Myopia in children increases the risk of sadness and anxiety

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 According to a recent study by Orbis International, children with myopia had much greater levels of anxiety and sadness than their classmates who did not have vision problems.

A recent study by Orbis International found that children with myopia have much higher levels of sadness and anxiety than their classmates who do not have vision problems. 

According to additional research, strabismus surgery considerably reduced the signs of anxiety and despair in young patients.



The study, which was published in the peer-reviewed journal Ophthalmology, broadens clinicians' comprehension of the relationship between strabismus, vision impairment, and kids' mental health.

An Orbis International news release from last month estimates that 19 million children under the age of 14 have vision impairment or are blind worldwide.

Even though eye diseases, depression, and anxiety are less common in children than in adults, they nonetheless offer a larger risk to pediatric patients if they are not properly detected and treated, according to the press release.

Nathan Congdon, head of research at Orbis International, asserts that children need resilient mental health to succeed. He emphasized that if a child has a vision impairment, it might have a significant impact on their mental health as evidenced by these recent studies.


Congdon said in the announcement that Orbis has "assembled for the first time the kind of compelling facts that can help inspire governments to react to children's vision."

"Because children with nearsightedness, which is remedied with a straightforward pair of glasses, provided the very greatest evidence for an influence on mental health, the findings are all the more persuasive."

The research can have significant effects on how health care planners allocate resources and create strategies to prevent eye deterioration, according to the press release.

An illustration of this is when strabismus surgery is considered a cosmetic procedure in some nations and is not covered by insurance, forcing families to pay out-of-pocket.


Low socioeconomic class patients may be discouraged from seeking therapy as a result of these obstacles, making the advantages of corrective surgery for their mental health inaccessible.

Further randomized controlled studies are required, according to academics, to examine the effects of public health initiatives for myopia correction on children's mental health. The mental health of children who need strabismus surgery may be improved by expanding access to it.

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