Children's eyes
Dr. Kajita's Direct Advice: "How to Prevent Eye Strain" ~Measures to Combat Eye Strain and Pseudomyopia in Children!~

Children's vision loss is
Accumulation of eye strain
This could be one of the causes.

Currently, there is an increase in children experiencing vision problems.
One of the reasons for this is the significant changes in the environment surrounding children's eyes, such as the widespread use of video games and television, and the lowering of the age at which children take entrance exams. When children stare at things up close for long periods of time, the muscles that adjust the focus, which are necessary for accurate vision, become excessively strained, causing eye fatigue and making it difficult to see. This condition is called pseudomyopia.

Take action early if you have pseudomyopia!

Pseudomyopia can be expected to improve by reducing strain on the eyes through lifestyle changes, but if you continue to look at things up close without taking appropriate measures, fatigue will accumulate more and it will become more difficult to return to normal vision.
Therefore, it is important to relieve fatigue in the focusing muscles and allow them to recover at an early stage.

Children's eye strain
Pseudomyopia countermeasures

HOW TO CARE

Pay close attention to your child's gestures.

Pay attention to whether you're squinting, looking sideways, or having poor posture.

Games and TV should be limited to once every 30 minutes.
Let them rest and look into the distance.

Children often don't realize their eyes are tired when they're engrossed in studying, playing games, or watching TV, so parents should observe them carefully.

Masayoshi Kajita, MD, Ophthalmologist

Graduated from Fukushima Medical University School of Medicine in 1983.
1993: Studied at the University of California, Berkeley (as a researcher).
In 2003, he became a part-time lecturer at Fukushima Medical University and the director of Kajita Eye Clinic.
Currently, he is a Clinical Professor at the Faculty of Medicine, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, a Director of the Japanese Society of Ophthalmic Optics, a Director of the Japanese Contact Lens Society, a Councilor of the Japanese Society of Ophthalmology, a part-time lecturer in ophthalmology at Fukushima Medical University, a coordinator of the Refractive Accommodation Research Group, and a coordinator of the Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Research Group.

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