China News Service, Beijing, June 5 (Reporter Du Yan) On the occasion of the 26th "National Eyes Day" (June 6), "Care for Bright Eyes and Build a Bright Future" 2021 Myopia Prevention and Control Seminar Held in Beijing, experts and business representatives from the medical field discussed various measures to protect the eye health of children and adolescents.

Myopia prevention and control threshold moved forward to preschool

　　According to the "China Eye Health White Paper" issued by the National Health Commission in 2020, the overall myopia rate of children and adolescents nationwide in 2018 was 53.6%, which means that one in every two Chinese children and adolescents is nearsighted.

In recent years, the popularity of electronic screen products such as mobile phones and computers has been affected by factors such as excessive use of eyes, unhygienic use of eyes, lack of physical exercise and outdoor activities, and the rate of myopia has been rising, and the age and severity of myopia have become increasingly serious.

　　"Myopia prevention and control has been included in the National Health Action Plan, and it is also an important part of Healthy China 2030. Eye health has become an important part of overall health." Wang Ningli, member of the National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference, academician of the International Academy of Ophthalmology, and dean of the School of Ophthalmology, Capital Medical University, said According to a seminar sponsored by the People’s Political Consultative Conference, an epidemiological survey showed that the disability and blindness rate of myopia has ranked first among all diseases.

He was deeply concerned about this, and believed that the prevention and control of myopia had become a national strategy and a national action, and it had reached an urgent stage.

　　Kang Zefeng, vice president of the Eye Hospital of the Chinese Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences and chairman of the Ophthalmology Branch of the Chinese Academy of Chinese Medicine, said that myopia has become a major public health problem in my country, which has seriously affected the health of the people.

Studies have shown that controlling myopia within 600 degrees before the age of 18 can effectively reduce 74% of cataracts, 67% of glaucoma, 99% of macular degeneration and 98% of retinal detachment.

　　Talking about the pain points and difficulties of myopia prevention and control, Tao Yuequn, vice chairman of the Anhui Overseas Chinese Federation and vice president of the Anhui Myopia Prevention and Treatment Research Association, said bluntly that long-term, short-range use of eyes in children and adolescents is the most fundamental factor.

　　It is the consensus of the participating experts to move the threshold for prevention and control of myopia to kindergarten and preschool.

　　For example, Wang Ningli said that if a child has a reserve of 150 degrees to 200 degrees of hyperopia at the age of 6, the probability of developing myopia in elementary school is less than 1%; if the reserve of hyperopia by the first grade of primary school is gone, the probability of myopia occurring It's 85%.

This tells us that kindergartens are the source of myopia development, and the management and control of hyperopia reserve for preschool children is the top priority for myopia prevention and control.

　　Shi Wei, deputy director of the Department of Ophthalmology, Beijing Children's Hospital affiliated to Capital Medical University, said that 0-6 years old is a critical period for children's visual development, but vision screening for young infants and young children aged 0-3 years should not be ignored. This is before the threshold for myopia prevention and control. Important aspects of migration.

　　Cheng Kai, a professor at Beijing University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, emphasized that the key to myopia prevention and control lies in moving the barrier forward.

"For example, elementary schools can start from the first grade and introduce key objective indicators every year. Originally, visual acuity examination was a subjective evaluation, but now it is necessary to add refractive index evaluation to play the role of medical treatment, and 99% of vision problems can be judged."

All employees participate in protecting children's and adolescents' eyesight health

　　How to prevent and control myopia in children and adolescents?

Experts unanimously stated that the whole society needs to take action to take good care of the children's eyes.

　　Wang Guoqiang, former director of the State Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine, stated that the implementation of the work plan for the prevention and control of myopia in children and adolescents (2021-2025) is a huge systematic project. The society, families, schools, medical institutions and other parties act in concert to achieve win-win cooperation.

It is necessary to adopt practical recruitment and do practical work according to local conditions to ensure that the work plan and objectives and tasks are implemented; it is necessary to adhere to the equal emphasis on Chinese and Western medicine and the integration of Chinese and Western medicine, and to give full play to the characteristics of traditional Chinese medicine in eye health and myopia prevention and control; it is necessary to insist on prevention, Combining prevention and treatment must overcome the tendency to give priority to treatment and neglect prevention.

　　Kang Zefeng said that the prevention and control of myopia embodies the idea of ​​"preventing disease" in traditional Chinese medicine. The advantages and characteristics of traditional Chinese medicine should be used to form a full-cycle integrated mode of prevention and control of myopia covering children and adolescents.

　　Shi Wei reminded that when entering children's visual development files, parent information should also be entered, because myopia has certain genetic factors.

For example, children whose parents have myopia above 600 degrees should be listed as the key population for prevention and control.

At the same time, to control children's use of electronic products, there must be some compulsory measures at the policy level.

　　Tao Yuequn believes that it is necessary to establish a community-based vision clinic system, and at the same time remove the policy restrictions on the establishment of community-based clinics.

　　Fan Li, director of the National Clinical Research Center for Geriatric Diseases of the General Hospital of the People’s Liberation Army and president of the Chinese Society of Geriatrics, said that some medical treatment methods for myopia should be developed on the basis of a large amount of data and evidence-based medical evidence, and then promoted and applied, especially The focus is on the group of young children.

　　Wang Yanxia, ​​member of the National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference and deputy director of the Sports Department of the Beijing Winter Olympics Organizing Committee, suggested that healthy living habits support a bright future for children, advocate the concept of valuing physical health in the whole society, provide convenient sports and fitness facilities, and organize rich organizations. Colorful sports events and fitness activities encourage young people to develop healthy habits.

　　He Wei, a member of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference and chairman of He's Eye Group, said that a prevention-oriented public health defense system should be established, not only to prevent myopia, but to solve health problems throughout the life cycle.

Recommendations: Use digital technology to empower and build a network for myopia prevention and control; education empowerment to enhance the ability of primary-level child eye care doctors; gene technology empowerment to achieve precise prevention and control traceability.

　　As representatives from enterprises, Yi Qiandong, chairman of Mianyang Tianyi Century Bio-Water Industry Co., Ltd., and Cao Jiayi, chairman of Shanghai Yiqianjin Technology Development Co., Ltd., also gave a myopia prevention and control plan.

They hope that all sectors of society will participate in the promotion of myopia prevention and control policies, and achieve a breakthrough in myopia prevention and control faster and better.

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