What should we do if children have hyperopia or amblyopia?

Hyperopia and amblyopia are common diseases in children. If a child is found to have these symptoms, it should be discovered early and treated as soon as possible, because after all, the child's condition cannot be delayed. When encountering this kind of disease, parents do not need to panic or seek medical treatment in a hurry. Instead, they should actively cooperate with the hospital for examination and treatment. Let’s talk about how to treat children’s hyperopia and amblyopia.

Hyperopic amblyopia refers to the situation where the vision cannot be corrected to normal even though no organic lesions are found inside and outside the eyeball after examination when the object being observed is far away. It is more common in premature infants and other newborns who have received oxygen therapy. The visual acuity of the amblyopic eye is below 0.3.

Hyperopic amblyopia is a type of amblyopia. It is often caused by patients suffering from hyperopia (usually congenital), which results in the inability of patients to obtain sufficient image stimulation for the fundus since childhood, causing lack of eye exercise and causing amblyopia symptoms. This disease can cause both binocular amblyopia and unilateral amblyopia. The best time to treat amblyopia is between 1 and 5 years old during the visual development period. Moreover, the treatment of amblyopia is not a matter of overnight, but a long-term battle. Preschool children have more time to cooperate with the treatment. After going to school, some treatments will be affected by learning, which often brings difficulties to the treatment and affects the efficacy.

The motto for the treatment of hyperopic amblyopia is "early detection, early treatment". The best time to treat a child is before the age of 7. If the symptoms are detected at the age of 3 or earlier and treatment is taken in time, the child can be basically cured. There are many treatments for amblyopia, including occlusion therapy, suppression therapy, grating therapy, afterimage therapy, red filter therapy, fine work training and synoptophore training, etc. One or several methods can be selected according to the different types of amblyopia.

The treatment process of hyperopia and amblyopia is relatively slow, so parents must be patient and observe slowly, don't be anxious, and don't get angry. This disease can be cured in one or two years. If it takes longer, it may take three to five years. Therefore, parents should often enlighten their children, communicate with them more, and help them build confidence. This is also very important.