Why are girls more prone to myopia than boys? An ophthalmologist gives the answer, and the reason is very real

I don't know if you parents have noticed that more and more children are now on the road of myopia.

Previously, there was a 4-year-old girl whose left eye was more than 800 degrees, and the right eye was more than 900 degrees. Both eyes even had different degrees of astigmatism. You must know that this is a child who is only 4 years old.

I haven't seen the beauty of the world yet, but I already have to rely on thick lenses to live.

After asking the reason, I found out that in order to let the child eat honestly, the parents used their mobile phones or tablets to play cartoons for her every time they ate, and it took about an hour from the meal to the end of the meal. Time, and during this 1 hour, the child's eyes are almost motionless.

In 2017, the World Health Organization conducted a survey on myopia:

It is found that in China, children aged 6-8 have a 40% chance of suffering from myopia, and it can reach 70% after high school. In contrast, the myopia rate of elementary and middle school students in the United States is only about 10%.

In 2018, Zhang Yong, deputy director of the Disease Control Bureau of the Chinese Health Commission, said:

The myopia rate of Chinese children and adolescents is 53%, among which 6-year-old children are 14.5%, primary school students are 36%, middle school students are as high as 71%, and high school students are 81%.

In 2019, a white paper on the impact of vision development on Chinese teenagers even conducted a survey of nearly 60,000 students, and found that the myopia rate of girls was 56%, and that of boys was about 49%.

Why are girls more prone to myopia than boys?

Some people may be surprised to see this data, why is the myopia rate of girls higher than that of boys? According to common sense, don't boys like playing with electronic products more? The myopia rate should surpass that of girls.

In fact, this is indeed true. Generally, girls are quieter and less active than boys, especially girls at a young age. They tend to like reading more than boys, and they will spend more energy on their studies. .

However, on the contrary, boys are more naughty, and they can't be idle for a while. In their free time, they prefer to play ball with their classmates outside.

Before, ophthalmologists have reminded: the best way to fight myopia is to prevent it, and the best way to prevent it is to increase children's outdoor sports time.

The answer given by the ophthalmologist is both realistic and realistic. In fact, it is true. Most girls study hard at home, while outdoor sports have become the exclusive activities of boys.

Three major reasons for girls to form myopia, each of which is very realistic

The myopia rate of girls is higher than that of boys. In fact, this is not a problem of girls themselves, but a problem of the family, and it is a problem of parents.

Reason 1: Parents' thoughts

Most parents think that it is a boy's business to go out and play around, and girls should study quietly at home and help mom and dad with some housework. Some parents even think that girls should be pampered. , Let them stay at home, even lying in bed for a day is good.

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 term "combination of work and rest". Children's childhood life should not only be tired of studying, but also have outdoor entertainment. Only in this way can children's risk of myopia be reduced.

Reason 3: Girls should be versatile

I don’t know when it started. Girls in the eyes of parents should be multi-talented. Some interest classes such as dance classes are actually good for their children. If they enroll their children in calligraphy classes or reading aloud classes, then the children’s eyesight will be affected. is a greater burden.

Girls who like sports are more likely to be successful

Dr. Montessori, the world's parenting expert, once said:

A child can become himself and perfect himself only when he is active. Once the child enters a static state, he cannot achieve the desired effect.

Moreover, in 2013, a multinational company also researched: the more girls like sports, the easier it is to succeed.

I don’t know, do you still remember the female swimmer Fu Yuanhui 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 already used the power of the wild. This is my best result, and I am very satisfied.

Later, at the 2019 World Championships, Fu Yuanhui missed the final with a slight gap of 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.

The sense of normalcy gained in sports is exactly the spiritual quality that many children and even girls lack.

Yang Wei once shared a video about his daughter. At that time, her daughter was in a state of high fever. Yang Wei told her daughter while feeding medicine: We must be strong, we don't have a fever.

The daughter not only drank the medicine obediently, but also imitated the tone of her father's encouragement to cheer herself up.

Please give your child to life

Now there are too many parents who are full of extremely strong desire to control their children, thinking that children should obey their own in everything, if they don't listen, then the children are disobedient and ignorant.

Parents, please also think about it. Although children are still young, they also have their own ideas.

It is precisely because the parents insist on going their own way that girls should read at home, so the myopia rate of girls is much higher than that of boys.

There is even such a saying on the Internet: I got 100 points in the test, but I lost in the eyesight in the end.

Therefore, parents are requested to entrust their children to life, so that children can also have their own outdoor activities during the study period, and grow up wholeheartedly, which is the best way for children to grow.