In this case, don't rush to get glasses.

School has started, and some children occasionally complain that they can't see the blackboard clearly in class, which makes parents quite anxious, and they are thinking about whether to buy a pair of glasses to solve the problem. Indeed, with the change of lifestyle and eye behavior, the threat to eye health is becoming younger and more widespread. However, there is one situation, when you encounter it, don't panic, listen carefully to what the ophthalmologist says.

Innate farsightedness reserve

Every child is basically hyperopic from birth, and then will go through the development process from hyperopia to emmetropia. The degree of hyperopia during this process is the "hyperopia reserve" of our eyes.

Under normal circumstances, children should have a reserve of hyperopia before the age of 8, which can effectively prevent the occurrence of myopia. Therefore, when a child's vision is tested in kindergarten and it is found to be "hyperopia", do not rush to get glasses for correction, as this is a normal eye development process. What we need to do is to help children develop good eye habits and try to prevent the reserve of hyperopia from being consumed too quickly.

The role of hyperopic reserve

Hyperopia reserve is a "God-gift" that children are born with, and it determines whether or not a child will develop myopia in the future, as well as the age at which the child will develop myopia. Therefore, it is very important.

After birth, many children are affected by environmental factors, such as early exposure to electronic devices, constant use of screens, and lack of outdoor activities, which leads to rapid consumption of hyperopia reserves and excessive eye development. If the eye continues to grow excessively after the age of 6 to 7, it can be predicted that myopia is not far away.

How to protect hyperopia reserve

Hyperopia reserve is a "non-renewable resource" and will cease to exist once it is consumed. Therefore, understanding the hyperopia reserve of children at different stages can help us understand the development of the child's eyeballs in a timely manner and predict the occurrence of myopia.

Therefore, it is recommended that children should be taken to regular ophthalmology hospitals for regular eye examinations starting from the age of 3. By establishing a refractive development file, various data of eye development should be recorded, and the change curve of hyperopia reserve should be focused on. If the "stock" of hyperopia reserve is abnormal, children should be urged to correct bad eye habits in time, and scientific intervention should be carried out to delay the consumption of hyperopia reserve value as much as possible, so that myopia will come later.

In the development of eye behavior, do the following

1) Do not let children come into contact with electronic devices too early;

2) Exposure to natural light for more than 2 hours a day. Ensuring sufficient outdoor activities every day can effectively prevent myopia;

3) Avoid unscientific eye habits, such as watching TV/playing with mobile phones without restraint, incorrect sitting posture, too dark or glaring ambient light, etc.

Developing good eye habits from an early age will benefit you for the rest of your life.

Hyperopia reserve is important

Develop good eye habits

It is better to establish a vision record as early as possible

Don’t forget to check regularly