Why are girls more myopic than boys? The ophthalmologist gives the answer, and the reason is very real
I don't know if parents have noticed that more and more children are now on the road of myopia.
Previously, there was a 4-year-old girl with more than 800 degrees in the left eye and more than 900 degrees in the right eye, and even with varying degrees of astigmatism in both eyes. You know, this is a 4-year-old child.
I haven't seen the beauty of the world, but I have to rely on thick lenses to live.
After I asked the reason, I found out that in order to allow the child to eat honestly, parents play cartoons on their mobile phones or tablet computers every time they eat, and it can take almost an hour from the meal to the end of the meal. time, and during this 1 hour, the child's eyes hardly moved.
In 2017, the World Health Organization conducted a survey on myopia:
It was found that children aged 6-8 in China have a 40% probability of developing myopia, and it can reach 70% after high school. In contrast, the myopia rate of primary and secondary school students in the United States is only about 10%.
In 2018, Zhang Yong, deputy director of the CDC of the Chinese Health Commission, said:
The myopia rate among Chinese children and adolescents is 53%, of which 14.5% for 6-year-olds, 36% for primary school students, 71% for middle school students, and 81% for high school students.
In 2019, a white paper on the impact of Chinese adolescents' vision development surveyed nearly 60,000 students and found that among them, the myopia rate was 56% for girls and about 49% for boys.
Why are girls more myopic than boys?
Some people may be surprised to see this data. Why is the myopia rate of girls higher than boys? Don't boys like to play with electronic gadgets more? The rate of myopia should surpass that of girls.
In fact, this is indeed true, girls in general are quieter and less active than boys, especially girls in the younger age group, they tend to like reading more than boys and spend more energy on learning .
However, on the contrary, boys are more naughty.
Before, ophthalmologists have reminded: the best way to combat myopia is prevention, and the best way to prevent is to increase children's outdoor exercise time.
The answers given by the ophthalmologist are both realistic and practical. In fact, it is true. Most girls study hard at home, and outdoor sports have become the exclusive activities of boys.
Three reasons why girls develop myopia, each of which is very realistic
The myopia rate of girls is higher than that of boys. In fact, this is not the problem of the girls themselves, but the problem of the family, and more importantly, the problem of the parents.
Reason 1: Parents' thoughts
Most parents think that it is a boy's business to go out and play, and girls should study quietly at home and help their parents with some housework. Some parents even think that girls should be spoiled. , let them stay at home, even a day in bed is fine.
It is this kind of thinking of parents that forces the myopia rate of girls to increase year by year.
Reason 2: Girls should study more
There is nothing wrong with learning itself, but parents should not forget the word "work and rest". Children's childhood life should not only be exhausted from study, but also should have outdoor entertainment. Only in this way can the risk of myopia be reduced.
Reason 3: Girls should be versatile
I don’t know when it started, the girl in the eyes of parents should be versatile. Some interest classes such as dance classes are actually fine. If the children are enrolled in calligraphy classes or reading classes, then the children’s eyesight will be affected. is a greater burden.
Girls who like sports are more likely to be successful
World parenting expert Dr. Montessori once said:
Children can only become themselves when they are active, and make themselves perfect. Once the child enters a state of stillness, the expected effect cannot be achieved.
Moreover, in 2013, a multinational company also researched that the more girls who like sports, the easier it is to achieve success.
I don't know, do you still remember Fu Yuanhui, a female swimmer who performed well in the Rio Olympics?
At that time, the reporter asked: Does this state preserve strength for the finals?
Fu Yuanhui replied: No, I have used the power of the prehistoric times. This is my best result, and I am very satisfied.
Later, at the 2019 World Championships, Fu Yuanhui missed the final by 0.05 seconds. After the game, he smiled and said to reporters: Go back and continue to work hard. Failure is normal, because most of life is failure.
I believe everyone understands what Fu Yuanhui means: I can lose, but I will never give up.
This is the charm of sports. When children devote themselves to sports, they will become strong and develop a character that does not give up easily.
This kind of common sense gained in sports is the spiritual quality that many children and even girls are very lacking.
Yang Wei once shared a video about his daughter. At that time, her daughter was in a state of high fever. While feeding the medicine, Yang Wei told her daughter: We must be strong, we do not have a fever.
The daughter not only drank the medicine obediently, but also encouraged herself by imitating the tone of her father's encouragement.
Please give your child to life
There are too many parents now who are full of extremely powerful desires for control over their children, thinking that their children must obey themselves in everything.
Parents are also invited to think about it, although children are still young, they also have their own ideas.
It is precisely because of the insistence of parents that girls should read at home, the myopia rate of girls is much higher than that of boys.
There is even such a saying on the Internet: 100 points in the test, but finally lost in vision.
Therefore, parents are asked to hand over their children to life, allowing children to have their own outdoor activity time during their studies, and to grow whole-heartedly, is the best way for children to grow.