (about 3 cm) away from the tip of the pen. At the same time, guide children to have a regular schedule and ensure adequate sleep time.