Liangzhe's second daughter is still short-sighted despite frequent outdoor activities and not touching 3C products! Medical reminder: Early intervention with "1 treatment" is expected to reverse bad vision
According to a survey by the Taiwan Health Promotion Administration, 19.8% of Taiwanese children have myopia in the first grade of primary school, and 70.6% of school children have myopia in the sixth grade. Zeiss Optics and the University Ophthalmology Department held a “Protecting Children” event today (3rd) The “Colorful World” press conference invited Professor Padmaja Sankaridurg from the University of New South Wales (UNSW Sydney), the world’s leading ophthalmology authority, Zhou Xincheng, Director of Zeiss Vision Care Department, Dr. Xu Haoen, Executive Dean of Fengyuan University’s Ophthalmology Department, and artist Liangzhe. Let’s discuss together how to save children’s bad eyesight.
Liangzhe, who often engages in outdoor activities and does not touch 3C products, revealed that his second daughter is still short-sighted
Artist Liangzhe, who has two daughters aged 12 and 10 at home, shared that he suffers from myopia. Therefore, when he had a daughter, he and his wife made up their mind to “feed their children without 3C”, and all their preschool leisure activities were outdoor leisure. He mainly focused on activities, but even though he felt that he had done a lot, he did not expect that his daughter would still become myopic in the second grade. At that time, he felt very self-blame and guilty, but later he chose to face it with his child and told him: “Myopia” It’s not your fault, but we have to control it."
“Let it go, face it, deal with it. The attitude of the parents determines the child’s attitude towards myopia.” Liangzhe mentioned that when choosing glasses, the children’s comfort and convenience are the main factors, but children have 8 eyesight every day. We can’t keep an eye on him all the time when we are in school, but as long as we live together, he will keep reminding our daughter to keep her eye distance, and will even help her time 30 minutes. 3C is already an inevitable trend in the future. In normal times, He will continue to educate his daughter, “At the same time, he will constantly remind her that myopia is irreversible, and worsening myopia will cause many pathological changes.” Vision correction is a difficult journey for both parents and children. We must find a way to make each other the least stressed and at the same time. An effective way to allow children to grow up happily.
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Padmaja Sankaridurg, a professor at the University of New South Wales (UNSW Sydney), pointed out that the global population of myopia continues to rise. By 2050, 5 out of 10 people will be myopic. In other words, one fifth of them (1 billion people) may be myopic due to high altitude. Myopia (>500 degrees or above) carries the risk of blindness. More importantly, the prevalence rate of myopia in Taiwan exceeds 50%, and nearly 90% of the population is highly myopic, with a high proportion of the adolescent population.
Zeiss Group is committed to the research and development of children’s myopia correction lenses, and today announced a large-scale clinical study of “Zeiss MyoCare children’s myopia correction lenses” spanning Asia and Europe. Padmaja Sankaridurg, the leader of the research project, pointed out the latest ARVO clinical data in 2024, Using “ZEISS MyoCare Children’s Myopia Correction Lenses” can effectively provide children with comprehensive vision protection.
You can get an eye exam as young as 3 years old! Early intervention “1 treatment” is expected to reverse bad vision
Zhou Xincheng, director of Zeiss Vision Care Department, also further stated that myopia has become a global health concern, and it is more serious in Taiwan. If it is not properly controlled, it may cause more serious consequences. Fortunately, technology is changing with each passing day, and the effectiveness of myopia correction is getting better and better. Zeiss has been studying optical research for a long time, not only providing high-quality optical products, but also proposing children’s eye vision correction solutions. More importantly, everyone should internalize the habit of eye protection into their daily life from an early age. They can go to a professional eye examination starting from the age of 3 and establish a healthy vision file for their children. Once abnormal vision is discovered, appropriate measures should be taken in time to effectively protect their eyes. Maintain the colorful world of children.
Zhou Xincheng mentioned that the launch of the latest “Zeiss MyoCare children’s myopia correction lenses” this time is not only for myopia wear. We hope to help children cope with it easily in school and life. Zeiss Taiwan hopes to combine Medicine and optics can help Taiwan’s myopia rate decrease or even slow down, so that Taiwanese children can see clearly and wonderfully. This is also the corporate social responsibility that Zeiss Group hopes to achieve.
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Xu Haoen, executive dean of the Department of Ophthalmology at Fengyuan University, pointed out that currently nearly 20% of Taiwanese primary school children in the first grade are myopic, and up to 70% of primary school children are myopic. Dr. Xu shared that in Taiwan, since nearly 90% of the people have myopia, it is easily ignored. In addition, modern life is full of 3C temptations. In the past few years, due to the impact of the epidemic, distance teaching and reducing outings have affected the vision. The challenges of health care are even greater.
Currently, common methods for correcting myopia include medication (mydriatic agents), wearing optical glasses, night-wearing orthokeratology tablets, or daily disposables for school children. After many parents discover that their children are myopic, they often use mydriatic agents or wear orthokeratology lenses to delay the progression of myopia after being evaluated by doctors. Secondly, they should also pay attention to their eye habits. Myopia correction is a long-term battle and is suitable for each child at different times. The correction plan may be different. You must return to the eye doctor regularly to check the degree and axial length of the eye to keep your child away from the dangers of high myopia.
The World Health Organization (WHO) warns that nearly 5 billion people will be myopic in 2050, and one-fifth of them (1 billion people) may be at risk of blindness due to high myopia (>500 degrees or more). According to a Taiwan survey, 6 Up to 90% of school children aged 15 years old have myopia of more than 100 degrees. The younger your myopia starts, the faster the degree of myopia increases. If it is not controlled, it is easy to develop into high myopia, and there is a higher chance of causing other eye diseases. In severe cases, it may even lead to blindness. “ZEISS MyoCare Children’s Myopia Correction Lenses” “, providing comprehensive eye correction solutions for children, so that children’s eyes can receive the most careful care at all times.
With the development of optical technology, there are now new types of lenses that use peripheral defocus technology to correct myopia, giving parents more choices and improving their children’s acceptance of wearing them. Dr. Xu reminded that positioning and prescription are particularly important when wearing this kind of defocus glasses. Detailed medical optometry examination and evaluation must be carried out, and positioning instruments must be used to accurately confirm eye height, interpupillary distance, apex distance, mirror curvature and other data. Only fitting can ensure good correction effect.
