What is Myopia Management?
Myopia management is specialized therapy aimed to minimize the severity and progression of nearsightedness in young children to reduce the risk of future vision impairment. Myopia management comes in many forms and includes the use of corrective lenses, pharmacological eye drops, specialty contact lenses, modifications of environmental factors like reducing screen time and increasing outdoor time, or combination therapy. Every child is different and needs a solution tailored to their unique needs.
When to consider myopia management for your child
Myopia management with an optometrist in Oakland can be recommended as soon as your child is diagnosed with myopia. Children will benefit more from myopia control at younger age because myopia progresses faster in younger eyes.
What to expect
We recommend beginning myopia management as soon as possible. Children will benefit more from myopia control at younger age because myopia progresses faster in younger eyes. Myopia typically develops between ages 6 and 12 and tends to worsen every several months until the late teenage years. Eventually, myopia will stabilize in the early adulthood years, so myopia control treatment should ideally be continued throughout this time.
Several risk factors for progressing myopia include high levels of near work, less outdoor time, and genetics. As a result, myopia has been shown to increase the risk of sight threatening complications such as glaucoma, cataract, retinal detachment, and myopic macular degeneration.
Our Oakland Optometrist will discuss myopia management in detail and implement a plan that is suitable for you and your child.
How does Myopia Management improve your child’s visual health?
Any amount of myopia should be regarded as a potential for vision impairment. Early intervention and detection is the key to reducing the impact of myopia on your child’s long term ocular health and quality of life.
What are the benefits of Myopia Management?
There are several benefits related to myopia management that make it an excellent option:
Slows the progression of Myopia.
When myopia is diagnosed in children under 12 years of age, this means that the condition potentially has years to progress. Early intervention by an Oakland optometrist can leave them with better vision that’s easier to correct.
Reduce risk of complications from sight threatening eye conditions.
Globally, uncorrected myopia is a leading cause of avoidable vision impairment and permanent blindness. Complications associated with high myopia can be sight threatening such as retinal detachment, cataracts, glaucoma, and myopic macular degeneration.
Teach kids how to properly care for their myopia management products.
Most plans for myopia management incorporate the use of eyeglasses or contact lenses. Introducing these vision-correcting products at an early age helps children learn the proper techniques for caring for their contacts or glasses and establishes personal responsibility for taking care of their eyes.
If your child is showing signs of myopia, call us to schedule an appointment. The sooner we begin a myopia management plan, the better our chances of preserving your child’s eyesight and long-term visual health.
Myopia Management
Myopia, also known as nearsightedness, is a condition that causes distant objects to appear blurry. This is usually a result of the eyeball being too long in length or an overly curved cornea and/or lens with increased optical power. As the eye continues to grow, there is an increased risk for sight threatening complications. Myopia management is has been proven to reduce progression of myopia and minimize the potential for vision impairment.
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Specialized therapy aimed to minimize the severity and progression of myopia to reduce the risk of future vision impairment.
