Everyone needs good vision. It is the eyes that show a person all the most beautiful things in the world around him. Unfortunately, this important organ of the human body is susceptible to numerous diseases that can lead to blindness. There are many eye diseases, the most common disease being myopia.
Currently, an acquired form of myopia in children is becoming more and more common, and, of course, worried parents are trying to find out: is it possible to cure a child’s myopia with folk remedies, exercises, without surgery?
This article tells you how to identify the first signs and causes of myopia, cure the disease at home, as well as possible complications and ways to prevent the disease.
More about the disease
Myopia is an eye disease in which a person does not see objects located in the distance well enough, but sees objects located nearby perfectly well. Nearsightedness is also called myopia. A huge number of people suffer from the disease. These are both adults and children.
In the human eye there is a lens and cornea that can transmit rays by refracting them. In this case, an image appears on the retina, which later becomes nerve impulses and is transmitted to the brain along the optic nerve. If the lens and cornea refract the rays so that the focus is on the retina, then the image is clear and the person sees well.
With the disease, all parallel rays of light entering the elongated eyeball are concentrated at one point in front of the retina, and not on the surface of the retina, the image becomes blurry. This happens for the following reasons:
- if the lens and cornea refract the rays very strongly;
- if the eyeball lengthens greatly, the retina moves away from its usual focus location.
The disease affects every third person on the planet. A myopic person is very vulnerable: he sees road signs poorly; does not distinguish between people’s faces and objects located far away; cannot adequately estimate the distance to a distant object. Therefore, he cannot determine exactly how to act correctly in certain situations.
The disease can be cured without surgery, but the fight against this defect involves the use of a whole range of therapeutic measures over a long period of time and great willpower.
But the disease is not so harmless: a progressive form can leave a person completely without vision. Therefore, treatment of such an eye disease should begin as soon as the first symptoms appear.
What is myopia?
The scientific name for myopia is myopia. This disease of the visual system is associated with refractive error, that is, the abnormal refraction of light by the lens (a biconvex natural lens). If a person has myopia, the refraction is excessive, so the focal point is projected not on the retina, as under normal conditions, but in front of it.
This is due to the removed anteroposterior axis of the apple. Ophthalmologists explain that in case of myopia, the distance of the cornea of the eye to the optical zone at a norm of 23.5 mm is increased from 1 to 7 mm, depending on the severity of the disease. It is for this reason that a person with myopia can clearly distinguish objects located close to him, and those objects that are farther away from him have blurry outlines.
Reasons for the development of pathology
There are many reasons that cause myopia. But doctors consider the following to be the main ones:
- Heredity. In many cases, the disease is transmitted genetically.
- Lack of nutrients, vitamins, and microelements in the body.
- Prolonged and continuous work-related eye strain.
- Congenital weakness of the fundus muscles.
As you can see, there are many reasons for the development of pathology, but still, which is the main, primary one? Why, given equally severe visual load, do some children develop the disease, while others do not? It's simple. A strong body is able to withstand such loads, while a weak body cannot. It is in a weak body that myopia develops.
How to choose
Before choosing certain drops for myopia, you must undergo an ophthalmological examination and find out the exact cause of the development of the pathology together with your doctor. If vision deterioration occurs due to constant stress, the patient may be prescribed medications containing B vitamins and Taufon. If myopia is hereditary, products containing vitamin C, beta-carotene, and calcium can be beneficial. Patients who have myopia combined with blurred vision in the dark are recommended to use products with riboflavin.
You must purchase medications from pharmacies that sell licensed medications. Before you buy an eye product, you need to make sure that the drops are not expired and that they are accompanied by detailed instructions for use.
How is the disease diagnosed?
Myopia affects people of all ages. But most often it is diagnosed in children. If you suspect myopia, you should make an appointment with an ophthalmologist, undergo diagnostics, and if the diagnosis is confirmed, follow all the specialist’s recommendations. If you ignore the problem, it can lead to serious complications and loss of vision.
Diagnosis of myopia includes the following studies: checking visual acuity using a special table; assessment of intraocular pressure; establishing eye refraction; measuring the length of the eyeball; determination of the degree of myopia. In modern clinics, ultrasound is used for these examinations.
Myopia and Ayurveda
According to Ayurveda, alochak pitta is responsible for the vision of the eyes. alochaka pitta rules our eyes. It absorbs colors, pictures and produces them as visual impressions. When Alochaka Pitta is in balance, it produces a clear and vibrant image. Tarpaka kapha is responsible for lubrication of the eyes. Prana vata is responsible for eye movements and blinking. An imbalance of all the doshas is responsible for the occurrence of this eye defect. Damaged pitta provokes various visual impairments. Due to abnormal alochaka pitta, improper diet and lack of nutrition in the eyeballs cause this disorder. All these factors produce toxins in the body and block the channels, due to which the visual tissues do not receive the necessary nutrition.
Degrees and types of disease
Ophthalmologists distinguish several types of myopia:
- Acquired. It is observed in children 7-15 years old as a result of eye strain.
- Hereditary. It occurs when parents have such a problem. The onset of the disease can occur even from the first year of a child’s life.
- Congenital. A child is born with impaired distance vision. Given the degree of pathology, correction or monitoring of the condition may be required.
Based on the number of diopters, ophthalmologists currently distinguish three degrees of pathology:
- weak – up to -3.0 D
- average – from -3.25 D to -6.0 D
- high – more than -6.25 D.
High myopia can be quite significant: 15, 20, 30 diopters.
Causes of myopia
There are two categories of myopia that need to be distinguished: congenital and acquired. In the first case, the disease is associated with improper development of the visual apparatus even at the stage of fetal formation. This can be influenced by various factors, including the inherited predisposition of the unborn child. In the second case, myopia occurs due to unfavorable environmental conditions.
The key reasons for the development of acquired myopia include:
- Genetic predisposition - the risk of an anomaly in a child increases if both of his parents are myopic.
- Regular loads on the visual system - school-age children are susceptible to the disease, since at the stage of development of the visual apparatus (formed before 16-18 years of age) they are forced to read and write a lot, spend a long time at the computer, use gadgets, and watch TV. As well as adults whose professional activities involve working with small parts or require increased visual concentration.
- Eye strain due to unfavorable environmental conditions - long-term regular writing and reading, working at a computer in poor lighting, from an incorrect distance, etc.
- Physical inactivity - the disease often manifests itself with physical passivity and inactivity of the patient;
- The presence of another ophthalmological abnormality - strabismus and astigmatism - can become the root cause of myopia.
Scientific research shows that heredity is an essential prerequisite for the appearance of myopia in adults and children. However, the reasons described above, and especially their synthesis, also seriously influence the development of this vision disease.
Methods for treating myopia
When ophthalmological pathology begins to actively develop, a person notices signs of vision deterioration. Poor distance visibility significantly interferes with normal life activities, so people begin to wonder how they can improve their vision.
A visit to the doctor is the first step on the path to recovery, therefore, if you notice the first signs of vision deterioration, you should immediately go to see a specialist. A qualified specialist will select glasses or give appropriate recommendations regarding other treatment methods.
The task of any correction of myopia is to weaken the power of the refractive apparatus of the human eye so that the image falls on a certain area of the retina, that is, turns “normal”.
Treatment of myopia includes the use of various methods:
- Vision correction with glasses and contact lenses. Based on diagnostic data, the doctor selects the lenses necessary to correct vision. Vision correction with soft contact lenses is becoming increasingly popular.
The lenses are comfortable, hygienic, do not interfere with movement, and do not limit the visual field. Modern soft contact lenses provide high clarity of vision, absence of glare and halos, especially in the dark, as well as excellent access of oxygen to the cornea of the eye.
- Treatment through exercise. Special gymnastics allows you to train the corresponding eye muscles; exercises should be performed daily. The more seriously the patient takes the exercises, the faster he will be able to improve his vision. Gymnastics helps only those who do it correctly and regularly.
- Recovery with the help of medications. The doctor prescribes special drops that need to be instilled into the eyes. Improvement in vision will not happen if you do not take vitamins. Vitamin supplements should contain zinc, magnesium, chromium, and copper.
- Laser correction is an excellent opportunity to completely restore vision without surgical intervention. The essence of the method is that the corneal shape of the eye is changed using a laser. The laser makes it flatter, as if creating a “glass” in the cornea, which acts like glasses.
- The surgical method is used if laser or optical vision correction does not bring visible results, and this happens in high stages of myopia. In turn, the surgical method is divided into two types:
- the native lens is replaced by an artificial one - the lens is removed, and an artificial one is installed in its place, which not only corrects vision, but also allows one to cure a severe form of astigmatism;
- Phakic lenses are implanted - during the operation, special lenses are implanted directly in front of the lens to improve vision.
- The use of traditional medicine. There are many folk remedies that help treat myopia at home. They saturate the eyes with vitamins and minerals and are good for preventing disease.
- General strengthening therapy, including swimming, as it strengthens the muscles of the entire body, as well as massage of the collar area, which helps control muscle tone not only in the neck, but also in the head and face.
What are some folk remedies for myopia?
Traditional recipes for myopia are very simple. At the same time, there are quite a lot of them. Let's list the most common ones:
- Rose hip. 1 tablespoon of its dry leaves is poured with boiling water, after 3 hours the infusion is filtered, a bandage must be moistened in it and applied to the eyelids for half an hour.
- Flowers of cornflower, calendula, eyebright. A decoction is prepared from these herbs, and then cotton pads are soaked in it and applied to the eyes in the evenings.
- Potato. It can also be used as a compress. The raw vegetable is chopped on a fine grater, and the resulting pulp is wrapped in gauze.
Lotions can also be made from other herbs. Some people use infusions not only to make compresses, but also drop them into their eyes. This method of treating myopia is highly discouraged by ophthalmologists.
Therapeutic exercises for the eyes
Regular exercise helps restore vision. It is aimed at training muscles that atrophy with myopia. There are a large number of exercises that give positive results. Exercises can be done both at home and while at work. It doesn't require much effort and only takes a few minutes:
- You can visually outline any geometric shapes in both directions with your eyes. If this is a child, then you need to draw a circle or square on a piece of paper and ask him to also visually outline the figure.
- It is very useful to close your eyes tightly for literally 5-10 seconds, after which you need to relax your vision.
- You can take an ordinary pencil, place it at eye level at a distance of 30-40 cm. Then you need to concentrate your attention on the tip of the pencil, and then look into the distance. Do it 10 times.
- At any time of the day, you can move your eyes in different directions, alternately.
- It is useful to blink intensively and palm.
- You definitely need to make massage movements with your fingertips, but you can’t put too much pressure on your eyeballs.
Basic rules for home treatment of myopia
Only a doctor knows how to properly treat visual dysfunction. Therefore, before trying specific methods on yourself, you should definitely consult with an ophthalmologist about the advisability of such therapy. There are also a number of rules by following which you can improve your health without harm and effectively.
The list includes the following requirements:
- You cannot rely only on folk remedies. They do not treat pathology, but only help improve vision in complex therapy.
- Conduct herbal treatment courses no more than once a month. Frequent use of tinctures or compress therapy can have the opposite effect.
- It is necessary to monitor the body's reaction. If you have an allergy or intolerance to any component, it is better not to use it at all.
- The main thing is systematicity and regularity.
- Non-traditional treatment must be comprehensive and complete. Once you start herbal therapy, you need to finish it.
- You must strictly follow the recipe. You cannot add additional ingredients at your own request, even if individually they are healthy.
Home treatment will not completely cure it. However, with its help you can stop the development of myopia or increase your visual acuity by a diopter.
Eye exercises for myopia
Treatment with folk remedies is not effective. You can use them to relieve the symptoms of fatigue from your eyes, but you will not be able to stop the development of myopia, much less cure it with such methods. It is much more useful to do gymnastics to relax the eye muscles. Special exercises help relieve spasm of accommodation, eliminate symptoms of asthenopia and restore visual acuity after visual stress, and improve blood circulation. All this prevents the development of a refractive error, when vision deteriorates very quickly and not always for obvious reasons. Myopia often progresses in children. This is due to the fact that they have to read a lot. In addition, they now spend a lot of free time on phones and computers.
You need to perform gymnastics 2-3 times daily. A set of exercises is selected by an ophthalmologist. For myopia, the following are suitable:
- Draw a figure eight in the air with your eyes. First, do this 8-10 times clockwise, and then repeat the task, but move your eyes in the opposite direction.
- Move the index finger of your right hand to the side and extend it in front of you. After this, focus on the tip of your finger, moving it left and right. You need to follow him with your eyes, without moving your head.
- Sit by the window, put your hand forward and look at the tip of your index finger. After a few seconds, move your focus to some object outside the window. Then quickly look back at your hand.
The exercises are suitable for both adults and children. In between tasks, massage your eyes, brow ridges, temples and neck. Vision with myopia can be maintained at the same level. This is especially important in childhood, since laser correction is contraindicated under 18 years of age. A child’s eyes grow, so the degree of myopia can change for the better on its own. Do not neglect gymnastics for adults either. They are not prescribed laser surgery if the pathology progresses, and exercises help stop the pathological process.
How to treat myopia with folk remedies
You can treat myopia without leaving your home, and there are many recipes for this. They saturate the eyes with vitamins and minerals and help preventively. So, treatment of myopia with natural remedies at home in children and adults:
- Green tea. Take loose leaf green tea and brew for a quarter of an hour. Wet gauze swabs and apply to eyes for 20 minutes.
- Contrast compresses. You need to prepare two vessels with water, cold - 5 ° C and hot - 85 ° C. Alternately soak a terry towel in different waters and apply to your eyes for a minute. Either hot or cold. Do this 3 times. Course 10 days. Take a break for 3 days, then repeat.
- Cranberries with lemon and honey. Carefully squeeze half a medium lemon into a glass of boiling water, add half a glass of cranberry juice, 2 teaspoons of honey. Drink immediately after waking up.
- Apricots. Cut the apricots and mix them with nuts in equal quantities. Place the mixture in a bowl and pour in honey. For a glass of apricot-walnut mixture you need 2 teaspoons of honey. Eat 2 tbsp twice a day. spoons with warm water.
- Honey. A quarter glass of water and a teaspoon of honey are mixed. Apply the resulting product to both eyes, 2 drops 3 times daily.
- Carrot juice with olive oil. Carrots are squeezed into juice. Pour a tablespoon of oil into the resulting glass of juice. Take a glass before lunch for two months.
- Blueberry tea. Take 2 tbsp. spoons of blueberry berries and leaves, licorice root - 1 teaspoon. Put everything in a thermos, pour 500 ml of boiling water and leave for half an hour - the medicine is ready. Strain, drink 150 ml 3-4 times daily.
- Aloe works well in treating myopia. It is necessary to cut the leaves of a three-year-old indoor plant, remove the thorns from them, and grind them through a meat grinder. Place the resulting mass in cheesecloth and squeeze out the juice. It should be taken only fresh, 1 tsp. three times a day 30 minutes before meals.
- Aloe is not only taken orally, it is used to treat the eyes. Wash the leaves of the houseplant well, cut off the thorns, cut into small pieces, and pour boiling water over them. Cover with a lid, leave in this form for three hours, then filter. The prepared infusion should be used to rinse the eyes with a cotton swab twice a day.
- Treatment with Chinese lemongrass. Take fresh fruits, pour them with 96% alcohol in a ratio of 1:5. Close the bottle tightly, place in a dark place for 10 days, shake off the contents of the container daily. Afterwards, filter the tincture and squeeze well. Leave the resulting medicine for several hours and filter again. Take 40 drops twice a day for 25 days on an empty stomach.
- Goat milk. To prepare the medicine you will need serum. It should be placed in a water bath for 30 minutes, do not bring to a boil. Dilute the whey with boiled water at room temperature in a 1:1 ratio. Apply 2 drops to both eyes every morning.
- Lingonberries are used not only to treat colds, but also to strengthen the sclera of the eyes. To prepare the product, combine a glass of fresh lingonberries with 0.5 glass of honey. Mix thoroughly, or even better, grind. Take 2-3 tbsp twice daily. spoons. And you need to store the natural remedy in the refrigerator.
Topical products
Blueberry eye drops
Recipe: Wash fresh blueberries thoroughly, wrap them in 4-5 layers of ironed gauze and squeeze out blueberry juice with clean, washed hands. Mix blueberry juice with distilled water, keeping the following proportion: 1 part juice to 2 parts water. Store in the refrigerator in a glass container for no more than 5 days.
Directions for use: Place 5 drops into each eye daily in the morning immediately after waking up. The course of treatment is 2 weeks, a break of 2 weeks. The result is noticeable after 5-7 days of use.
Applications from cherry leaves
Recipe: Place freshly picked large leaves of the cherry tree in a deep glass plate and cover with warm water. After 10 minutes, remove the leaves, they are ready for use.
Cherry
Directions for use: Apply leaves to closed eyes, always in a lying position. Make applications 2 times a day - if possible during the day for half an hour and before bedtime (can be left overnight). The course of treatment is 3 weeks, break is 1 week.
Tea compresses
Tea compresses
Recipe: 2 tablespoons of large-leaf green tea without additives, pour 250 ml of boiling water. Cover with a lid and leave for 10-15 minutes.
Directions for use: soak cotton pads in tea leaves, apply to closed eyes for 10 minutes. Repeat 2-3 times a day. The course of treatment is 3 weeks, break 2 weeks.
Contrast compresses
Recipe: prepare two containers with boiled water - in one the water temperature should be 80-85 degrees Celsius, in the other - 3-5 degrees. Take 4 terry napkins and put 2 in each container. Keep hot wipes on your eyes for 60 seconds, cold wipes for 30 seconds. Each compress must be changed 3 times, finishing cold. The course of treatment is 2 weeks, repeat after a 3-day break.
Treatment with these remedies will give an enhanced effect if combined with eye gymnastics.
Gymnastics for the eyes
Gymnastics No. 1
Paint a dot on the window glass (you can stick a small sticker). Sit at a distance of 20-30 cm from the window and for 5 minutes look alternately at the point, then turn your gaze to the farthest object that can be seen outside the window. You need to fix your gaze for 5-10 seconds.
The course of treatment is 2 weeks, then a 1 week break.
Gymnastics No. 2
Close your eyes tightly several times. Then look alternately, fixing your gaze at each point for 3-5 seconds - up, left, down, right. Close your eyes again several times and repeat the exercise at least 5 times.
The course of treatment is a month, resume after a week's break.
Gymnastics No. 3
Close your eyes and move your eyeballs, imagining that you are writing a text. Write 3-5 words, then open your eyes and look into the distance, perform 3 approaches. This type of exercise should be done every half hour while working at the computer.
Traditional herbal remedies for treating myopia
Treatment of myopia at home involves the use of folk recipes based on herbs:
- This recipe requires plantain, raspberry leaves, and rose hips. All this must be combined in equal proportions and boiled for 10-15 minutes. After cooling, you can drink half a glass 40-60 minutes before eating.
- Mix dry dill and chamomile and pour boiling water in equal proportions. When the solution has cooled, you need to strain it very well, after which you can use it instead of drops. Instill only one drop once daily.
- To prepare a healing tincture to improve vision, you need to prepare a mixture of rose hips, elecampane herb, and red currant leaves. After this, the components are boiled for several minutes and infused. You can drink 1-2 tablespoons three times every day.
- Steam rosemary, dandelions, primrose, marigold, which are very useful for pathology.
In fact, there are many traditional medicine recipes, but using them without consulting a doctor is strictly prohibited.
- Calendula and calamus. You need to take a handful of calamus roots and calendula flowers, mix, pour in 0.5 liters of vodka. Close the vessel, put it in a dark, warm place for 2 weeks, shake the contents every day. Take 1 tsp. three times a day half an hour before meals. The course of treatment is 8 months, after which you must take a break for 1 month.
- Nettle and rosehip. Pick fresh nettles and chop finely. 1 tbsp. Pour boiling water over a spoonful of nettle and the same amount of rose hips in a half-liter thermos. Let stand for 2.5 hours, drink 3 glasses after meals.
- Eyebright. Pour boiling water over the grass in a ratio of 2 tbsp. spoons per half liter of water. Leave for 25 minutes, drink 50 ml 3 times a day before meals.
- Velvet. Collect marigold flowers, separate the petals, dry in a dark place. Grind into powder. Drink the drug filled with water, 1 tbsp. spoon in the morning and at night.
- Chamomile. Infuse chamomile flowers in boiling water for 30 minutes. Strain, consume half a glass 4 rubles. daily. Also do baths in the evening.
Treatment of myopia with folk remedies
So, how to treat myopia with folk remedies, and what treatment results can you expect? According to doctors, the use of alternative medicine methods can increase visual acuity and significantly speed up the patient’s recovery process. However, to achieve the desired result, traditional treatment for myopia must be combined with official therapy, and all non-traditional remedies must be prepared in strict accordance with the original recipe.
Folk remedies for oral administration
- Pour 10 g of dried blueberries, 15 g of blueberry leaves and 6 g of crushed bristly licorice root into a thermos. Pour boiling water (600 ml) over the mixture, leave for half an hour and strain through a tea strainer or cheesecloth. How to restore visual acuity with myopia at home using this remedy? It’s very simple: just take 140 ml 4 times a day for a month.
- Add 15 g of olive oil to a glass of freshly squeezed carrot juice. Take the mixture on an empty stomach before lunch. Repeat the procedure daily for 30 days.
- Prepare a weak infusion of eyebright (20 g of dried herb per 500 ml of boiling water). Before each meal, drink 50 ml of the product.
- Brew crushed spruce needles (40 g) in a thermos with boiling water (600 ml), leave for 6.5 hours, strain and combine with 30 g of honey. Take the medicine after each meal, 20 ml. The duration of the course of therapy is 90 days.
- Mix chopped walnut kernels (140 g) with fresh apricots cut into small pieces (160 g). Add 20 g of honey to the resulting mixture. Take the medication orally in the morning and evening with water. Single dose – 20 g.
- Crush chokeberry (100-150 g) into a paste and combine with liquid honey (to taste). Eat the mixture on an empty stomach in the morning. Repeat the procedure daily for 4 weeks.
- Pour the juice of half a lemon, 100 g of freshly squeezed cranberry juice and honey to taste into boiling water (200 ml). Drink the drink on an empty stomach after waking up.
- Place crushed nettle herb (5-7 g) and dry rose hips (7-10 g) into a thermos and pour boiling water (600 ml). Infuse the product well, strain and drink during the day in three doses.
- Prepare a mixture of dried red currant leaves, elecampane herb and rose hips. Plant raw materials (25 g) pour boiling water (350 ml), leave, cool and take 40 ml three times a day.
- Prepare a mixture of rose hips, raspberry leaves and plantain. Pour 40 g of plant material into a saucepan, add 700 ml of water and boil for 6-7 minutes. Drink the resulting tea 350 ml per day, dividing the daily dose into 4-5 doses.
External folk remedies for myopia
- Dilute one part of fresh blueberry juice with two parts of clean water. Every day after waking up in the morning, instill 5 drops of the resulting product into the sore eyes.
- Soak fresh cherry leaves in warm water and apply to eyelids for 25 minutes. It is better to restore vision using this technique in the middle of the day.
- Prepare a collection of viburnum leaves, black currants and gooseberries. Brew the plant material (35 g) with boiling water (220 ml) and leave for at least 2 hours. Use the resulting infusion for eye drops (single dose - 2 drops) or for preparing lotions (procedure duration - 6 minutes).
- Prepare rich green tea and cool it to room temperature. Soak the cosmetic discs in the infusion and apply them to the eyelids for 20 minutes.
- Prepare a rich infusion of eyebright (13 g of dry herb per 120 ml of boiling water). Cool the product, strain and instill 1 drop into each eye daily.
- Dissolve liquid honey (3 g) in boiled water (40 ml). Place 2 drops of the mixture into sore eyes daily.
- Pour boiling water (300 ml) over chopped rosemary herb (15 g), leave and pass through cheesecloth. Keep cotton swabs soaked in the infusion on your eyes for at least 8 minutes. Repeat the procedure daily.
- Keep the whey obtained from processing goat milk over low heat for about half an hour and dilute it half with water. In the morning, drop 2 drops of the mixture into your eyes. Treatment of myopia at home according to the scheme described in this paragraph should be carried out in fifteen-day courses 4 times during the year.
- Grind aloe leaves (45 g) and pour boiling water (190-200 ml). Leave the mixture for 3.5 hours, pass through a tea strainer and use for daily washing of sore eyes.
- Pour boiling water (250 ml) over dried chamomile flowers (5 g) and dill (3 g). Cool the mixture, pass through a fine-mesh sieve and use as eye drops (1 drop per day).
It is important to remember that inept and uncontrolled treatment of myopia with folk remedies can lead to the development of dangerous complications (the appearance of allergic reactions, inflammatory damage to eye tissue, etc.). Therefore, before using any herbal medicines, it is necessary to obtain appropriate advice from an ophthalmologist and therapist.
Prevention of myopia
Prevention of myopia includes following simple rules, following which you can stop the progression of myopia.
It is very important not to overstrain your eyes. It is better to read only while sitting, in a well-lit room. You should avoid reading while eating or lying down.
An important role is played by the length of time spent watching TV or at the computer. It is advisable to dose the load on the eyes. Therefore, it is advisable to take breaks for special exercises, which will relieve eye fatigue.
To prevent the development of myopia, it is very important to get adequate nutrition. The presence in the diet of foods containing protein, vitamins, and microelements such as Zn, Cu and Mn significantly reduces the likelihood of such a pathology.
If myopia has already been diagnosed, then complex therapy under the supervision of a specialist will help cope with the pathology.