What is pseudomyopia

summary

Pseudomyopia is relative to ordinary myopia, generally as long as it can be improved in time, it can make the vision return to normal. Let's see what pseudomyopia is.

What is pseudomyopia

First of all: pseudomyopia, as the name suggests, pseudomyopia is not myopia in essence, may be emmetropia, may also be mild hyperopia, but clinically, the performance as myopia. In essence, it is a kind of functional state that regulates functional spasm. When the eye looks close, it must be adjusted to see clearly. The closer you look, the more adjustment you need.

Secondly: when teenagers look at near objects, they can't relax the adjustment quickly because of the strong degree of adjustment and the long time of adjustment. That is to say, the reaction time of adjustment is longer than that of normal people, resulting in the decline of distant vision.

Finally: the patients whose far vision was less than 1.0 were corrected to 1.0 with negative spherical lens. However, after the use of cycloplegic drugs (atropine, houmatocine) or fogging, myopia disappeared and presented as emmetropia or hyperopia. This kind of myopia is mainly caused by adjustment tension, so after adjustment relaxation, myopia will disappear. It is usually seen in younger, shorter onset time and lower diopter.

matters needing attention

Reduce the visual load, a continuous close eye time should not be too long, the use of computer time should not be too long, about 45 minutes with the eye should rest for about 10 minutes and look far, so that the adjustment is relaxed. Usually do not play too long mobile phone or computer, to take time to walk outdoors.