The easiest way to measure true myopia

There is no clear way to measure true or false myopia in clinical practice. The simple way to measure true or false myopia is to perform mydriasis optometry.

If it is pseudomyopia, the paralysis state of the cycloid muscle is lifted after mydriasis, and the optometry result will show that there is no refractive error in the eye, that is, there is no myopia degree. If mydriasis optometry still exists after refraction, it indicates true myopia. Please note that mydriasis optometry needs to be carried out in a professional eye hospital, and the results are operated and interpreted by a professional doctor. For children and adolescents, mydriatic refraction is usually recommended because of their strong ciliary muscle regulation and mydriatic refraction can obtain more accurate degrees.

In addition, pseudomyopia is usually caused by poor eye use habits or prolonged close eye use, and will generally return to normal after reasonable rest or topical application of eye drops. True myopia requires glasses, contact lenses, or myopia surgery to correct vision.