How to recover from pseudomyopia in children

Aug 18, 2025 Source: Cainiu Health

Dr. Wang Shuai

Introduction

Conjunctivitis caused by bacterial or viral infection leads to inflammation, which irritits the eyes and indirectly affects lens accommodation, possibly worsening symptoms of pseudomyopia. It is often accompanied by redness, increased secretions, and itching. Doctors may prescribe medications such as tobramycin eye drops, acyclovir eye drops, and sodium hyaluronate eye drops.

Pseudomyopia in children may be caused by excessive eye use, inappropriate environmental lighting, ciliary muscle spasm, conjunctivitis, keratitis, congenital cataracts, and other factors. Recovery can usually be promoted through general treatment, medication, and other methods. If abnormalities occur, timely medical attention is recommended. Detailed analysis is as follows:

1. Excessive eye use: Prolonged close-up reading or using electronic devices can overload the eyes' accommodation ability, easily causing pseudomyopia. It is recommended to control eye usage time, rest for 5-10 minutes every 30 minutes of use, and look into the distance to relax the eyes.

2. Inappropriate environmental lighting: Using eyes in overly bright or dim environments forces the eyes to adjust excessively to the lighting, possibly leading to pseudomyopia. Adjust the eye-use environment to ensure soft and moderate lighting, avoiding reading or writing in strong light or dim lighting.

3. Ciliary muscle spasm: Prolonged close-up eye use causes sustained contraction and spasm of the ciliary muscles, resulting in abnormal lens accommodation and pseudomyopia symptoms such as blurred vision, often accompanied by eye discomfort, dryness, and visual fatigue. Follow medical advice to use medications like compound tropicamide eye drops, racanisodamine eye drops, lutein chewable tablets, etc., for relief.

4. Conjunctivitis: Inflammation caused by bacterial or viral infection of the conjunctiva irritates the eyes, indirectly affecting lens accommodation, potentially worsening pseudomyopia symptoms, often accompanied by red eyes, increased secretions, itching, etc. Doctors may prescribe medications such as tobramycin eye drops, acyclovir eye drops, sodium hyaluronate eye drops, etc.

5. Keratitis: Inflammation of the cornea affects light refraction, leading to blurred vision, which may overlap with pseudomyopia symptoms, often accompanied by eye pain, photophobia, tearing, vision loss, etc. It is recommended to use medications such as levofloxacin eye drops, ganciclovir ophthalmic gel, recombinant human epidermal growth factor eye drops, etc., under medical guidance.

In daily life, ensure children have sufficient outdoor activity time each day to fully expose their eyes to natural light. Regular vision check-ups should be conducted to detect and address vision changes promptly. Cultivate good eye-use habits, maintain correct reading and writing posture, and create a healthy visual environment for children.

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How long does it take for pseudo-myopia to become true myopia?

In general, the time it takes for pseudo-myopia to develop into true myopia is not fixed. If there is excessive eye use or limited outdoor activity, pseudo-myopia may progress to true myopia within two months to one year. In adults, improper eye use may lead to this progression in about two years. Maintaining good eye habits is important for delaying the transition from pseudo-myopia to true myopia.

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What causes myopia?

In general, myopia may be caused by genetic factors, poor eye-use habits, pseudomyopia, axial myopia, or fundus lesions associated with high myopia. It is recommended to seek medical attention promptly, identify the underlying cause, and receive appropriate interventions under a doctor's guidance. In daily life, maintain regular作息 (sleep-wake cycles), avoid staying up late, and spend at least two hours outdoors each day to help slow the progression of myopia.

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Can children's newly developed myopia be reversed?

Pseudomyopia is often caused by prolonged near-eye use leading to ciliary muscle spasm, without any organic changes in the eyeball. If near-eye activities are reduced in time, outdoor activities are increased, and eye relaxation exercises are performed, the ciliary muscle can gradually relax and vision can slowly return to normal, without the need for glasses. However, if it is true myopia, recovery may be difficult.