What to look for in a school-age child’s eyes

Today’s society is highly competitive and stressful, and children are burdened with heavy learning tasks from a very young age. Therefore, myopia has become a very common social problem. In this case there is a greater need for scientific eye use to minimize the harm to the eyes. The following precautions for children’s eyes in the learning process is introduced: 1, pay attention to reading and writing posture: reading, writing is the main children’s near-distance activities, but also cause myopia and myopia deepening of the main reasons, so the correct reading and writing posture is the core of eye protection. (1) Pen posture: Use the tip of the finger to touch the pen tip one inch after the part, hold the pen tightly. Do not jam the pen with your knuckles. Do not hold the pen too close to the nib. Otherwise, if you can’t see the tip of the pen from directly above, you will tilt your head to the left side, tilt your head, and the writing distance can’t be guaranteed. (2) Sitting posture: read and write with the table and chair facing each other, with your belly about 10 centimeters away from the edge of the table. The body should not be attached to the edge of the table. So that the body will naturally straighten up. Do not bend your back. (3) Reasonable adjustment of the proportion of the height of the table and chair: the above two aspects noted, the body will naturally straighten up to read and write activities. This time with the appropriate height ratio of tables and chairs, you can meet the one-foot reading and writing distance requirements. 2, good study habits: the learning process should be focused, serious, in order to improve learning efficiency, accelerate the speed of writing homework (but not scribbling). Reduce the time of close work. This is a rarely mentioned but important aspect. 3, good eye hygiene habits: minimize the activities of close operation, such as: playing cell phones, small game consoles, computer games and so on. Whenever the time of close operation is long, take a break in the middle and look away for a few minutes. Do eye exercises between classes. Don’t read or write in poorly lit environments, don’t read lying down, etc. 4, good eating habits: not partiality, not picky about food, eat less sweets, drink less sweet drinks, eat more vegetables. Try to eat less instant noodles. Good nutrition is essential for eye health. The blood vessels supplying blood to the eyes are very thin, so they are more sensitive to nutritional deficiencies, especially micronutrient deficiencies. The emergence and deepening of myopia is increasing every day, so the protection of the eyes accordingly is, pay attention to the daily life of the little by little. To sum up, it is: hold the pen an inch, sit upright, leave the edge of the table a fist, eyes away from the book a foot, seriously do eye exercises, write homework fast (not scribbling), do not picky eaters do not favoritism. Doing these, while protecting your eyes, you can also exercise your willpower. Way to go kids! May you have a pair of healthy and bright eyes again while you study well.