What to do if your child is nearsighted

Children with myopia need to wear eyeglasses to correct it, as well as develop good eye habits to avoid myopia from continuing to grow. Refractive surgery can also be considered for vision correction when the child reaches adulthood. Myopia is a common ophthalmologic disease, belongs to a type of refractive error, usually in childhood onset, may lead to the patient to see far away from the blurred but clear symptoms of the near. Myopia can be determined by an optometry test. When myopia develops in children, it needs to be corrected by wearing frames or using contact lenses, otherwise it is easy to increase fatigue, which will increase the rate of myopia growth. Children should also pay attention to develop good eye habits, such as more outdoor sports, reduce the use of computers, cell phones, television and other electronic products time. After the child becomes an adult, if the refractive state is relatively stable within two years, refractive surgery can be considered to correct vision. It is recommended that children go to the ophthalmology department of regular hospitals as early as possible, wear glasses of the right prescription after strict optometry, and develop good eye habits.