新加坡儿童青少年近视防控措施及对中国启示

Myopia prevention and control among children and adolescents in Singapore and their enlightenment to China

近年来,中国儿童青少年近视发病率急剧上升,引起了国家和社会的高度重视。新加坡也是世界上近视发病最高的国家之一,但新加坡政府采取多种措施,在儿童青少年近视防控上取得了显著效果。本文对新加坡的近视防控措施进行总结和分析,从中得出对中国儿童青少年近视防控的启示,如成立统筹和协调近视防控的综合管理部门、对近视保健知识进行多种形式的宣传、多种形式资助贫困学生获得清晰地矫正视力、减轻学生学业负担、加大科研投入和加快科研成果转化等,以期对中国近视防控提供有意义的参考和借鉴。

In recent years,the incidence of myopia in children and adolescents in China has risen sharply and the situation has attracted attention of the society.As one of the countries with the highest prevalence of myopia in the world,Singapore government has taken effective measures to prevent and control myopia among children and adolescents,such as the establishment of an integrated department for coordinating the prevention and control of myopia,various forms of publicity on myopia health knowledge,various forms of funding for poor students to obtain clear correction of vision,reducing students′academic burden,increasing investment in scientific research,and accelerating the transformation of scientific research results.The study summarizes and analyzes the prevention and control measures of myopia in Singapore and discusses the enlightenment of Singapore′s experiences to myopia prevention and control among Chinese children and adolescents to provide references for the prevention and control of myopia in China.