As a parent, you play a crucial role in safeguarding your child's eye health and ensuring clear vision throughout their lives. Myopia, or near-sightedness, is a prevalent condition that affects many children, but there are proactive steps you can take to manage its progression and preserve their visual well-being. Here's what you need to know about myopia management:
- Early Intervention: Detecting myopia early is key. Regular eye exams are essential to monitor your child's vision and identify any signs of myopia. The earlier myopia is detected, the more effective the management strategies can be.
- Specialised Eyewear: We are now certified to provide eyewear solutions to effectively manage myopia. We provide specialised recommendations for both spectacle and contact lens solutions which can control the growth of the eye and limit how myopic you child may become. Spectacle and contact-lens based solutions can slow down the progression of myopia in children by up to 67%. Some of the myopia control options we are able to provide are detailed below:
Essilor Stellest Spectacle Lenses:
Coopervision MiSight Contact Lenses:
3. Lifestyle Adjustments: Encourage your child to spend more time outdoors engaging in activities that promote distance vision. Studies have shown that increased outdoor time is associated with a reduced risk of myopia development. Limiting screen time and encouraging frequent breaks from near work activities, such as reading or using electronic devices, can also contribute to myopia management.
4. Regular Monitoring: Myopia is a progressive condition, and its progression needs to be monitored regularly. Routine eye exams allow your eye care professional to assess changes in your child's myopia and make necessary adjustments to the management plan.
5. Benefits for the Future: Myopia management is not only about providing clear vision in the present but also about safeguarding your child's visual health in the long run. By actively managing myopia, you can potentially reduce the risk of complications associated with high myopia, such as retinal detachment and other eye diseases.
Myopia Disease Risk chart
