Whether refractive error can be cured depends on the type and severity of the disease. Refractive error includes astigmatism, hyperopia and myopia; if it is physiological hyperopia, it can be cured; if it is pseudomyopia, it can be cured by correcting the bad habits of eye use; if it is true myopia, pathological hyperopia and astigmatism, it cannot be cured.
For children with hyperopia, because the eye axis is only about 16mm when the child is born, there is often about 300 degrees of hyperopia, which will gradually become normal with growth and development. Therefore, children with hyperopia can be observed first and can heal themselves without special treatment.
For myopia, first of all, we have to distinguish between true myopia and pseudomyopia caused by over-regulation. Pseudomyopia needs to develop good eye habits, correct bad eye habits, increase outdoor activities to avoid the development of true myopia; if it is true myopia, you need to wear the right degree of myopia glasses to correct.
If it is astigmatism, you can give your child to wear corneal contact lenses or frame glasses to correct it, and usually let your child pay attention to eye hygiene. Let the child see more distant objects, correct eye habits, minimize the time to play cell phones, watching TV.
For refractive error in children, the earlier the intervention, the better the recovery, so found that the child has refractive error symptoms, it is recommended that timely consultation, and follow the doctor’s instructions for correction.