Myopia in children grows faster during the school-age years, i.e., from about 6 to 18 years of age.
The development of myopia is related to a number of factors, such as genetic factors and poor eye habits. Myopia generally develops faster in children between the ages of 6 and 18 years old when they have higher eye demands and are in the growth and development stage, where the length of the eye axis continues to lengthen.
School-age children and adolescents, due to school workload and other reasons, there will be a long time of close eye use, less outdoor activities, thus exacerbating the risk of myopia development and progression.
School-age children and adolescents need to pay attention to protect their eyes, reduce the time of close eye use, do more outdoor sports, and stop for 10 minutes to relax their eyes after about half an hour of continuous writing or reading to avoid myopia from forming as much as possible.
Myopia patients are advised to visit the hospital in time to assess their condition and under the guidance of their doctors for treatment and care.