Children in Hong Kong are exposed to too many electronic devices for too long and lack of outdoor exercise, so their poor eye habits lead to early vision problems. According to the Hong Kong Academy of Ophthalmology, the myopia rate among children in Hong Kong has increased significantly, even more than in other Asian and European cities. Myopia in children will affect learning and will increase the chance of eye diseases such as glaucoma and cataract when they grow up. If you suffer from myopia, you need to control it well to prevent it from deepening, which is the more recommended myopia control method for children?

What are the myopia control methods for children?

OK lenses are one of the myopia control methods for children. Children only need to wear special contact lenses at night to change the shape of the cornea, and this correction method can be worn for a period of time and eliminate myopia the next day without affecting school or outdoor sports. In addition to wearing OK glasses, the use of atropine eye drops is also a myopia control method for children, once a night to help slow down the growth of myopia, the earlier you use atropine eye drops the better. Lastly, you can wear specialized myopia glasses, which also have the effect of inhibiting the deepening of myopia.

Which myopia control method to choose for children

The three methods of myopia control for children introduced above, in the end we can choose which one is better? In fact, each method has its own advantages and disadvantages, and the situation is not the same. For example, atropine eye drops may cause pupil dilation and photophobia during use, and it is easy to forget to use them every night; OK glasses are easy to use but expensive; and ordinary glasses need to be worn frequently, which may affect daily life.

Myopia control for children is a matter of urgency

The most important thing is that you have to choose a method to control your children's myopia, and you should combine it with your own habits and the degree of myopia. However, myopia in children is getting more and more serious, and many children experience myopia at a very young age, so myopia control can not be delayed, the earlier it is detected, the earlier intervention can effectively avoid deepening. Of course, the daily eye habits also need to be changed in order to play a role.

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• Myopia control for children
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• by Ariel
• Mar 20,2023
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