Myopia In Children | Practice Good Eyes Care Habits

Myopia in children can have a tremendous effect on the life of a child. What causes myopia? What myopia does? What you need to know about myopia? You may ask. Myopia or shortsightedness (nearsightedness) is a visual condition that causes your child with it to see object which are nearby with clarity while more distant objects appear blurred. This is because the image to form in front of the retina as opposed to on it. The cause of myopia has not yet been determined. However, children of parents with myopia tend to develop myopia more frequently than children with non myopic parents.

What contribute to myopia in children can be break down to this factors. Myopia in children doing “near work” and other medical complicated development of myopia include childhood illnesses, low birth weight, and nearsighted siblings as well as diet and nutrition. The “near work” factors which is environmental factor that is children spending too much time on example hand held gadgets such as gaming and entertainment devices, hand phones, personal computers. Spending time on school work too contribute to nearsightedness.

There is no cure for myopia and one of a way to prevent it from happening to your child is to practice good eye care habits. As the amount of time spending on “near work” is unavoidable. What we parents can do to encourage your child to practice good eye care habits so as in preventing myopia conditions from happening or worsening.

The likely symptom when your child contact myopia is when your child complain of headaches and you catch him squinting at the television, rubbing their eyes, blinking frequently than usual. Your child eye could be having problem, nearsightedness.

Here are some tips of nurturing good eye care habits for your child to reduce or prevent from myopia.

• When reading a book, the distance from your eyes to the reading material must be approximately 30 cm at most. Your Child should sit in upright position comfortable in a chair, not lying on the bed or floor. Lighting in the room must be good. There should not be excessive light to prevent glaring of eyes from the reading material. If you can, get the reading material font size in large print over fine print. This is to minimize the strain to your child eyes.

• When watching television, the distance from eyes to the TV must be approximately 2 meter at most. The room must be well lit and the television screen should be place on eye level. Sit upright avoid laying down while watching TV.

• When using computer, make sure there is enough lighting in the room. The monitor screen must be approximately 50 cm away from your child eyes. Adjust the brightness to reduce glare to a minimal amount and no other sources of light causes unwanted reflections into the monitor’s screen. Always seated upright.

• Always take a break at 30 to 40 minute intervals to rest your eyes. Look out at trees or any objects in a distance from your windows. Exercises your eyes to relax the eye.

• Wear prescribed spectacles where is necessary. Not wearing it can worsen and damage your child vision permanently.

• Provide your child with good balance of nutrients and vitamins.

Although there is no cure for myopia in children. Parents are responsible to guide children to practice good eye care habits. To educate them on what is myopia and what causes myopia and how to prevent from getting it. So take care of your children eyes.