Today is the 25th National Eye Love Day. In response to the theme of this year's Eye Love Day "Visual 2020, Focus on Universal Eye Health", the China Primary Health Care Foundation held a national Eye Love Day peak dialogue online event in the afternoon. Cao Xirong, Chairman of the China Primary Health Care Foundation, Chairman of the Ophthalmology Branch of the Chinese Medical Association Yao Ke , Zhang Wenhong, Head of the Shanghai Expert Group for Treating COVID-19, and many other experts and scholars gathered together to have a cross-border dialogue on eye health management throughout the life cycle in the post-epidemic era.
In the "cloud", Professor Zhang Wenhong put on his glasses. He broke the news, "This is reading glasses." Zhang Wenhong, who is over 50 years old, is most worried about his presbyopia while calling on the public to pay attention to the health of his eyes. Zhang Wenhong, who was not myopic when he was young, often forgets to carry glasses with him after his presbyopia. Therefore, he prepared 20 pairs of reading glasses and placed them in different places so that they can see clearly at any time.
Zhang Wenhong said that the global epidemic is still continuing, and everyone needs to remain alert in the next one to two years and do a good job in normal prevention and control. "As the outpatient clinic recovers, both ophthalmology and other disciplines should continue to protect doctors and patients." During the epidemic, people have been using their mobile phones and computers for a longer time than in the past, and they are overly tired of their eyes. Zhang Wenhong said with emotion: "We should pay attention to it and protect our eyes."
cataract is the first blinding eye disease in my country. According to Yao Ke, the incidence of cataracts in my country is about 80% for people aged 60 to 89, and the incidence of cataracts in people over 90 is as high as 90%. Due to poor eye-using habits, the onset age of cataracts has also begun to show a trend of younger age in recent years. If not treated in time, cataracts will not only lead to blindness, but will also lead to a series of other diseases such as glaucoma. Therefore, once patients experience blurred vision, ghosting, night blindness, and other symptoms, they should seek medical treatment in time and have early diagnosis and treatment.
"Clinically, many patients have delayed the best treatment period because of fear of surgery, but surgery is still the only effective way in the global medical community." Yao Ke said that with the continuous development of medical technology, the accuracy and safety of cataract surgery have been effectively improved. Not only is the short operation time, but it is usually discharged on the same day.
In addition, the choice of different intraocular lenses can also meet the personalized visual needs of patients, including monofocal, bifocal, multifocal, and continuous visual range. For example, patients with high demand for dynamic vision can consider continuous visual range artificial lenses.
Experts also gave corresponding suggestions for the dry eye risks caused by office workers using their eyes excessively for a long time. The incidence of dry eye disease in my country is currently about 21% to 30%, and about 3 out of every 10 people will suffer from dry eye. Among them, dry eye diseases caused by abnormal secretion of meibomian glands and excessive tears evaporate too quickly are currently the majority. If not treated in time, dry eyes may also cause a series of complications such as conjunctivitis , keratitis , and even lead to vision loss and even blindness.
Speaking of daily eye protection, Zhang Wenhong said that when the epidemic was at its worst, his eyes were very tired every day, and sometimes even wearing glasses could not see clearly. He also tried to set his phone to forcefully close the App every 8 hours of use, and the phone frequently shuts down. Now, presbyopia has always troubled Zhang Wenhong. He invited Professor Yao Ke on the spot, "If I have time, I plan to do a detailed ophthalmic examination to improve eye problems."
Source Beijing Daily Client | Reporter Jia Xiaohong
Editor: Kuang Feng
Process Editor: Wang Mengying
Process Editor: Wang Mengying
