There are so many children with myopia, why is it that only your child’s myopia is increasing so quickly?

*There are so many children with myopia, why is your child's degree increasing so quickly? Speaking of this, the editor can't help but ask parents: Before your child became myopic, did you think about "what methods can be used to prevent it"? After your child became myopic, did you just give him a pair of glasses and call it a day? Parents, do you know that there are many myopia prevention and control methods that can delay the development of myopia ? You don't know how to choose? Why don't you tell me earlier! I'll teach you!

Before myopia: Outdoor activities

Before children develop myopia, outdoor activities are the most effective and economical way to prevent and control myopia. Studies have found that the protective effect of outdoor activities on vision may be due to the release of dopamine in the retina stimulated by high-intensity light outdoors, and the increase in dopamine release may have the effect of inhibiting the growth of the eye axis.

It should be noted that the key to outdoor activities is "effective outdoor light", rather than the content, method and intensity of the activities. Parents need to ensure that their children spend at least 2 hours a day outdoors with light greater than 1000 lux①, and a total of at least 14 hours a week. Outdoor activities can be carried out intermittently, increasing the number of outdoor activities and ensuring the duration of outdoor activities.

After myopia: drug treatment

At present, scientifically certified effective means of preventing and controlling myopia are mainly divided into drug means and optical means . In clinical practice, the drug recognized as having a good effect in preventing and controlling myopia is low-concentration atropine eye drops . However, there are some adverse drug reactions when using it, such as photophobia and difficulty in near vision, and some special patients cannot use it. Low-concentration atropine eye drops have not yet been widely promoted for clinical use.

After myopia: optical means

As for optical methods, they include functional glasses , orthokeratology lenses , etc. So which one should I choose? Don't worry, after reading the picture below, I believe you will have a general understanding↓↓↓

It is worth mentioning that orthokeratology is currently internationally recognized as one of the effective methods to control the rapid growth of myopia. It is also a technology with a long time of clinical application and the most sufficient evidence from evidence-based medical research.

What are orthokeratology lenses?

Orthokeratology is a hard corneal contact lens designed with a special reverse geometry. It changes the geometry of the cornea through physical pressure, flattens the corneal curvature, changes the refractive power of the eye, and forms myopic optical defocus in the peripheral retina, thereby controlling the increase in myopia.

In addition to delaying the development of myopia, orthokeratology lenses have another major feature. You can wear the lenses when you sleep at night, and you can still maintain clear vision without wearing glasses during the day. Compared with functional frame glasses, orthokeratology lenses do not have the problem of poor myopia prevention and control due to poor "compliance" when wearing glasses during the day; at the same time, it also effectively solves the problems of "inconvenience in exercise" and "glasses falling and getting damaged" when wearing frame glasses, which helps to improve children's self-confidence. **The "Big Data Report on the Clinical Application of Orthokeratology Lenses by Aier Eye Hospital" shows that for myopic people aged 8-18, orthokeratology lenses have a good effect in delaying the increase of myopia - after wearing orthokeratology lenses, the axial length growth of myopic adolescents is significantly less. **

****Aier Eye Hospital reminds parents that when taking their children to get fitted for orthokeratology lenses, they must go to a professional ophthalmic medical institution, because the qualifications , doctors , and procedures are all very important!