Myopia Management
As a parent, you want the best for your child's overall health and well-being, including their vision. Blurry distance vision can have several effects on children.
Effects from blurry distance vision:
Hinder academic performance
Affect ability to participate in sports
Cause eyestrain & headaches
Impact overall self esteem & quality of life
Timely intervention is crucial to address these issues and support their visual health.
In the past, options were limited for addressing nearsightedness in children, typically involving standard glasses prescriptions. However, advancements in our understanding of nearsightedness, otherwise known as myopia, have revolutionized the approach.
We now recognize the potential to alter the trajectory of myopia progression in children, aiming to slow its advancement. This proactive strategy, known as myopia management, significantly differs from traditional methods. By implementing various interventions, we can effectively reduce the rate at which a child's myopia worsens. This enables parents to take proactive measures to safeguard their child's visual health and minimize the long-term implications associated with myopia.
Why so many people need glasses now
Benefits of myopia management include:
Improving academic performance: Good vision is essential for learning, and blurry distance vision can negatively impact a child's academic performance. As a child’s myopia progresses, they may have difficulty seeing the board in the classroom, leading to reduced concentration, lower grades, and decreased overall academic performance. Myopia management can help maintain a clear vision for distance tasks, allowing your child to better participate in classroom activities and perform well academically.
Improve sports performance: Traditional glasses can limit peripheral vision and cause discomfort during physical activities and sports. Contact lenses eliminate the risk of glasses falling off or breaking and offer a wider field of view, allowing better awareness of the surroundings, crucial in team sports or fast-paced activities. By improving visual clarity, depth perception, and overall visual comfort, myopia management empowers children to excel in sports, boosting their confidence and enjoyment of physical activities.
Enhancing quality of life & self-esteem: Myopia can affect a child's daily activities outside of school as well, such as playing sports, enjoying outdoor activities, and socializing with friends. Children may experience limitations in these areas due to their blurred vision. With myopia management, your child can enjoy better visual clarity, participate in activities they love, and improve overall quality of life.
Slowing myopia progression: Nearsightedness that worsens over time can increase the risk of severe eye conditions in adulthood, such as glaucoma, cataracts, and retinal detachment. By enrolling your child in myopia management, you can reduce the degree of their myopia and lower their long-term risk of associated eye health complications.
Reducing the need for stronger eyeglass prescriptions: Untreated, children will typically require stronger eyeglass prescriptions as their myopia progresses. This can be inconvenient and costly for both the child and the parent, as frequent changes in eyeglasses may be needed. Myopia management can help reduce the rate of myopia progression, which means your child may need fewer changes in their eyeglass prescription over time, saving you time and money.
Enrolling your child in myopia management can be a proactive step towards safeguarding their vision and promoting their overall well-being.
Children who wore ortho-k lenses reported:
Increase in self-confidence
Convenience for sports
More active with athletic activities
More willing to try new things
Increase in outdoor activity time