Is it okay for my child to not wear glasses if he is nearsighted? This is what the experts answered

Many parents do not want their children to wear glasses, as they think their children will look ugly if they have to wear glasses. Therefore, some parents do not allow their children to wear glasses even if they are nearsighted. This practice is wrong. If the child is indeed nearsighted, it is very necessary for him to wear glasses correctly.

1. Is it okay for my child to not wear glasses if he is nearsighted?

It is best to wear glasses, otherwise the degree will increase very quickly. Orthokeratology lenses can prevent and treat myopia in adolescents. Children only need to wear these glasses when they sleep at night. Through the effect of corneal reshaping, children can have clear vision without wearing glasses during the day. The hospital achieved satisfactory results by giving myopic children orthokeratology lenses.

2. Even if a child develops myopia, the eyeball itself has a certain self-correction ability. If people with mild myopia wear glasses too early, it will affect the self-correction of the eyeball and make myopia a real defect. When a child develops myopia, he or she should be treated differently according to the degree and nature of the myopia. If a child has mild or moderate myopia, it should be considered that it may be related to growth and development. It is advisable to postpone wearing glasses and make a decision based on the situation after the child matures.

3. Before that, it is advisable to use massage, acupuncture, eye exercises and other methods for treatment and correction. If a child has hyperopia, astigmatism, amblyopia or strabismus in addition to myopia, he or she must wear glasses to correct it. When fitting glasses for children, the pupils must be dilated first and then the eyesight tested. The ciliary muscles of children's eyes have strong regulatory abilities, and the younger they are, the stronger their regulatory abilities are. Only when the pupil is dilated and the ciliary muscle force disappears temporarily and the eyeball is completely still can a relatively accurate refractive power be found so that suitable glasses can be worn.

4. Determine whether it is true myopia or false myopia

The question of whether children with myopia should wear glasses should be determined by the examination results. Since children's eyes have stronger accommodation ability, it is necessary to measure the accurate refractive power. If the optometry result shows a low number or no degree, it is pseudomyopia. If the displayed number is high, it is true myopia.

In addition, children’s vision development is a dynamic process. If the vision does not reach the standard vision of 1.0 before the age of 6, there is no need to worry too much. A child's standard vision should be based on the normal vision of children of the same age.