All About Kids' Eye-sight
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Ha ha, same same. At the beginning, I religiously asked DD to go for her half hour walk around 5.30pm. Can't even remember when was the last time she did that!
I try to compensate by controlling TV, computer and reading habits.JGMum:
In the beginning, very gungho, I really stuck to 2 hours every day outdoor activity for my kid. Now, slacken a bit, more like 30 minutes to 1 hour. :oops:
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House lights are different from sunlight. Transition lens only change colour in sunlight. House light, no matter how bright, does not cause the transition to change. House light won’t hurt the eyes as long as the kids don’t stare at the lights. I read somewhere that kids should sleep in a completely dark room. There are some studies that show kids sleeping with a night-light have higher chances of myopia. I think it’s very true but I can’t remember where I read them from. Of cos, some old people will insist that the kids must sleep in a lighted room, for superstitious reasons.
As for atropine decreasing myopia, dd has a drop of about 50 degrees, then thankfully , stabilise there. Most kids will have a slight decrease in degree, but so far, I never hear of degree dropping every visit. -
sall:
I read some articles that staring at greenery does not help to control myopia. As long as we look at any distant object, the eye muscles will relax and that's enough. Of cos, if there is greenery in the distance, it is even better as the scenery is also relaxing for the mind. But for most of us staying in flats, it's not always possible, so just look around at any distant objects, buildings, trees , mrt tracks...
Eh... I think concrete jungle cannot replace Nature right? Manmade things are usually monotone and uniform, nature is dynamic and comes in several shades, heights and forms. Simply by chasing butterflies, spotting lizards and scanning a natural environment to look for things utilises many more vision skills than say playing in the void deck. Some of the HDB playgrounds are very nicely done with lots of greenery around. Maybe that will do instead of travelling to a park? -
deminc:
What I meant is after a period of near-work, the eyes are so tired and we just need to focus on distant objects, whatever they are, to relax the eye muscles. I don't mean the type of activity we should do.sall:
I read some articles that staring at greenery does not help to control myopia. As long as we look at any distant object, the eye muscles will relax and that's enough. Of cos, if there is greenery in the distance, it is even better as the scenery is also relaxing for the mind. But for most of us staying in flats, it's not always possible, so just look around at any distant objects, buildings, trees , mrt tracks...
Eh... I think concrete jungle cannot replace Nature right? Manmade things are usually monotone and uniform, nature is dynamic and comes in several shades, heights and forms. Simply by chasing butterflies, spotting lizards and scanning a natural environment to look for things utilises many more vision skills than say playing in the void deck. Some of the HDB playgrounds are very nicely done with lots of greenery around. Maybe that will do instead of travelling to a park?
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Help, my kids’ eyesight is worsening! Now DS1’s degree is 300 plus, last year was 200. I make him watch tv from quite a distance. Look out at the green but nothing seems to help. Is it anything to do with the food he eats?
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LadyBug3:
Help, my kids' eyesight is worsening! Now DS1's degree is 300 plus, last year was 200. I make him watch tv from quite a distance. Look out at the green but nothing seems to help. Is it anything to do with the food he eats?
It is usual for kids' degree to go up very fast, because they're all growing fast. If you read through the previous posts, you can have some idea what parents are doing to help their kids.
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Can I just check where can I get this atropine treatment for my girl? She is 8 this year and has 400 each eye. Would it be useful for her? Where can I seek consultation? Any recomm?
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Only eye doctors (opthalmologist) can prescribe atropine treatment. You might wish to discuss with your DD’s opthalmologist the next time you bring her for review.
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How does atropine help? Does it make the degree go down?
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Well, I heard that this eye clinic quite good. Stan Issac. Any reviews?
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