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Myopia Control

What is Myopia?

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Myopia control


Myopia is a very common issue throughout the world. Approximately 1/3 of the population in the United States have the condition and over 90% of several East Asian countries suffer from myopia. While myopia may seem like such a common condition that it shouldn’t be cause for concern, it is actually associated with several very serious conditions that can threaten one’s ability to see.


Myopia, more commonly known as nearsightedness, is a condition where individuals are able to see objects that are close to them but may have difficulty distinguishing things at a distance, such as road signs or leaves on a tree. These individuals often squint at objects that are further away to try and help bring them into focus.
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Why is it important to Control Myopia?

Currently, there is no known cure for myopia and recent studies suggest that the more advanced your myopia gets, the more serious the effects can be on your vision. This has led eye professionals to look for ways to slow the progression of myopia in children and young adults as the eyes typically change more rapidly during this time and slowing down myopia progression during these years has a huge payoff.

How to Control Myopia


​​​​​​​Corneal reshaping contact lenses
They are worn during sleep and removed in the morning. They temporarily change the shape of the cornea (the clear window on the front of the eye), so that the child can see clearly all day long without glasses or contact lenses. During the first two weeks of wear, your child will experience changing vision. When the vision gets worse, s/he may put on glasses to provide clear vision. Although the chance of an eye infection is still very low (about one case per 719 years of wear), it is greater for corneal reshaping contact lenses than usual daytime contact lens wear because the contact lens is worn overnight.

Soft dual-focus contact lenses
It is similar to lenses routinely worn to help people over 40 years of age read clearly as well as see far away. Children may not see quite as clearly with these contact lenses as other types of contact lenses, but there are not additional risks compared to regular daily contact lens wear.

Atropine
It is an eye drop that typically makes the light seem bright because it makes the pupil (black hole in the middle of the eye) bigger, and it blurs near vision because it reduces the ability to focus the eyes while looking near. Low-concentration (0.01% - 0.05%) atropine has been shown to slow the progression of nearsightedness without increasing pupil size or decreasing near vision dramatically. Only 8% of children complained of problems with low-concentration atropine and glasses can reduce symptoms if your child notices poor reading vision or lights seem too bright.

MiSight contact lenses
MiSight contact lenses are a type of dual focus contact lens that has been specifically FDA approved treatment to reduce axial elongation and myopia progression in children 8 to 12 with myopia of -0.75 to -4.00 diopters of myopia and less than -1.00 diopters of astigmatism.

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