%0 Journal Article
%T The Research on the Paths of Popular Science Education about Myopia Prevention and Control among College Students in the Context of Shifting the Focus Forward
%A Shengpo Zeng
%A Yang¡¯ai Gu
%J Open Journal of Applied Sciences
%P 371-378
%@ 2165-3925
%D 2024
%I Scientific Research Publishing
%R 10.4236/ojapps.2024.142025
%X Currently, the number of myopic people in China has reached as high as
600 million, and it shows a trend of ¡°early onset, high incidence, and a high
degree of severity¡±. The issue of myopia among children and adolescents has
attracted widespread attention from all sectors of society. Comprehensive
myopia prevention and control efforts have been launched nationwide. Popular
science education, vision screening, and improving visual environments are
effective measures for preventing myopia. However, among the target audience
for comprehensive myopia prevention and control, the preschool children group
has been neglected, and the work of myopia prevention and control for this
group has been significantly weakened and marginalized. Due to insufficient
awareness of prevention and control, the hyperopia reserve in the preschool
children group is being continuously depleted, leading to the early onset of
myopia. In light of this situation, the focus of myopia prevention and control
needs to shift forward, and it is worth exploring and pondering how college
students with a background in optometry can develop entertaining and engaging
popular science education materials and methods.
%K Myopia Prevention and Control
%K Popular Science Education
%K Hyperopia Reserve
%K Eye Health
%K Preschool Children Group
%U http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=131287