Myopia is caused by staying at home? Here’s how to avoid myopia during summer vacation

During the summer vacation, children often have busy eyes, staring at their phones and computers for long periods of time, and staying up late at night. After a vacation, their eyes will become drier and drier. Summer vacation often becomes a "watershed" in the development of children's vision, especially for children who like to stay at home, who are more likely to develop myopia than other children.

Therefore, ophthalmologists recommend taking children to the outdoors more often to allow their eyes to return to nature.

How to protect children’s eyesight health during the summer vacation?

Why not try these methods~

0 1 Exercise outdoors

Sunlight can promote the secretion of dopamine in the body, which is very helpful in preventing and delaying myopia!

Outdoor sports are not only helpful for the physical health of teenagers, but more importantly for their eyesight. Ensuring at least 2 hours of outdoor sports every day is not only helpful for physical and mental health, but also can protect eyesight well.

0 2 Give your eyes more rest

Lack of sleep is the main culprit for myopia in adolescents. The occurrence of myopia is closely related to insufficient sleep. Long-term lack of sleep will cause abnormalities in the eye's adjustment function, which may lead to myopia.

Secondly, play with electronic products less and pay attention to controlling the time and distance.

0 3 Correct posture

Close-up eye posture is another factor that affects the incidence of myopia. When using the eyes at close range, the height ratio of the table and chair should be appropriate, and the book should be placed 30 cm away when sitting at the desk. Bad eye habits such as lying down to read or leaning over the desk to read with the head tilted will increase the eye's adjustment burden. Long-term bad eye posture can easily cause abnormal development of the eyeball and lead to the formation of myopia.

Yan Binxian, an optometrist, a national first-level (senior) optometrist, deputy director of the optometry department of Wuhan University Aier Eye Hospital (Wuhan Aier Eye Hospital General Hospital), and a member of the optometrist and optician group of the Medical Technician Professional Committee of the Chinese Medical Doctor Association, reminds us that although most parents know a little about eye care, there are still many details that are easily overlooked, and it is these details that determine the quality of children's vision. In addition, parents should take their children to professional ophthalmology hospitals regularly for vision monitoring to help them have a bright and clean window to their hearts.