City students to get eyesight screening
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The Shanghai Education Commission is asking district education bureaus to organize eyesight screening for students at schools and kindergartens to see if anything has changed due to the longer time spent on home schooling and online learning due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Last year, the city鈥檚 health commission revealed that 56.6 percent of local minors suffered from myopia, 3 percentage points higher than the national level, with the incidence rising by 1 to 2 percentage points a year.
The new eyesight census is part of a monthlong, citywide drive to boost awareness of eye health and myopia prevention and control.
Education bureaus are being asked to file accurate results and detect problems related to eyes, issue warnings and take early intervention measures.
Parents of children found to be short sighted will be guided to take them to medical institutions for further examination and treatment. Those who are developing myopia quickly will need special intervention to prevent hypermyopia.
Schools are being asked to reduce students鈥 academic burden, increase outdoor activities and physical exercises, guide reasonable use of digital devices, and improve the study environment, such as proper lighting, desks and chairs, to protect students鈥 vision.
There are also calls for eye-care institutes, hospitals, schools, families and other sectors of society to promote the importance of myopia prevention and control.
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