It is not possible to predict what a 12 year old’s myopia will be as an adult based on his or her myopia, but rather the progression of myopia is related to the patient’s eye habits.
Myopia is a common ophthalmic disease, a type of refractive error, which usually develops in childhood or adolescence and may gradually increase with age. However, due to individual differences and different eye habits, myopia increases at different rates, so it is not possible to predict the myopia of a child in adulthood based on the current myopia.
A 12-year-old child with 400 degrees of myopia is considered to be moderately nearsighted. The child needs to develop good eye habits to slow down the growth of myopia as much as possible, such as playing with fewer cell phones, TVs, computers and other electronic products, as well as doing more outdoor sports and maintaining a proper reading and writing posture.
It is recommended that children with myopia should visit the hospital in time to assess their condition and follow the doctor’s instructions for treatment.