General information, not an individual diagnosis. Ask a healthcare professional if you are unsure about your situation.
No. Outdoor time helps prevent the onset of myopia; its effect on progression of established myopia remains uncertain.
For a child without myopia whose parents are myopic, Ameli gives a guide of at least two hours daily outdoors in daylight.
Near work is not limited to screens. Avoid very close viewing and poor lighting while reading.
Daylight outdoors does not mean seeking intense sun exposure. Provide shade, a hat and appropriately fitted UV-filtering glasses.
If the child already has myopia, keep appointments set by the ophthalmologist. Follow-up adjusts correction and examines the whole eye.
Devices or medicines intended to slow progression are specialist decisions. A family habit does not validate treatment or stopping follow-up.
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