China News Service, Beijing, June 6 (Reporter Yan Xiaohong) June 6th is the 26th national "Eye Day". The theme of this year's "Eye Day" is "Pay attention to general eye health."
According to industry experts, factors such as "life on screen" and "accelerated aging" are escalating the challenge of eye health.
Statistics show that the number of myopia in my country exceeds 600 million...and many people are also troubled by various eye diseases.
At the same time, the number of netizens in my country has reached 989 million, the number of online education users has reached 342 million, and the population of 60 years and over exceeds 260 million... "Life on the screen", "Aging accelerated", etc., are continuing to promote the public's eye health Issue a challenge.
The "White Paper on China's Eye Health" pointed out that the current overall incidence of myopia in children and adolescents in my country is 53.6%, and the prevention and control of myopia is imminent.
However, there are still many parents who arrange various online classes for their children since they were young. The "children's online classes", "chicken and baby competition" and so on have caused the children's eyes to be troubled by the screen and planted a "hidden danger" in vision.
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, pointed out that 0 to 6 years old is a critical period for early myopia prevention and control. Exposure to electronic screens can cause irreversible eye damage to children.
Be sure to let your children develop good eye-using habits from an early age and take part in outdoor activities to reduce the incidence of myopia.
In addition, with the rapid development of the "digital age" and the gradual arrival of "delayed retirement", middle-aged and elderly people will have a stronger demand for high-definition vision.
However, it is worth noting that middle-aged and elderly people are at high risk of a variety of eye diseases.
Statistics show that among the population over the age of 35 in my country, 56.9% of people have presbyopia; the incidence of retinopathy in diabetic patients is 24.7%～37.5%....
.How to let middle-aged and elderly people have healthy vision is one of the important conditions to ensure that they can have a high-quality life.
Professor Tang Shibo, vice president of the Ophthalmology Branch of the Chinese Medical Doctor Association and dean of the Aier School of Ophthalmology, Central South University, pointed out that “when we have symptoms such as blurred vision, double images, photophobia, glare, and black shadows in front of our eyes, we should go to a professional The ophthalmology medical institution conducts examination. If the vision problem is caused by cataract, high-definition vision can be restored through cataract surgery; but if the vision problem is caused by diabetic retinopathy, age-related macular degeneration, glaucoma, etc., it must be treated in time to avoid irreversibility The blinding loss.
On the Day of Love Eyes, the Chinese ophthalmology institution Aier Ophthalmology launched the prevention and control of youth myopia, five specialized outpatient clinics for middle-aged and elderly presbyopia, cataracts, and diabetic eye diseases to promote precise medical treatment. Relevant hospitals across the country have also held eye health science popularization and free clinics with "hearts with love, eyes with smiles, and warm 1.4 billion", to transmit knowledge of eye care and scientific eye behaviors to the public and enhance the public. Eye health awareness promotes the high-quality development of ophthalmic medical services. (Finish)