Prevention and treatment of myopia in adolescents

  The prevalence of myopia among adolescents in China has increased dramatically due to heavy study load, incorrect posture in reading and writing, extensive use of TV and computer, poor dietary habits, environmental pollution, and genetic factors, which not only limit the future career choices of adolescents, but also bring many inconveniences to their normal study and life. Therefore, the early detection and effective control of myopia is of great significance to the healthy growth of adolescents.  1. Chinese medicine treatment for myopia in adolescents 1. According to Chinese medicine, this disease is mostly caused by deficiency of heart yang, weakness of spleen qi, deficiency of liver and kidney, deficiency of liver blood, etc. Depending on the patient’s constitution, we can use Ting Zhi Wan, Yi Qi Smart Tang, Qiju Di Huang Wan and other parties to add and subtract treatment.  2, acupuncture treatment of myopia has been many clinical reports, practice has proved that acupuncture can improve the vision of myopic patients, the mechanism may be related to improving the blood supply to the eye, enhance the function of eye tissue.  3, magnetic moxibustion treatment: the use of medicinal moxibustion strips burn to generate heat and active ingredients to the eye and the acupuncture points around the eye to improve vision, used to treat myopia and amblyopia in adolescents.  4, according to the different conditions of patients can also be combined with Chinese medicine ion import, auricular point buried beans, computer pulse acupuncture and other methods of treatment.  Prevention of myopia in adolescents 1. Improve the visual environment and prevent excessive near vision. “The best way to prevent myopia is to take part in outdoor activities and look into the distance. Generally speaking, after 45 minutes of reading or watching TV or computer, it is best to look into the distance and rest for about 10 minutes, and to develop good reading and writing habits and posture for children and adolescents, and it is best to keep the distance of reading more than 35 centimeters. Standard lighting, moderate light, early lighting at dusk operations.  2, regular examination of visual acuity and refractive state, early detection, early treatment, and under the guidance of the doctor according to the patient’s different conditions to choose the appropriate correction method.  3. Pay attention to physical exercise, reasonable nutrition, enhance physical fitness, and adhere to daily eye exercises.  First of all, we should change the bad eating habits such as picky and partial eating, and choose three high and three low foods: high fiber, high calcium, high iron, low salt, low fat and low sugar. The consumption of longan meat, wolfberry, yam, carrot, mulberry, black beans, red dates, walnuts, grass cassia, animal liver and other foods can help prevent myopia.  Introduce several dietary therapy: 1, chrysanthemum, grass cassia, wolfberry, etc. can be used as tea.  2, party ginseng porridge: party ginseng 20 grams of round-grained rice 100 grams of party ginseng first decoction to remove the slag, into the round-grained rice.  3, Chinese wolfberry congee: 50 grams of Chinese wolfberry 15 grams of round-grained rice 100 grams.  4, astragalus chicken: 100 grams of astragalus in a gauze bag, stewed with the chicken until it falls off the bone.