Liao Yuwei (right at the back), Director of Health of Jia City, said that the professional vision examination service provided by the city government helps schoolchildren detect abnormal vision at an early stage and treat and correct them as soon as possible.

(Photo by reporter Ding Weijie)

[Reporter Ding Weijie / Chiayi Report] In order to strengthen the eye protection measures for preschool children in Chiayi City, the city government held the launching ceremony of "Preschool Children Eye Care, Love Health, Free Professional Vision Examination" today. From now until December 29, kindergarten large classes will be provided Students go to 15 contracted ophthalmic medical institutions within the jurisdiction to receive free professional vision examination services to help students detect abnormal vision early, treat and correct them early, and win good vision.

Deputy Mayor Chen Shuhui, Health Director Liao Yuwei, Jiaji Hospital ophthalmologist Cai Zhongbin, Kaohsiung Chang Gung Hospital Ophthalmology Myopia Prevention Center Physician Wu Peichang and others attended the press conference of the launching ceremony and lit the event together, symbolizing the bright vision of young children, Wu Feng Kindergarten students The live performance sang the "eyes move" vision care rhythm song, and the atmosphere was lively.

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Chen Shuhui (fourth from left), Deputy Mayor of Jiazhou City, and others attended the launching ceremony of "Free Professional Vision Examination for Preschool Children's Eye Care, Love Health".

(Photo by reporter Ding Weijie)

Chen Shuhui said that in the past three years, the myopia rate of preschool children in Jiashi was 5.70% in 2019, 7.40% in 2020, and 6.0% in 2021. In order to strengthen eye protection measures for preschool children, the city government has promoted children's vision care for 4 years (2020). Year to 2023) plan, combined with cross-departmental resources, in 2020, Jiashi will take the lead in joining the six counties and cities of the national health promotion kindergarten pilot, and select "vision care" as a priority issue, so that the prevention of myopia can be transformed from preschool to preschool. take root.

Chen Shuhui thanked Cai Zhongbin and many other ophthalmologists for their long-term professional assistance in vision care. She also thanked Jiayi Jade Palace for its charity work, donating 2,500 pairs of anti-UV eye shields to school children to solve the problems that may be caused by the use of mydriatics during the visual inspection process of school children. Transient photophobia problem.

Liao Yuwei said that the target of this free vision examination service is the senior class students in Jiashi kindergarten (birth date: September 1, 2016 to August 31, 2017). , Parents are requested to make an appointment with the ophthalmology clinic under the project contract in advance. The visual inspection items include pre-mydriatic refraction, naked vision, best corrected visual acuity, slit lamp examination, post-mydriatic refraction, etc. The examination results are professionally diagnosed by physicians. Provide children and parents with vision health education.

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  • optometry

  • eye protection

  • eye exam

  • Mydriasis

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