MYOPIA MANAGEMENT:
Myopia, more commonly known as nearsightedness, is a condition where individuals are able to see objects that are close to them but 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.
Currently, there is no known cure for myopia and recent studies suggest that the more advanced your myopia gets, it increases the risk of vision-threatening eye conditions and complications later in life including glaucoma, retinal detachment, early onset cataracts and even blindness.
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. Slowing down myopia progression during these years has huge advantage in preventing child’s vision from getting worse and decreasing the risk of ocular disorders connected with high myopia later in life.
In our office, we offer three primary categories of myopia control treatments:
Myopia, more commonly known as nearsightedness, is a condition where individuals are able to see objects that are close to them but 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.
Currently, there is no known cure for myopia and recent studies suggest that the more advanced your myopia gets, it increases the risk of vision-threatening eye conditions and complications later in life including glaucoma, retinal detachment, early onset cataracts and even blindness.
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. Slowing down myopia progression during these years has huge advantage in preventing child’s vision from getting worse and decreasing the risk of ocular disorders connected with high myopia later in life.
In our office, we offer three primary categories of myopia control treatments:
- Ortho-K
- Multifocal contact lenses
- Atropine eye drops