Summer vacation is a critical period for myopia prevention and control. Please check out the eye care tips

Summer vacation is a long, hot, and lacking outdoor activities. It is also a peak period for eye use, which can easily lead to myopia. Summer vacation has become a critical period for myopia prevention and control. Therefore, it is necessary to guide children and adolescents to develop good eye habits during this period, use their eyes scientifically during the holidays, and take the initiative to prevent myopia.

Summer Vision Checkup

During the summer vacation, parents should take the initiative to pay attention to their children's eye health and observe whether their children squint, frown, tilt their heads, or have decreased vision. At the same time, since there is plenty of time during the holidays, you can take your children to have a vision test to understand their hyperopia reserves or myopia degrees. When it is discovered that your child's hyperopia reserves are insufficient or his myopia is worsening, measures should be taken as soon as possible to scientifically prevent and control myopia.

Do more outdoor activities

Zhu Lina, director of Tianjin University Aier Eye Hospital, said that although the weather is hot during the holidays, it is still necessary to have some outdoor activities, because outdoor activities can help prevent myopia. The key to outdoor activities is "outdoors", not the content, method and intensity of the activities. You can choose to do outdoor activities for no less than 2 hours during a period when the light is not very strong, and pay attention to heatstroke prevention and sun protection. Running, doing exercises, playing games in groups, walking, etc. are all good ways to exercise outdoors.

Reasonable use of electronic products

When choosing electronic products, try to choose large-size screens, keep a viewing distance of more than 50 cm when using them, and it is recommended to take a break and look into the distance after 20 minutes of use to relax your eyes. Preschool children should use electronic products as little as possible.

If you experience dry eyes, visual fatigue and other discomforts due to continuous use of electronic products for too long, you should give your eyes sufficient rest by closing your eyes, looking into the distance, and doing eye exercises correctly. You can also apply a hot towel to your eyes for 10-15 minutes with your closed eyes, or use eye drops to provide relief.

Maintain correct reading and writing posture

The reading environment should have sufficient lighting brightness. When the light is insufficient, dual light sources should be used to assist with indoor lighting and desk lamps.

The height of the table and chair should match your height and sitting height. When reading and writing, you should adhere to the principle of "one foot, one fist, and one inch", that is, your eyes should be one foot (about 33 cm) away from the book, your chest should be one fist (about 10 cm) away from the edge of the table, and your fingers holding the pen should be one inch (about 3 cm) away from the tip of the pen.

Do not read while lying on the table, bed, or sofa, and do not read in a shaking car.