My child is already myopic, does he still need myopia prevention and control?

The degree of myopia is increasing every year, and it affects more than just vision. When myopia reaches a certain level and forms pathological myopia, it may lead to various eye complications. Research shows that if children and adolescents are myopic without timely and effective intervention, the degree of myopia will increase every year. Myopia increases at a rate of 100-125 degrees per year during adolescence and will stabilize after the age of 18. If myopia is already present at a young age, there will still be several years of room for growth by the age of 18. If myopia prevention and control is not done well, the child\’s myopia will easily increase to high myopia (above 600 degrees). Once a patient becomes highly myopic, it will also cause many fundus complications. Why do children become myopic at a young age? Children will develop myopia, both genetic and environmental factors have an impact. ◆ Genetic factors Myopia is genetically predisposed, especially high myopia. If both parents are myopic, the child is 4 times more likely to develop myopia than if both parents are not myopic. ◆ Acquired environmental factors Today’s children are exposed to electronic products earlier and earlier. Children use electronic products frequently, and excessive use of their eyes at close range is the culprit. Secondly, poor ambient light, incorrect reading and writing postures, and unreasonable diet will also affect children\’s vision. Parents are particularly reminded to note: once a child\’s myopia cannot be cured, early prevention is the key. However, children who are already myopic cannot be left alone. Active and correct intervention must be carried out to control the growth of myopia. So how to prevent and control myopia well? Be sure to pay attention to the following points: 1. Participate in more outdoor activities. One of the effective ways to prevent myopia is outdoor activities. Two hours of outdoor activities a day can effectively reduce the incidence of myopia. 2. Ensure adequate sleep time. Adequate sleep is conducive to the recovery of eyes after a tiring day. 3. Pay attention to the reading and writing time, posture and the time of using electronic products. When ensuring a reasonable amount of time to use your eyes, you must also use the correct reading and writing posture. Remember the mantra \”one punch, one foot, one inch\” ~ (eyes are one foot away from the book, Punch your chest away from the edge of the table, and hold the pen finger one inch away from the pen tip); children should not use electronic products for non-learning purposes for more than 15 minutes at a time. After using electronic products to study for 30-40 minutes, they should rest and relax for 10-15 minutes. . 4. Eat less sweets because too much sweets will cause the loss of calcium. Calcium is an indispensable vitamin for the eyeballs and a protector of eye tissues. The loss of eyeball calcium will reduce the elasticity of the sclera, reduce the elasticity of the retina, and lengthen the front and back diameter of the eyeball, thus promoting myopia. 5. Take your children to review their vision regularly. Pay attention to your child\’s vision development and take your children to review your vision regularly. If a child is found to be myopic, a scientific myopia prevention and control plan should be adopted. Once myopia occurs, we should try to prevent it from progressing, but what really causes very serious damage to the eyes is high myopia. High myopia will be accompanied by some pathological changes, such as peripheral retinal degeneration, macular degeneration, hemorrhage, degeneration, and retinal detachment. These are very serious complications of high myopia, which can seriously affect vision and even cause blindness. It should be reminded that if you are close toThe vision progresses very quickly, and the astigmatism is also increasing. You must go to the hospital in time to rule out the occurrence of keratoconus, which needs to be judged by a professional ophthalmology examination. In addition, it is also necessary to rule out whether there is lens dislocation, cataract, etc. These conditions will cause refractive changes.