The eyes are the most valuable sensory organ in the human body, and 90% of the information people perceive about the outside world is obtained through the eyes. At every stage of life, there are many factors that may affect vision, either for physiological reasons or in the living environment. No matter what stage you are in, you should take targeted eye care according to the eye problems you may face, from paying attention to eye safety, nutrition and other aspects of a multi-pronged approach to be an eye-friendly “eye” person.
1, children’s eye care The visual function of people in the age of 5 – 6 years old tends to stabilize and perfect, for the growing children, eye care should focus on three aspects.
(1) Develop good eye hygiene habits. Hygiene: For example, wash your hands regularly, bring a handkerchief, and avoid eye infections by not rubbing your eyes with dirty hands. Habits: reading with proper posture, not reading in bed, etc.
(2) Strengthen supervision and monitoring: In daily life, parents should observe their children’s visual reactions more often, if they find abnormal performance such as strabismus, squinting, and skewed head of vision, they should go to the hospital for examination and treatment as early as possible, and it is best to have a vision examination around the age of 5, and then once a year. Protection: Since it is the nature of children to play and playful, eye safety is also something that should be taken care of during this period. To protect the eyes, parents should not place sharp objects such as scissors, knives and sharpened pencils where children can reach them to prevent them from stabbing their eyes. When buying toys, try to choose those without edges and sharp corners, and do not let children play with firecrackers, lighters, guns and other dangerous items that may hurt their eyes.
2, adolescent eye care adolescents every day and books, homework, test papers, etc. deal with the high frequency of eye use, it goes without saying, can be considered a high-risk group of myopia, this period to develop good eye habits, early prevention of myopia is very important.
Causes of myopia: Recent studies have proven that the development of myopia is closely related to two major factors: genetics and environment. The development of myopia has two main causes: one is the growth of the eye caused by unclear retinal imaging when looking at a distance; the other is the growth of the eye caused by changes in eye tissue when looking at a close distance with too much regulation.
Myopia prevention
Genetic: Intervention, eugenics.
Environment: avoiding form stripping. Disease, environment, habits.
Reduce near vision load. Prolonged near eye use is an important cause of myopia onset and progression. However, if low correction is used for myopia (i.e., the myopia of corrective lenses is lower than the actual myopia), the development of myopia will not be slowed down, but rather accelerated.
Young people should maintain good posture when reading and writing, not lying in bed reading, not reading in direct sunlight or dim light, and should take a proper rest after 45 minutes of eye use to prevent visual fatigue. In recent years, due to the popularity of multimedia life, young people spend more and more time watching TV and using computers, the phenomenon of visual fatigue is becoming more and more common, and visual fatigue is the main cause of myopia, not excessive TV, computer use, avoiding visual fatigue, to prevent myopia and prevent myopia continues to deepen is very important. If you are suffering from myopia, it is important to get an eye exam and glasses in time to prevent myopia from deepening. If you are highly myopic (600 degrees or more), you should pay extra attention to eye care.
Myopia treatment Medications: basically ineffective.
Many oral medications and eye drops are misleading to consumers in terms of publicity. In principle, there is no scientific basis for medication to treat myopia, and medication can only be effective in the short term to prevent myopia from deepening and relieve visual fatigue. They have no effect on the prevention of myopia.
The glasses: frames, contact (soft, hard, corrective glasses OK lenses).
Myths about prescription glasses
Myth 1: The more you wear glasses, the deeper they get
Many people believe that wearing glasses will cause myopia to deepen. In fact, the reason for myopia deepening is mainly related to eye distance and continuous eye time.
Myth 2: Glasses can be worn or not
The use of glasses to correct vision can make the child’s vision develop normally, reduce the development of myopia, but also to avoid amblyopia, or help amblyopia recovery.
Myth 3: Computerized optometry is accurate
The results of computerized optometry can only be used as the initial data and the basis of subjective optometry, but not directly as the reference data for prescription lenses.
Myth 4: Wearing glasses will cause eye deformation
Myth 5: You don’t need to do eye examinations for glasses
Only when the organic eye pathology is excluded and it is confirmed that the vision loss is indeed caused by refractive error, can you go for optometry and prescription glasses.
Surgery: laser, intraocular lens, scleral shortening.
3, young and middle-aged eye health in today’s world in the information age, a lot of work needs to be processed and completed in front of the video terminal equipment, young and middle-aged people as a social construction and family life “pillar”, every day with computers and other close contact, easy to appear “computer terminal syndrome “Mainly dry eye syndrome, manifested as: easy fatigue, blurred vision, unstable vision fluctuations, dryness, itchiness, irritation, burning, foreign body sensation, eye redness, photophobia, may be accompanied by headache, irritability, difficulty concentrating, etc.. Severe dry eyes can cause significant vision loss. Coupled with environmental factors that damage vision, such as ultraviolet light, ionizing radiation and light pollution, the chances of developing eye diseases such as cataracts, glaucoma and retinopathy are greatly increased, and health care measures should be taken as early as possible to prevent eye diseases.
The basis of eye care is first of all to reduce the intensity of eye use, pay attention to the combination of work and rest, and strengthen eye nutrition is very necessary. Health care methods include.
① Blink In air-conditioned environments, high temperatures, dusty environments, frequent computer users, especially night driving and contact lens wearers should blink more actively.
Reduce the height of the computer monitor below eye level to reduce the opening of the eyelids and evaporation of tears.
③ Dotting the eyes Dotting artificial tears is the most important alternative therapy.
④ Apply a hot compress to the eyelid for 15 to 20 minutes, then massage the lid gland along its course to squeeze the secretions in the lid gland, then scrub the lid margin to remove oily secretions, colonies and debris from the roots of the eyelashes to improve the quality of tears and relieve eye fatigue. At the same time, you should see less bright light and always bring protective tools, such as a sunshade, sun hat and sun glasses, when you go out during strong sunlight hours. In addition, regular eye examinations should be conducted to comprehensively assess the health of the eyes, and early detection and treatment of eye diseases such as glaucoma and cataracts.
4, eye care for the elderly As they grow older, the body functions of the elderly naturally decline, and the eyes are no exception, if you do not pay attention, glaucoma, age-related macular degeneration, diabetic retinopathy, etc. may come. These diseases are still difficult to treat, so the elderly should not neglect eye care, regular checkups, more eye nutritional supplements, prevention and treatment of eye diseases, etc.
There are three words for eye health care for the elderly: early, diligent and joint. For early detection of eye diseases, elderly people over 50 years old should have their vision checked, eye pressure measured and fundus observed at least twice a year. Often, they should check whether there is any difference between the two eyes by comparing themselves with a single eye mask. In addition, elderly people need to contact to consider whether systemic diseases cause vision loss. For example, diabetes can be detected early through urine examination, and dietary control and medication can be used to prevent or slow down the occurrence and development of retinopathy. Age-related macular degeneration can be prevented by wearing UV-protective glasses and consuming sufficient lutein and carotene. Older people should also quit smoking and drinking strong alcohol, eat less high-fat and high-sugar food, and participate in more sports activities, which can not only prevent tumors and cardiovascular diseases and slow down aging, but also play an important role in protecting vision.
Basic health care measures
(1) Regular check of visual function: visual acuity, visual field, intraocular pressure.
Self-monocular masking contrast examination
(2) Pay attention to eye hygiene: interrupt eye-hand transmission.
(3) Reduce light damage and light pollution.