Read while lying damage the eyes?
Myth: Consumption of carrots every day will make the eyes healthy, clear vision and prevent nearsightedness.
Fact: Carrots contain carotene are beneficial to eye health. But the source of carotenoids not only carrots. Other fruits such as papaya, mango also contains carotene high, even the red fruit from Papua who are the current trends have been studied contain carotene which is much higher than other fruits. So while the carrots beneficial for eye health, do not need to eat every day. Source of carotene could interspersed with other fruits in moderation.
People regarded vegetables that contain vitamin A plays a major role in the functioning of human vision. But the truth is that there is vitamin A in carrots contribute more to metabolism in nerve cells in the retina. So many were not able to eat carrots prevents the increase / decrease the amount of minus / plus / cylinder lenses of children. Mak-sudnya, if an error occurs at the base of the optical system of vitamin A can not improve the situation. Same with the camera lens is unfocused. Film used with any brand will continue to produce blurred images
Myth: Reading while lying cause nearsightedness.
Fact: This myth is not true. Someone who already has a tendency to myopia, for example in the family almost all suffer from nearsightedness, though never read while lying still, potentially affected by nearsightedness. The problem in this activity if the reading distance is too close. As is known to read while sleeping is usually made with an eye distance of books grew so close that the eye is forced to continue to focus in the distance is not ideal. Not only while sleeping, reading, sitting or standing even if the distance was less than 12 inches (about 30 cm) makes your eyes tired quickly so that in the long term can cause nearsightedness.
Myth: Reading in dim light causes nearsightedness.
Fact: Reading in the space that the lighting is lacking to make the eyes tired. Like Like the look in the dark, the eyes should be berakomodasi maximum so the object can be seen. While reading should be enough lighting in the room, even better if the light comes from behind the child. Not only dim, excessive light was not the same as for the eyes.
Myth: Seeing sea / green scenery can cure nearsightedness.
Fact: Like other muscles, eye muscles also needed relaxation. As an illustration, a person who sits too long, the waist will feel sore. Likewise with the eye. If the eyes are used to see one the same focus in a long time, like reading a thick book that will feel very tired. It is recommended to see the farthest point as the eye muscle relaxation. Not having seen the sea / green landscape, an important look at the farthest point. And to remember you are not trying to cure nearsightedness but simply as an eye muscle relaxation.
Myth: Glasses should be worn continuously to minus eye is not increased.
Fact: This myth is absolutely not true. An impaired nearsightedness will have trouble seeing without glasses. That is why glasses should be worn. But certainly not on every occasion goggles should be worn on. Increased distance minus the retina due to the longer lens with age and not because of wear / absence of eyeglasses.
There is also the assumption glasses do not constantly used because it actually would add a minus. It also did not get the logic. Same with the assumption that the glasses should always be used so that no more severe refractive disorders. The development of the size of the eyeball as the development of the human body. The size of the eyeball the baby will be smaller than the size of an adult eye. This means that from infancy to adulthood in fact there is a development on the size / dimensions of the eyeball. In the first 2 years is a very developed optical system in front of the eye (the next segment), ie by 60%. After 2 years of age next segment is still growing but not so rapid.
Rear segment will grow rapidly as the child ages ranged from 4 to 15 years who later became slow its progress and stop at around age 18. This means that the back of the eye where the retina was grew longer in accordance with age. So if at the age of 6 years, the eyes of a child has reached minus two, it is because the distance the longer the retina to the lens so that the minus would be greater. In other words, the addition of minus at the age of growth can be said to be natural.