When children experience these 3 symptoms, watch out for astigmatism

Nowadays, many children are immersed in front of mobile phones and computers for a long time, which can easily affect their vision, causing amblyopia and astigmatism. If your child has any of the following symptoms, you should be alert to whether your child has astigmatism.

Symptoms of astigmatism in children

1. Whether eye-catching items are found in time. Put eye-catching objects in front of your child's eyes and see if he can spot them in time.

2. Whether there is a follow-up reaction.After changing the direction of the object, observe if the child has a follow response. (You can choose a group of items from large to small, and the way you place them should be from near to far).

3. Whether you watch TV too closely. Observe your child's binocular and monocular fixations, and pay attention to whether he likes to be close together when watching TV.

Care for astigmatism in children

1. Instruct young children to develop good hygiene habits, do not touch their eyes with their hands or chemical objects, so as to avoid eye diseases, and try to go out as much as possible if they are infected with eye diseases.

2. Instruct young children to recognize those dangerous games and toys to reduce eye trauma.

3. Read a book for no more than an hour, take a 5-minute break every 30 minutes, and have balanced nutrition.

4. Children with astigmatism should not read in a rocking car, nor should they read while lying down.

5. Children with astigmatism should choose reading materials with clear fonts and not too small.

6. The height of the TV is a little below the parallel line of the eyes, and it must be 5-7 times the diagonal of the TV picture to watch TV.

7. Children with astigmatism should go to the suburbs to play more and see more green wilderness in the distance.

8. When reading, the light should be sufficient, and the light should come from the left rear; Correct posture and a distance between 30 cm and 40 cm.

9. Parents should pay attention to observe children with astigmatism, find any problems, and bring them to the eye hospital for examination.