China News Service, Guangzhou, September 21 (Cai Minjie and He Haoshu) Recently, a piece of news titled "30-year-old artist 50-year-old eye" has attracted social attention.
The artist said through social media that he had overuse his eyes for a long time, his eyes were swollen and painful, and the meibomian glands had disappeared.
Tang Xiaodi, an attending physician at the Department of Ophthalmology at the Second People's Hospital of Guangdong Province, said on the 21st that the dysfunction of the meibomian glands can cause dry eye, and patients tend to be younger.
The artist said that during an eye examination, he found that the electronic imaging of his eyes was abnormal. The meibomian glands were not imaged, and the glands were not visible. The doctor said bluntly, "The shape of the left eye is like a 50 It’s the same for a year old."
Tang Xiaodi said that meibomian gland dysfunction can cause dry eye, and the symptoms usually include dry eyes, pain, and eye fatigue.
"Most dry eyes are caused by long-term overuse of eyes and unhygienic use of eyes. In particular, modern people often keep their mobile phones and computers away from their hands, leading to'electronic screen terminal syndrome'-it is easy to stare at the fluorescent screen for a long time. Cause eye fatigue or damage to eyesight.” Tang Xiaodi said, in addition, long-term stay up late, heavy smoking and alcoholism, regular eating irritating food and other bad lifestyle habits can also affect hormone levels and cause eye discomfort.
Tang Xiaodi said that cases similar to the above-mentioned artists are actually not uncommon in clinical diagnosis, and in recent years, due to the increase in the use of electronic products by teenagers, the patients have gradually become younger.
"The 30-year-old 50-year-old eye!" is the most concerned issue of netizens, so can you detect the actual age of the eyes?
Tang Xiaodi said that there is no such statement yet.
In medicine, everyone has different subjective feelings about the eyes. If you feel uncomfortable eyes, you need to go to a regular hospital in time.
"Meibomian gland dysfunction is not a rare disease, but everyone's attention is still not enough." Tang Xiaodi, the attending physician, pointed out that eyes are very precious. Instead of spending a lot of time, energy, and money on treatment after causing injury, it is better to treat before. Develop the habit of loving and protecting eyes to prevent eye diseases.
Tang Xiaodi suggested: Do not stare at the electronic screen for a long time; protect your eyes; do eye exercises frequently; avoid staying up all night for a long time and maintain a good routine; eat a balanced diet, eat more vegetables and fruits and other foods rich in vitamin A.
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