At the press conference yesterday (13th), the relevant person in charge of the National Health Commission stated that my country has taken a number of measures to prevent and control myopia in children and adolescents, and the coverage rate of children's eye care and vision examination has reached 91.8%.
National Health Commission: Children's eye care and vision examination coverage rate reached 91.8%
my country has incorporated eye care and vision examinations for children from 0 to 6 years old into the national basic public health services, and carried out 13 examinations for children between 0 and 6 years of age.
In 2020, the coverage rate of children's eye care and vision examination is 91.8%, which basically covers all pre-school children.
The state promotes the implementation of early monitoring, early detection, early warning, and early intervention for eye diseases and poor vision among children aged 0-6 years. The National Health Commission has formulated the "Standards for Eye Care and Vision Inspection Services for Children Aged 0-6" Different examinations are carried out at different periods of the neonatal period, infancy period, early childhood period and preschool period.
Shen Haiping, Deputy Director of the Department of Women and Children of the National Health Commission:
Promote the establishment of a network of children's eye care services, clarifying that eye care services are basically provided by qualified township health centers and community health service centers.
General hospitals and specialist hospitals at all levels provide technical support to provide services for children who need more professional eye examinations and treatment interventions.
Expert Tip: There is no artifact in the treatment of myopia, scientific choice, attention to discrimination
At the press conference of the Health Commission yesterday, experts said that there are many methods and equipment for the prevention of myopia in children on the market, but most of these equipment can only relieve visual fatigue, and everyone should pay attention to screening.
Experts say that there is no magical tool for reversing myopia in the world, and there are three main methods recognized by the international and scientific circles as effective.
Wang Ningli, leader of the National Defense Blindness Technical Steering Group:
One is that the orthokeratology lens has been proven to have a certain effect on the prevention and control of myopia, preventing the growth of the eye axis.
The second is a low concentration of atropine. After two or three years of observation, it does have a certain protective effect on the progression of myopia.
But it must be known that the current scientific research is up to three years so far, and there are more than three years of observation in some places.
This drug is now used as an in-hospital preparation, and it is best to use it under the guidance of a doctor.
The third is the recently approved contact lens for soft peripheral correction in the United States, as well as the mirror for prevention and control of peripheral defocus correction. This has a certain effect, but it is slightly worse than the previous techniques. This is recognized by our medical community.