It is necessary to closely monitor the amount of time a child spends in front of computer. Overstrain the muscles inside the eye (called accommodative) can lead to early myopia.
Children who sit in front of the monitor for a long time, often complain of a feeling of "sand in the eyes" and not in vain.
Most likely, the child's visual computer syndrome. It's the same dry eye syndrome, which results from a long-term work on the computer.
computer syndrome
It arises from those working at the computer, rarely blinking. If you blink less than 18 times per minute, the cornea dries, it becomes inflamed. The eye is red, there is a feeling of sand, itching, visual fatigue. Experts recommend that every two hours to dig in his eyes "artificial tears", which restores tear film. Such drugs are available for children from four years old.
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How to distract from the computer
If the kid, having a tendency to develop myopia (or in the family, there are people who suffer from myopia), engage in exercise for the development of accommodation, follow the visual load, that vision can begin to deteriorate during adolescence, beginning with 12 years.
If we let it go, for a long time to load the eyes at close range, myopia may appear in the Six-Year. Remember that the later lengthened eye, the easier it flows disease, there are fewer complications. To distract the baby from your computer, invites him to consider children's books, read them. Choose a publication with a clear high-quality print, bright pictures. Do not forget that the computer can be useful, because there are computer programs for the treatment of low vision (amblyopia), special games, educational vigilance.
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The distance from the monitor
It is desirable that the first acquaintance with the computer did not happen earlier than six years. Preschoolers can take no more than 15 minutes a day, and first graders are permitted two such "approach". With five minutes of time added every year.
It is important that the distance from the monitor to the child's eye was 45 centimeters, and the background color of the monitor was a gray or green, or close to it, but in any case no blue or light blue. These colors are considered to be toxic: they cause severe eye strain and eye fatigue.
You also need to make sure that on the screen all the signs are clear. For primary school children, it is desirable to use a font, the letters of which not less than eight millimeters.
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The TV is not so bad?
Just do not feed your children under the cartoons. This practice must be disposed of. See the channels on the "YouTube" or peer into the LCD TV was fair child with a perfect eyesight is not harmful.
- But on condition that it is at a distance of 4-5 meters from the screen. If a child comes to a monitor or TV closer, screwing up his eyes to see the picture clearly, it may be indicative of the development of myopia.
- Then you need to consult with an ophthalmologist.
- Kids, and adults, too, it is important to look at the TV side illumination. This is especially true for people over 40 years, with plus-points for distance.
- It is expanding the pupil in the dark, and in some diseases may block the outflow of intraocular fluid and cause acute glaucoma attack. Grandparents who watch cartoons with my grandchildren, should remember this.
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