There is no one way to completely avoid myopia, but efforts can be made to reduce the onset or slow the progression of myopia by reducing close work, improving the visual environment and using some treatments.
Five methods of myopia treatment for children
Corneal shaping glasses
The introduction of the most advanced youth myopia prevention and treatment glasses in the United States – keratoplasty glasses, treatment of children, adolescents myopia, the specific issues related to the treatment to parents to educate as follows.
1. What are myopia prevention and treatment keratoplasty lenses?
It is through a physical shaping method, through a reasonable, programmed special design of a rigid keratoplasty lens, night, wear it on the surface of the eye, and then make the cornea in accordance with the reasonable shape we set deformation, through the change in the shape of the cornea can make the original myopia, astigmatism of adolescents some problems to get a special effective The purpose of wearing glasses at night is to make the myopic cornea become mildly myopic or not myopic, and during the day, myopia is reduced or disappears because the shape of the cornea has changed, and if used for a long time, myopia can be controlled to a certain extent, which can also play a preventive and therapeutic effect.
At present, this is the latest research abroad, a new technology to treat and prevent the aggravation of myopia, especially for controlling myopia in teenagers is a very good technology.
2.What is the principle of keratoconus?
Generally speaking, soft things will change shape with hard things, our eye cornea is soft, myopia prevention keratoplasty lens hardness than the corneal hardness is higher, so in the process of wearing the lens, will gradually through physical methods to make the cornea a change in shape, this phenomenon is actually the principle of ophthalmology scientists to invent keratoplasty lens, foreign countries in recent years with this method of corneal production A reasonable shaping treatment to prevent and control myopia.
3.Does keratoplasty have any side effects on the eyes?
Long-term use of keratomileusis will not cause any special adverse effects on the eyes, but of course the premise of safety is that it can achieve a safe and effective effect if worn under scientific and standardized use in accordance with the doctor’s instructions. Therefore, rigid keratomileusis is a safe and effective way to prevent myopia in young people.
4.Who is suitable for wearing rigid keratomileusis?
(1) Children and adolescents do not have good results with frame glasses, myopia is growing rapidly
(2) myopia, astigmatism, especially children with high refractive error
3) Parents with high myopia and children with a tendency to inherit it
(4) In the treatment of myopia in the optical lens it is the best quality and the most advantageous.
5. Can students wear rigid keratomileusis?
At present, the treatment of keratoplasty is mainly for teenage myopia, for example, around 9 years old, until around 18 years old, this age myopia is the fastest growing stage, some children may grow 100 degrees or even 200 degrees per year, such children are not given control will easily develop into high myopia, high myopia on future learning, employment, etc. have a negative impact.
Therefore, for adolescent myopia, ophthalmologists advocate early control and early intervention. Currently there are many ways to prevent myopia in adolescents, on the whole, international ophthalmologists generally recognized or keratomileusis treatment myopia project.
6. Is it safe to wear rigid keratomileusis?
The prerequisite for safe eyewear is that it must be used under the guidance of an ophthalmologist, and there is a scientific procedure for fitting and use in a regular hospital. Regular visits to the hospital for review and maintenance by the optometrist are essential.
This is safer for the child and adolescent.
7, Myth: Is it possible to cure myopia by wearing keratomileusis at the child stage?
So far, there are many methods to prevent and control myopia, but none of them can cure myopia, and keratoplasty can not completely cure myopia, but if used reasonably and in a timely manner, it can have a significant control and delaying effect on the development of myopia in adolescents with long-term wearing of lenses.
If the child wears the lenses for a period of time, the vision recovers well, and then stops wearing the lenses, the cornea may bounce back, resulting in failure of myopia control, and it is necessary to insist on wearing the lenses to consolidate the effect.
Myopia that has already occurred cannot be eliminated by wearing keratoconstrictive lenses. For children with increased myopia, the annual growth rate of myopia may be greater with ordinary frames, but the growth rate of myopia with keratomileusis is only about one-half of that with frames, or even less. The clinical indicators observed, keratomileusis on myopia delay and control has a certain effect
8.What is the procedure of keratoconus care?
First of all, hand hygiene is very important. The hands must be very clean and the lenses must be cared for with a variety of special care products. Beijing Children’s Hospital has an optometrist who regularly conducts eye examinations, lens care and vision tests for children with lenses.
9.How long should I wear rigid keratomileusis at night?
For low to moderate myopia, about 7-9 hours a day at night. High myopia, for example, more than 7 or 8 degrees, or even more than 1,000 degrees, such children are not recommended to wear them at night, we let them wear them during the day, so that they can maintain a constant good vision effect throughout the day, but also a certain degree of corneal plasticity, and from the safety point of view, the degree of high, if worn during the day, some other adverse reflections appear less.
10.Do I need to be reviewed regularly when wearing keratoplasty lenses?
If a child wears rigid keratoplasty for the first time, the first week: we ask for a three-day check at the clinic, the first month: every week, the second month: two months for a regular check.
Reminder: If your child feels uncomfortable, do not wear them again and go to the hospital as soon as possible. We are very strict in monitoring children wearing rigid keratomileusis.