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Myopia in children: Nowadays, the habit of watching mobile and computer screens is increasing rapidly among children. This is the reason why children start wearing glasses at an early age. Due to being in front of the screen all the time, some children have developed serious eye problems. Due to this, problems like myopia and squinting are also increasing rapidly in children. However, this problem is now being seen in adults as well as children. Let's know about it from eye specialist Dr. Mandeep Singh Basu.
Does using too many gadgets cause myopia?
According to the doctor, excessive use of gadgets is directly related to myopia. If a child stays in front of the screen continuously or for many hours a day, then it is possible that he may develop myopia. A recent study has proved that excessive use of screen increases the risk of myopia by 80 percent in teenagers and young children. Not only this, many times children may also have problems like squinting or crooked eyes.
What is myopia?
Myopia is an eye-related problem, which is usually seen in children. In this problem, you can see nearby objects clearly, but distant objects are blurred or less visible. In such a situation, sometimes headache can also occur while looking. In such a situation, many times there may be a problem of watery eyes.
Ways to prevent myopia
To avoid myopia, you need to change your lifestyle.
To avoid this, you should get your eyes checked regularly.
For this, you should avoid staying in front of the screen for a long time.
For this, avoid putting too much pressure on the eyes, this damages the eye muscles.
