Nowadays, many parents attach great importance to their children's eyes, especially those who are nearsighted, fearing that their children will also be nearsighted like themselves. However, some parents find that their babies seem to have difficulty seeing things clearly, which is very similar to the symptoms of myopia, and they are so anxious that they are at a loss. However, can a three-year-old baby really be nearsighted?
What to do if a 3-year-old baby has myopia
The correction of high myopia in children should aim to correct the degree of myopia as much as possible. The notion that the more glasses are worn, the deeper they become is incorrect. Medical optometry can comprehensively examine the refractive status of the eye and accurately determine the degree of myopia. You can choose ultra-thin lenses with high refractive index for fitting, which are lightweight and have good optical performance. High oxygen permeable rigid corneal contact lenses (RGP) have many advantages in correcting high myopia in children. With the development of refractive surgery, intraocular lens implantation surgery and excimer laser corneal refractive surgery for correcting high myopia in children have become a reality. On the other hand, there is currently no effective medication in clinical practice to prevent the progression of high myopia in children, and posterior scleral reinforcement surgery is an effective method. Posterior scleral reinforcement surgery can stabilize the ocular axis, improve retinal blood circulation, and achieve therapeutic goals. A large number of clinical observations have found that the younger the age at which myopia occurs, the faster the degree deepens, and the higher the degree of myopia in adulthood, the more severe the visual function damage. Therefore, it is advisable to detect and correct myopia in children as early as possible.
How to prevent myopia in babies?
1. Increasing children's outdoor activity time is one of the effective ways to prevent myopia. A 2-year experiment conducted by the University of Technology Sydney on 2000 students found that if children have enough outdoor activity time every day, they will not become nearsighted no matter how long they study.
2. To prevent myopia, children should be encouraged to put down their homework and mobile phones for at least one hour every day, engage in outdoor activities, and expose their eyes to natural light.
3. Establish a refractive development record for early prevention of myopia.
Before the baby is nearsighted, parents should start paying attention not to expose their baby to electronic devices for a long time, especially when turning off the lights before going to bed. If the baby is already nearsighted, it doesn't matter. As long as it is detected and treated and corrected early, it will not have a significant impact on their strength in adulthood.
