What are the dangers of mydriasis in children?

With the popularity of electronic products in modern life, people spend more and more time using their eyes, but the incidence of myopia is also increasing year by year, especially among children. Therefore, the only solution is to wear glasses. However, when going to some places to get glasses, children will be tested for mydriasis, but many parents worry that this test will affect their children. So, what are the dangers of mydriasis in children?

First, what are the dangers of mydriasis for children? The essence of mydriasis optometry is to relax the fatigue caused by prolonged excessive tension of the eye muscles, completely paralyze the ciliary muscles of the eyes, loosen the regulatory spasm, turn subjective optometry into objective optometry, and obtain more accurate optometry readings. From a medical point of view, children’s blurred vision may be caused by a variety of reasons, such as myopia, hyperopia, strabismus, etc. Myopia is just one of the reasons why children may have blurred vision. You should first take your child to the hospital for a mydriasis and retinoscopy examination. Among these, mydriasis refraction is a critical step. Teenagers have better muscle elasticity and stronger adaptability. If the ciliary muscle still maintains a certain adjustment state during the eye test, the measured degree will be inaccurate. The glasses fitted in this way may easily cause damage to the teenagers' eyes.

Second, the degree of adjustment of a person's ciliary muscles decreases with age. In order to avoid interference from ciliary muscle adjustment, doctors in hospitals generally dilate the pupil to test eyes so that the refractive power of the eyeball can be fully revealed. It can be seen from this that the ciliary muscle needs to be relaxed during eye examination in order to get the correct degree, and the mydriatic drug plays the role of paralyzing the ciliary muscle and eliminating "pseudomyopia". Some children may experience discomfort such as photophobia and blurred vision after mydriasis, but these effects are only temporary. It will recover on its own after a period of time. Mydriasis only relaxes the child's ciliary muscles and will not reduce his normal vision, nor will it affect his intellectual development. Some parents hope that doctors will skip the pupil dilation step and directly give their children an eye test and glasses. In fact, this behavior of parents is not conducive to the child's eye health examination, and may even cause incorrect examination results. If a child wears inappropriate glasses, it will really harm his eyesight.

What are the dangers of mydriasis for children? The discomfort after mydriasis (such as photophobia, blurred vision) is mainly caused by the enlargement of the pupil. It is a normal symptom and there is no need to be overly nervous. During the period of mydriasis, since vision is blurry, parents should take good care of their children to avoid falls. Since the eyes cannot see clearly, it is best not to let the patient read books, look at mobile phones, watch TV, etc., and they should pay attention to eye rest. Is mydriasis harmful to children's eyes? During this period, they should avoid strong light stimulation, especially strong sunlight stimulation. When encountering strong light, it is recommended to wear sunglasses or a sun hat to avoid aggravating the discomfort of the eyes.