Shanghais primary and secondary schools have a poor eyesight rate of 57%. Ten high school students have nine glasses.

Liu Yonglin, an reporter from Dongfang.com, reported on November 24th: This morning, Shanghai’s “Ming” bathing sun and prevention of myopia series – the “Happy Big Eyes” outdoor music festival health promotion theme event was held in Century Park. The reporter from Dongfang.com learned from the scene that in recent years, the ageing of young children in Shanghai has intensified, and the high myopia rate of middle school students has increased. The situation of prevention and control is very serious.

It is reported that the “Ming” bath sun prevention prevention eye health promotion public welfare initiative was initiated by the Shanghai Eye Disease Prevention and Control Center. It aims to let parents and children understand the importance of caring for the eyes from childhood and obtain the science of preventing myopia. The concept, vigorously advocates going into the outdoors, getting close to nature, helping to effectively prevent the occurrence of myopia, and at the same time set off a good atmosphere of scientific love and eye protection in the whole society. Today's event attracted more than 1,000 children, teenagers and parents. The event also released the first "Love Eyes Song" organized by the Shanghai Eye Disease Prevention and Control Center, and the Eye-Eye-Education Science Education Radio Station - Big Eyes Radio was launched simultaneously, allowing children to switch from visual learning entertainment to auditory learning entertainment. .

It is understood that in recent years, the high rate of myopia among adolescents in China has gradually become one of the major public health problems affecting the health of children and adolescents. The situation of myopia in Shanghai is very serious. The data on the refractive development of the Municipal Eye Disease Prevention and Control Center shows that the visual acuity rate of primary and secondary schools in Shanghai in the 2017-2018 school year is 57.0%, including 46.9% in primary schools, 76.8% in junior high schools, and 89.5% in high schools. Among them, primary school students have shown an upward trend in recent years, suggesting that the incidence of myopia is increasing, and the high myopia rate of middle school students is rising. High myopia can cause irreversible risk of visual impairment and blindness. The situation of prevention and control is very serious.

In order to curb the rising prevalence of children's myopia, the Shanghai Municipal Government has continued to increase the prevention and control of children's myopia, and various prevention and control measures for myopia have been at the forefront of the country. In recent years, the city has promoted the prevention and control of children's myopia through the renovation of school classroom lighting, the establishment of children's refractive development files, the improvement of desks and chairs, the development of new standards for the implementation of books, and the increase of students' outdoor activities. The city-zone-community three-level eye disease prevention and treatment network organization, expert guidance, medical and educational integration, medical defense integration, family concern, social participation, a good working pattern, formed a Shanghai model of youth myopia prevention and control.