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Myopia Management
At Spybey's, we are proud to offer specialist myopia management for children. Myopia (short-sightedness) is on the rise, but early intervention can make a big difference. With advanced treatments and expert guidance, we can help slow the progression and protect your child’s vision for the future.
What Is Myopia?
In Myopia (short sightedness), the eye is longer than normal or the cornea is too steep, so that light rays focus in front of the retina. Near objects are clear, but distant objects appear blurred. For the most part, this is an inconvenience considering how frustrating it can be to be dependent on contact lenses or glasses.
The eyes are expected to grow in childhood at a regular rate until age 10 to 12. However, if they grow too quickly or don’t stop at age 10 to 12, then a child becomes myopic. Myopia control aims to slow excessive eye growth, ideally to the normal rate expected in childhood.
Myopia Control and Quality of Life
With myopia management, children and teenagers will undergo less frequent changes in their prescription. With vision being more stable and deteriorating less between eye examinations, children and teenagers will have better vision for school, sport, and other daily activities.
Research has shown that myopia can lead to higher lifelong risks of eye diseases like cataracts, retinal detachment, and macular degeneration. Even low levels of myopia can increase the risk of eye diseases compared to someone who doesn't have myopia.
Managing Myopia
Using special contact lenses or glasses may reduce the progression of the level of myopia by around 0.50D - 0.75D (D = dioptre; unit of lens power) on average compared with using standard glasses and contact lenses.
If myopia management is successful, this may mean your child grows up with a lower level of myopia than they would have had without treatment. This means they may not depend on their glasses as much as they otherwise would have had to; their prescription will be lower, and their glasses will be thinner and lighter.
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