Patient's question:
Six months ago, the child had an eye examination at the ophthalmology department. The doctor discovered that both eyes had 200 degrees of myopia and recommended wearing glasses. Instead, the family chose treatments such as massage and acupuncture to correct the myopia. However, last week, when they returned to the children's hospital for another check-up, they found that the myopia had increased by 100 degrees in just six months. Why is this happening?Doctor's answer:
Whether myopia develops or not has nothing to do with wearing glasses. Indeed, some people with myopia find that their myopia degree deepens again after wearing glasses for a period of time and need to have their eyesight rechecked and new glasses prescribed. This is mainly because some people feel that everything is fine after getting glasses, but they still read or study too close, read for too long, lie down to read, read while walking, or read in poorly lit places. Over time, this also leads to visual fatigue, causing the myopia degree to continuously increase. Therefore, even when wearing glasses, it is even more important to pay attention to eye hygiene habits.