Myopia (Near-sighted)
- What is Myopia?
- This means your eyes are too big, and things are blurry far away
- We are seeing a massive increase in Myopia due to our ever changing work and school environments
- We expect 50% of the population to myopic by 2050
- Risks of Myopia:
- The inability to see correlates with the inability to learn/focus in class
- Uncorrected Myopia can affect life outside of learning (sports, music, self confidence)
- The higher the prescription, the more likely to develop eye diseases such as glaucoma, macular degeneration, cataracts, and retinal detachment
- Treatment and Therapy Options
- Blurry Vision
- The standard way to treat the vision aspect of Myopia is with glasses or contacts.
- The disease of Myopia and slowing the growth of the eye (which increases the prescription)
- We have therapies and treatment to slow the growth of the eye and slow the progression of a child’s prescription
- Our Therapy program is comprehensive and all encompassing
- We see the patient multiple times a year to check the growth of the eye and make sure they are seeing 20/20 year round.
- This allows for maximum visual performance year round and lowers the risk of eye disease later in life
- Orthokeratology
- This is where a therapeutic contact lens is worn while sleeping and allows for 20/20 vision during the day without glasses or contacts
- It is like retainers for your eyes
- Eye Drops
- We can use prescription eye drops to slow the growth of the eye
- Therapeutic Soft Contact lenses
- These are similar to traditional soft contact lenses, but specially designed to slow the progression of myopia.
