Recently, the Internet celebrity “myopia magic medicine” low-concentration atropine eye drops officially suspended online sales.
It is reported that atropine eye drops is a M choline receptor inhibitor, which was previously used for the rescue of organophosphate poisoning, anesthesia, mydriasis and treatment of iritis As early as 2005, the drug was first used in a study in Singapore to delay myopia.
According to the National Drug Clinical Trial Registration and Information Publicity Platform, there are currently 8 clinical trials of “Atropine Sulfate Eye Drops” in progress, and their indications are also Prefer to “delay the progression of myopia in children”.
But so far, there is no low-concentration atropine eye drops officially approved in the form of medicines in China .
This drug is also controversial. Previously, it could only be sold in the form of in-hospital preparations, and patients could purchase the drug remotely through the Internet hospital platform of some medical institutions.
Eye drops, actually can’t cure myopia
The essence of myopia is the change of the eyeball. According to the current medical technology, there is no medical method that can completely cure myopia. Even myopia correction surgery only controls the degree, but fails to solve the problem of myopia.
According to the research institutes represented by the National Institute of Ophthalmology in Singapore, it is believed that: Low concentration of atropine (0.01%-0.1%) can inhibit the axial growth caused by myopia , and then delay the The rapid progress of myopia, but its pharmacological mechanism for controlling myopia is not completely clear, and there is also some controversy in medicine.
Some studies have also found that atropine also has a dose-dependent effect on myopia control. The higher the dose, the better the effect. High concentrations of atropine will continue to cause mydriasis for a long time. effect, but will increase the patient’s photophobia, blurred vision and so on.
Because of this limitation, there is currently no official marketed product of low-concentration atropine eye drops in China.
Eye drops are also not intended for long-term eye fatigue relief< /p>
Whether it is work or rest, the use of electronic products is often inseparable.
Over time, it is easy to cause eye fatigue, dry eyes, and sometimes eye itching or eye pain due to excessive use of the eyes. quite huge.
In fact, in order to effectively solve the eye discomfort caused by overuse of the eyes, it is not advisable to instill eye drops frequently.
There are often great differences in the therapeutic efficacy of different eye drops.
For example,some eye drops are mainly used to relieve dry eye, but some eye drops are mainly used to treat eye inflammation or eye infection.
When the problem of dry eyes and itchy eyelids occurs, you must follow the doctor’s advice to decide whether you need to use eye drops, and you must choose the type of eye drops that can be prescribed according to the actual situation.
There are essentially 3 things to do to relieve eye strain
If you want to fundamentally stay away from dry and itchy eyes, it is most important to actively develop good eye habits.
1. Keep a reasonable eye distance
For office workers who need to stay at their desks for a long time, they may often find themselves hunched over The phenomenon of using the eyes too close, which has an adverse impact on the eye health has always been quite huge.
Over time, it is likely to cause myopia problems or lead to a substantial increase in the degree of myopia.
In order to protect the eyes, everyone must pay attention to the reasonable control of the distance between the eyes. For example, in the process of using the sitting position, the distance between the eyeballs and the desktop should preferably be controlled at more than 30 cm.
2. Reasonable control of eye duration
Long-term high-intensity eye use can easily cause eye fatigue and dry eyes.
In daily life, whether it is working or studying, we must pay attention to the reasonable control of the time of eye use. That is, you should relax your eyes properly every hour, such as looking into the distance, massaging your eyes, rolling your eyes, etc.
3. Less staring at electronic screens
Excessive use of electronic products is one of the most important factors that cause eye fatigue.
For the sake of eye health, everyone must pay attention to reasonably control the use time of electronic products. For example, in the process of relaxing after work, remember not to overindulge in browsing online novels or playing video games.
In addition, remember not to stare at the electronic screen for a long time in the dark environment before going to bed every night, which has always caused extremely serious damage to visual health.
Especially if you like to stare sideways at the screen of your mobile phone, it is likely to cause inconsistency in both eyes in severe cases.
