What is best for a child - lenses or glasses? Is it harmful to read at night? And lying? Do gadgets really "kill" your eyesight?
1. Do gadgets and computers really damage your eyesight?
Yes and no. Eyes get tired not only from gadgets - but also from reading and other activities at close range. To unload the visual system and avoid myopia, you need to establish a child's day regimen, in which a lot of time is devoted to physical activity, and not sitting at the computer.
When reading and using gadgets, be sure to take breaks and look into the distance. Also, to reduce eye strain, you need to adjust the brightness of the screen so that it does not "blind".
2. Is it harmful to read lying down and / or in the dark?
When reading, the eyes are already tense, because the child brings them to the nose and looks not straight, but down. And if you read lying down, the angle of vision changes even more, your eyes get tired many times more, as well as from reading in the dark with a flashlight. As a result, a child can develop asthenopia - when it is constantly difficult for him to focus his gaze, write and read.
3. Do carrots and blueberries really help vision?
A balanced diet and a correct daily routine help vision most of all. Carrots and blueberries should not be specially loaded - they have no direct proven effect on eye health. However, these products contain useful vitamins of group A, which definitely will not interfere with the health of the child as a whole. It is important to remember that these vitamins are fat-soluble, so it is better to eat carrots with oil, and blueberries with fatty yogurt or sour cream.
4. Does the child need special glasses or lenses to work at the computer?
Such devices made sense 10 or more years ago, but with modern screens they are no longer needed. It is enough to just take breaks from working at the computer. But if a child is forced to sit at a computer for a long time - for example, he is intensively learning programming - then an ophthalmologist can prescribe special lenses or glasses for him after a consultation.5. Are vision problems necessarily inherited?
If parents have vision problems, then their child is at risk, and therefore must visit an ophthalmologist at least once a year. If one of the parents has myopia, then the risk of developing it in a child is about 30%, if both - then 50% and higher.
6. Glasses or lenses?
Both. Glasses specially selected for the needs of the child should be in any case, even if he uses lenses on a regular basis. They can be worn at home to rest the eyes from the lenses, or, for example, during illness.
At the same time, it is more convenient to play sports in the lenses, the child is less worried that he will be teased at school. Ophthalmologists recommend that children wear daily contact lenses.
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