China News Service, Qinghai News, March 31st (Sun Rui) It is currently myopia prevention and control publicity month. The reporter learned from Xining Aier Eye Hospital on the 31st that according to survey data, at present, myopia in Xining City, Qinghai Province is showing a younger age. In the past, the age of myopia generally started from 6 years old and was between 6-10 years old. Now the age of myopia has advanced to 3-7 years old.

　　In March of this year, Ms. Zhu, a citizen of Xining City, discovered that her 6-and-a-half-year-old son Dongdong had recently squinted his eyes to watch TV, and mumbled that he couldn't read the words on the blackboard when he went home.

Is it myopia at such a young age?

Recalling that her son stayed at home during the winter vacation. In addition to doing homework, drawing, and playing the piano, she spent the rest of the time watching the TV and tablet. She took Dongdong to the Xining Aier Eye Hospital for an examination, and she found 100 degrees of myopia.

　　"Currently, myopia in my country is showing a younger age. In the past, the age of myopia generally started from 6 years old and was between 6-10 years old. Now the age of myopia has advanced to 3-7 years old." Xining Aier Eye Hospital, Director of Optometry Department Li Qiaoling said that every year after the winter and summer vacations, the number of children in the hospital's optometry department is particularly large. Especially affected by the epidemic, parents take more eyes to watch.

　　“It’s not uncommon for children like Dongdong to be diagnosed with myopia as soon as they go to elementary school. Although there are many kindergarten children who have a vision test of 1.0, their hyperopia reserve has been almost consumed, and it is easy to develop myopia.” Li Qiaoling said. .

　　According to the 2020 "China Eye Health White Paper", the current overall incidence of myopia in children and adolescents in China is 53.6%, and the incidence of myopia in college students is as high as 90%, which is much higher than that of other developed countries such as the United States.

　　Is there a cure for myopia?

Professor Yang Zhikuan, deputy head of the Optometry Group of the Ophthalmology Branch of the Chinese Medical Association, a doctoral supervisor of the Aier School of Ophthalmology, Central South University, and director of the Aier Institute of Optometry, said in an interview with the media that myopia is caused by the lengthening of the eye axis. The lengthening of the eye axis is an irreversible process. At present, myopia can only be controlled scientifically to slow down the deepening speed, but it cannot be cured.

Parents must not be misled by propaganda such as "curing myopia" and "reducing the degree" of some institutions. If you find myopia, you should go to a regular ophthalmology medical institution for examination, and the doctor will give the best treatment plan according to the situation.

At the same time, children and adolescents with myopia should change their bad eye habits and take part in more outdoor activities.

If myopia is left alone, once it develops into a high degree of myopia (above 600 degrees), it may cause a variety of serious complications. In severe cases, it may even cause blindness, and it is irreversible.

　　Li Qiaoling said, “Every year at the beginning of the school season, our Aier Eye Hospital will carry out myopia prevention and control related science publicity activities throughout the country, and enter schools to conduct professional eye health examinations for children and establish vision files. In March of this year, it has been launched. Thousands of myopia prevention and control theme activities have brought scientific and correct prevention and control knowledge to millions of children and parents."

　　"The diagnosis and treatment of myopia for adolescents must be'individualized', because children of different ages have different conditions. Each child has different causes of myopia." Professor Yang Zhikuan said, at present, Aier Ophthalmology has set up a "three-in-one" myopia prevention and control system of prevention, inspection, and control, to determine the main reason for the increase in myopia of each child, and to formulate a personalized myopia prevention and control plan.

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