subject: Eye Drops Can't Be Used to Cure Myopia [print this page] Recently, a research group did an investigation on the wrong ways of curing myopia. The investigative objects are 244 teenagers between six to eighteen years old, of whom 199 are between ten to fifteen years old and 42 are above fifteen years old. Among all of the investigative objects, which are selected totally by chance, there are 158 myopia sufferers, nearly two thirds of the total number.Options for Under $150! Get hot swimwear for Women!
According to the result of their investigation, a lot of teenagers do not know how the correct way to cure myopia. Fashion News: sexy lingerie Rank First for 2010 Winter What will you do if you get the symptom of myopia, or as myopia suffer what have you done to cure your myopia? As to this question, 39% of the investigated teenagers chose to drop eye drops and 12% chose to do exercise with instruments for curing myopia, while only 37% of them would like to wear eyeglasses.
However, Mr.Hodgson, the director in the children ophthalmology hospital, said that eye drops can only used to ease up the tiredness of eyes. If you are just at the stage of pseudomyopia, maybe your eyesight could improved by dropping eye drops. But for those teenagers who have already got myopia, wearing a pair of eyeglasses that is suitable to them should be the feasible way to rectify errors of refraction and improve eyesight.
Most of the parents and teenagers chose the therapy for curing myopia by various medical instruments. However, at present, there is a certain lack of scientific clinical data that could prove the feasibility of the myopia-cured instruments available in the market. Some of them could relax eyes and play a role in keeping eyes healthy. But it is suggested by experts that never depend on those so-called myopia-cured instruments for your eyesight recovering.
The result of the investigation also reflected that a large number of teenagers felt confused about how to use eyes scientifically and wholesomely.
50% of the investigated teenagers thought that eyes need a break after working for one hour more or less. 37% of them thought people should form the habit of keeping the correct gesture when writing and reading so as to avoid tiredness of eyes. 30% believed that people should limit the time spent in watching TV, playing computer games and hanging around on the Internet.
Most of the investigated teenagers use their eyes constantly for a long time every day. 34% of them spent one to three hours every day in doing homework, and reading books and newspapers, while 31% even three to five hours in using eyes constantly in a tense state. 74% of them watched TV for almost an hour every day. 85% spent about one hour on computer everyday and 14% one to three hours. However, only 57% of the investigated teenagers have the habit of doing eye exercises everyday to prevent eyes from myopia.
The director also said that the wrong way of holding pens or pencils, keeping too short distance between eyes and books when reading or writing and using eyes constantly for too long time are the three main causes of myopia in teenagers. Doing eye exercises is an effective way to keep eyes healthy, but nearly half of the teenagers investigated could not insist on the habit of doing eye exercises. Besides, it is also useful for eyes care to fly kites, play table tennis and watch stars in the evening.
