服務範疇 近視控制服務

保護孩子視力:了解及管理近視

近視控制服務
近視控制服務專為管理及預防兒童近視而設,經驗豐富的眼科專科醫生與視光師團隊會為客人提供專業服務,度身訂造近視控制計劃。

近視並非一次性問題,需要持續護理。家長與本中心團隊耐心合作,是及時監察孩子狀況的關鍵。

什麼是近視?
近視是一種屈光不正的狀況,一般源於眼球伸長,令光線在眼睛前方(視網膜)聚焦,望向遠方時視力模糊。家長應注意近視的徵兆,例如孩子經常瞇眼或難以辨認遠處的物件。

兒童近視的風險因素

可能導致近視的因素包括:

常見深近視併發症
深近視可導致嚴重併發症,包括白內障、青光眼、視網膜脫落及近視性黃斑病變7。近視處方不當亦可導致視力欠佳,影響孩子學業及社交互動。此外,如果近視加劇,控制近視及其併發症亦所費不菲。

及早發現近視,能及時介入並有助預防情況進一步惡化,有效控制近視。

近視控制方法
本中心的近視控制服務提供全面眼部檢查、個人化近視控制計劃,包括眼鏡、眼藥水以及隱形眼鏡驗配服務。以下為可供選擇的近視控制方案:



參考
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