文 / 中和双眼明眼科診所 張鈞凱醫師
醫學進展日新月異,過去我們認為是對的醫學觀念,可能隨著新的醫學證據出現而被推翻。當然,即使是醫護人員,對於新觀念的接受,也不是一日可及。常常需要更多支持新觀念的醫學研究陸續發表,才會慢慢普及在最前線的醫護人員乃至於普羅大眾的認知之中。
今年(2024)眼科醫學期刊JAMA Ophthalmology 整理了一篇近年來關於醫學上對於近視認知的五則迷思,這裡提供給大家做參考:
迷思一:嚴重的近視只會出現在亞裔人群之中
迷思二:學齡時期的近視增加並不危險
迷思三:成年之後,近視就不再增加了
迷思四:近視眼鏡的度數配淺一點,可以減緩學齡期近視的增加
迷思五:只有高度近視需要近視控制
結論
參考資料
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