Myopia is one of the common health issues that happen in the youth stages. We call it as ---Pseudo-myopia. It is due to the regulation of tension, or even paralyzed functional myopia. School-age children or adolescents usually have to take longer time to read a book or computer, this is because the muscle around the eye area cramping or spasms can occur, as well as affect their vision. Sometimes our kid read books have to squint or look at the book very closely this can cause the problem to be even worse. This may lead to adjustment of tension and paralysis, depending on the distant objects, manifesting as myopia.
Acupuncturists can help treat this type of myopia. Usually, one to three courses of treatment can restore normal vision. The treatment achieves a satisfactory therapeutic effect by stimulating the meridians of related meridians.
Myopia according to Traditional Chinese Medicine can be due to a variety of factors. Below is the common diagnosis you usually see in clinic but not limited:
Liver qi weakness
Liver blood deficiency
Kidney meridian deficiency
Liver-spleen disharmony
1. Continuous eyes use should not be too long, generally not more than 45 minutes.
2. Ensure enough sleep, should go to bed before 11pm, it is the time to refresh liver meridian. Pay attention to work and rest, also increase outdoor activities, and see more green plants.
3. Balance the diet, pay attention to more protein and some foods containing more zinc, vitamin B, because the lack of it will have adverse effects on the optic nerve.