Smartphones have a detrimental effect on the vision of a child under seven years old, since the visual system does not have time to form for full-fledged work before the specified age. Ksenia Chinenova, an ophthalmologist and laser surgeon, told Zvezda TV channel about this on March 25.

“Until that time, vision cannot yet work at full strength in order to learn. Children under the age of seven are most often farsighted. And the visual load close to small objects is often excessive”, she explained.

According to the specialist, modern parents often teach their child to use the phone at the age of three, when children can already use such equipment on their own. This leads to visual impairment already by the beginning of school enrollment at the age of seven. Chinenova also noted that close reading of books at an early age, as well as other visual stress, can harm the health of children’s eyes.

All this can cause a tendency to myopia, especially in the case of a genetic predisposition, she said.

“With regard to early reading – in principle, of course, it develops brain activity well. However, there must be certain texts, certain fonts, a certain time of load, so that the child does not sit for more than an hour trying to read what he is unable to see clearly, ”added the ophthalmologist.

Chinenova also warned parents that it is not necessary to give the child any dietary supplements to improve vision, since they do not bring any benefit or harm: the child fully receives all the necessary elements from simple healthy food. In late February, ophthalmologist Rui Hiramatsu named a way to improve vision in three minutes a day. According to him, this can be achieved with simple gymnastics. For example, you can do exercises with Gabor spots, which are special patterns for finding differences.