Three hours of outdoor play and no mobile phones, electronic pads or long hours of screen staring -- that's the secret to zero myopia at a primary school in Southwest China's Yunnan province.Having no nearsighted students is considered to be a remarkable achievement in China.The prevalence of myopia for primary school students stands at 35.6 percent nationwide, and the rate rises to nearly 81 percent for senior high school students, according to official data released last year.As Wantang Primary School, which is in Yunnan's lush green mountains, came into the spotlight,parents, educators and eye specialists began discussing whether its experiences can be replicated nationwide to counter the rising level of myopia across China.Yang Chenhao, head of the ophthalmology department at the Children's Hospital of Fudan University, said that while the school is a unique case,some of its measures are highly worth learning, such as keeping children away from mobile phones and getting them outdoors more often."The greatest challenge would be to shift mindsets of educators and parents amid intense academic competition these days," he said."I think it is important to spread the awareness that academic grades should not be the sole focus.Instead, physical, mental and eye health of children should be prioritized."Yang Qingyi, a faculty member at the school, which has 536 students, said that all children are required to go outside during class breaks.
三小时的户外活动，没有手机、电子平板，不长时间盯着屏幕--这就是中国西南部云南省一所小学实现学生零近视的秘诀。一所学校如果没有近视学生，这在中国就是一项了不起的成就。据去年发布的官方数据显示，全国小学生的近视率为35.6%，而在高中生群体中，这一比例上升到近81%。随着位于云南省大山深处的湾塘小学成为人们关注的焦点，家长、教育工作者和眼科专家都开始讨论在全国范围内复制湾塘小学经验的可能性，以应对中国近视水平不断上升的问题。复旦大学儿童医院眼科主任杨晨皓表示，虽然这所学校是一个特例，但它的一些措施非常值得学习，比如让孩子远离手机，更多地出门运动。杨晨皓说道：“在如今激烈的学习竞争下，最大的挑战是改变教育者和家长的思维方式。我认为，重要的是要传播这样的意识--学习成绩不应该是唯一的关注点。相反，应该优先关注儿童的身体、心理和视力健康。”杨清义是这所拥有536名学生的学校的教职工，他表示，课间休息时，所有孩子都被要求到户外活动。
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