Importance of the Role of Primary Care in Myopia Prevention and Control Behavioral Intervention among Children

Abstract

Myopia is a major risk factor for vision health in children, it is important for the prevention and control of occurrence and development of myopia in children to standardize the screening of myopia and achieve early detection and intervention of myopia. At present, myopia screening, the establishment, management and application of refractive development profile in China are still in the initial stage. In particular, the follow-up measures after refractive development profile establishment still face many problems and challenges. In this paper, the role of primary care in myopia prevention and control behavioral intervention among Children was analyzed in depth according to the current status and characteristics of myopia screening and after refractive development profile establishment, combining with the requirements of hierarchical diagnosis and treatment, in order to provide recommendations on myopia screening, refractive development profile establishment and community behavioral interventions in China, balance medical resources for its development in a regulated, healthy and sustainable manner.

Keywords

• myopia|behavioral intervention|community health service center|tertiary prevention|categorized treatment|public health