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The article was professionally consulted by resident Doctor Duong Van Sy - Neonatologist - Pediatrics - Neonatology - Vinmec Hai Phong International General HospitalEye strain is a common condition in both adults and children when the eyes have to work too hard, focus with high intensity without relaxing. Prolonged eye strain will negatively affect vision, especially for children.
Children's eyes often get tired, which will make vision worse and cause eye complications later. How to help children avoid eye strain? Parents, please follow the following article.
1. What is eye strain?
Not only adults but also children often face eye strain when their eyes are overworked. The feeling of eye strain causes a lot of discomfort and if it persists without intervention, the consequences for the eyes are quite complicated. However, if you know how to properly rest your eyes, your eyes can be healthy again quickly and without danger. Besides, eye strain is also a sign of some eye diseases in children that parents need to pay attention to and take their children to a doctor soon for proper treatment.
2. Eye fatigue is caused by what?
Children are different from adults, do not know how to take care of themselves and adjust their eyes when they feel tired. Therefore, when children are too focused, eye fatigue will occur. Some causes of eye strain in children can be mentioned such as:
Children watch TV, computer, phone, play video games too close, too long. Engage in activities that use intense eye focus for long periods of time. Exposure to blue light, bright light, sudden light. Stretch your eyes to see and adjust your eyes to harsh lighting conditions. Children suffering from nearsightedness, farsightedness, astigmatism. Looking too close for too long will also cause eye strain. Children may have sensations such as sore eyes, watery eyes, even burning eyes, eyes that can't stand it anymore. Parents need to pay attention to the symptoms, as well as what their children say to detect and guide their children on how to adjust their eyes when they see eye strain happening. This is very important to help protect children's eyes from eye diseases later in life.
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3. Eye fatigue in children what to do?
Parents need to know how to protect their children's eyes, prevent aches and pains as well as eye diseases in children. Some tips to protect children's eyes include:
The right kind of light should be provided when children study or participate in activities that require light. When children learn, it is necessary to fix the position of the light source shining on the books. If your child is reading a book, use a light bulb placed in front to direct the light source directly onto the page. Should adjust the light of the room gently when children watch TV, computer, slightly reduce the contrast between blue light and room light, limit eye strain. Show children how to blink when they see eye fatigue, dry eyes, relieve pain. Put drops in your baby's eyes at certain times to prevent dry eyes. Massage your baby's eyes in a simple but effective way. Parents can let the child lie in a comfortable position, let the child close his or her eyes slightly, rub and rub the child's eyes with two fingers. Gently press to relax your eyes. This massage helps children's eyes to stimulate tear secretion, prevent dry eyes, and relieve symptoms of eye fatigue. Children with diseases of myopia, farsightedness and astigmatism need to be taken to a specialist eye clinic for examination and treatment or wearing glasses to regulate their eyes and limit the frequency of eyestrain. Add foods containing vitamin A in carrots, papayas, tomatoes... This food helps to create retinal pigment to help regulate children's eyes better in low light conditions. Foods such as beans, seafood, sprouts, broccoli contain vitamin E, oranges and grapefruits contain a lot of vitamin C to help prevent the risk of developing eye diseases. Dark green vegetables, watercress, green beans, lettuce have the role of absorbing energy from light, resisting the effects of harmful ultraviolet rays, and preventing macular degeneration for children's eyes. And a lot of foods are beneficial for the health of children's eyes that parents need to add in their children's daily meals.
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4. How to treat prolonged eye fatigue?
When children have prolonged eye strain that does not go away, parents need to take the child to an eye specialist immediately. At the Department of Ophthalmology - Vinmec International General Hospital, specialist doctors will examine and give realistic diagnoses, thereby providing the most appropriate and effective treatment and training for children's eyes.
It is necessary to help children change their study and play habits to improve or guide them to have regular eye exercises to improve the situation and end prolonged eye fatigue. After examination and treatment, parents need to have their child re-examined so that the doctor can understand the situation and conclude the child's condition.
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