Research On The Effect Of Eye Exercises On The Vision Health Of Rural Students

Vision health is an important part of health human capital.Vision problems have negative effects on the level of education,labor employment,and even the society and economy.However,China is facing a serious vision health crisis,especially the incidence of myopia is high,and it shows a clear trend of younger age.The early onset of myopia and the high incidence of high myopia not only endanger the quality of the contemporary population but also affect the accumulation of human capital in the future.In the prevention and management of myopia problems,rural areas are weak links.The prevalence of myopia in rural children in China is high.However,due to information asymmetry and misperception,the correction rate of myopia in rural students is very low.As one of the national health prevention and control policies for school health,"Eye Health Care" has basically become a daily rule for students in primary and secondary schools in China.Due to the limitations of sample size and methods,the current research on the effect of eye exercises on visual acuity is inconclusive.This paper attempts to analyze the implementation of eye exercises in rural areas on the basis of existing related research,combined with the relative advantages of the data and methods,and explore the effect of eye exercises on students’ vision.First of all,based on a large sample of empirical research data,this paper provides a descriptive analysis of the implementation of eye exercises in rural areas of China.By comparing and analyzing the regional and school levels as well as the individual and family level of students,students make differences in eye exercises.Secondly,this paper analyzes the relationship between eye exercises and different degrees of vision and glasses of rural students through multiple linear regression.Finally,in order to solve the estimation error caused by "self-selection" in multiple linear regression analysis,this paper introduces propensity score matching analysis to evaluate the effect of eye exercises on visual acuity and optician of different levels of rural students to ensure the results of the study.Robustness.The main conclusions of this study are as follows:First,the effect of eye exercises on rural students’ vision changes,glasses wearing and myopia is not significant.The main reason for this result may be that myopia is a refractive error caused by an abnormality of the refractive system of the eye,which is a physical change.The main function of eye exercises is to accelerate the blood circulation of the eyes through acupressure at the eyes,which can alleviate the temporary ocular hysteresis to a certain extent but does not really change the refractive power of the eyes.Another possible reason is that the normative nature of students’ eye exercises cannot be effectively guaranteed,thus affecting the role of eye exercises.Second,students,parents,and teachers have misunderstandings about the vision health.More than half of the students,parents,and teachers believe that the best way to correct eyesight is to do eye exercises,and eye exercises can solve myopia problems.In contrast,only 18.58%of students believe that wearing eyeglasses can solve myopia problems,the proportion of teachers is relatively high,but only 38.21%of teachers have a positive attitude towards wearing glasses to solve vision problems.Rural students,parents,and teachers have insufficient understanding of the principles and scope of eye exercises,and lack of understanding or misunderstanding of the role of glasses.When students have vision problems,most rural students and parents fail to identify effective ways and means to solve the problem.Based on the above research conclusions,combined with the existing literature and the current situation of students in rural areas,this paper proposes the following recommendations for further development of rural students’ visual health management:(1)Strengthen the monitoring of students’ vision by schools and relevant departments;(2)Strengthen rural vision health education and clarify that wearing eyeglasses is the effective measure for prevention of myopia.