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Discover Personalized Myopia Management for Your Little Ones
Myopia, or nearsightedness, is a common vision condition that often begins in childhood and can progress over time. At Complete Family Vision Care Optometry, we focus on managing myopia to help slow its progression and protect your child’s vision.
Understanding Myopia
Myopia causes distant objects to appear blurry while close objects remain clear. It can lead to difficulties in school, sports, and other activities. If left unmanaged, myopia can increase the risk of more serious eye conditions later in life.
Treatments You Can Expect from Our Myopia Management Plans
- Customized Treatment Plans: We create personalized myopia management plans based on your child’s specific needs. These plans may include prescription glasses, contact lenses, or focus on treatments like orthokeratology (Ortho-K) lenses.
- Orthokeratology (Ortho-K): Ortho-K lenses are a brilliant, non-invasive treatment for myopia. These lenses are worn overnight to gently reshape the cornea, providing clear vision during the day without the need for glasses or contacts during the day. This treatment also helps slow the progression of myopia.
- Atropine Eye Drops: Low-dose atropine drops are another effective option to slow down myopia progression. Our team will discuss whether this treatment is right for your child.
- Regular Monitoring: Myopia can change as your child grows, so regular eye exams are essential. We track your child’s progress and adjust the treatment plan as needed.
Complete Family Vision Care Optometry for Myopia Management?
- Skilled in Myopia: Our team has extensive experience in managing myopia, using the latest techniques and treatments to protect your child’s vision.
- Advanced Technology: We use cutting-edge diagnostic tools to monitor myopia progression and ensure effective treatment.
- Child-Centered Care: We understand the unique needs of children and provide a friendly, supportive environment to make their eye care experience as comfortable as possible.
Protect Your Child's Vision
Protecting Your Child's Vision: A Message about Progressive Myopia and Myopia Management from the Doctors at Complete Family Vision Care Optometry
As parents—especially mothers—the health and well-being of your child is your top priority. Among the many concerns you may have, your child’s eye health might not immediately come to mind, yet it’s profoundly important for their future. We, the doctors at Complete Family Vision Care Optometry, want to address a growing concern in childhood: myopia, or nearsightedness. Understanding how your child’s vision develops can help protect their long-term eye health and prevent complications that can significantly impact their quality of life.
A child’s visual system undergoes critical development from birth to around 8 years old, as the foundation for clear sight is built during this time. However, the eye continues to grow beyond these developmental years. Unfortunately, this growth can result in myopia, a condition where the eyeball becomes too long—a process known as axial elongation. This elongation causes light entering the eye to focus incorrectly, leading to blurry vision when looking at distant objects.
The rate of axial growth in a child’s eye plays a crucial role in determining how severe their myopia will become. If axial length increases rapidly at an early age, the chances of developing high myopia—a condition of extreme dependence on glasses or contacts—are significantly heightened. For families with parents who are already highly myopic, this concern hits particularly close to home.
The Silent Risks of Progressive Myopia
It’s essential to understand that myopia isn’t just about needing glasses. Progressive myopia carries serious ocular health risks. For every 1 diopter increase in myopia, the risks for several debilitating eye conditions rise significantly:
- Retinal detachment, where the retina separates from its supportive layers, potentially causing permanent vision loss.
- Glaucoma, which damages the optic nerve and can lead to blindness if untreated.
- Cataracts, a clouding of the lens that requires surgery for restoration of vision.
- Myopic maculopathy, where the central retina suffers structural damage, leading to irreversible sight impairment.
These conditions can manifest acutely or develop as chronic, lifelong challenges. The earlier a child begins to experience rapid myopic progression, the greater their risk of these severe complications.
Proactive Myopia Management
As professionals in optometry, we understand the emotional toll of witnessing your child struggle with worsening vision. If you are highly myopic and depend on glasses or contacts every day, you already grasp the limitations this places on life. But the good news is that early intervention can make a difference. With proper guidance and management, we can slow the progression of myopia and protect your child’s vision.
Lifestyle changes, like limiting screen time and increasing outdoor activities (at least 2 hours per day) play an important role. However, advanced myopia management often requires skill and experience. At Complete Family Vision Care Optometry, Dr. Kevin Solis, O.D, Dr. Samuel White, O.D, and Dr. Eric White, O.D. are committed to helping children and families limit myopic progression with a personalized, evidence-based approach.
Our program monitors axial length every three months, allowing us to track eye growth closely and intervene where necessary. We use a combination of effective tools tailored to your child’s needs, including:
- Soft multifocal contact lenses, specifically designed to reduce eye strain and slow elongation.
- Corneal reshaping lenses, worn overnight to reshape the cornea and curb myopic progression.
- Low-dose atropine eye drops, a proven method to slow eye growth and elongation.
Our comprehensive approach ensures that each child’s unique needs are met, with the goal of reducing axial growth and mitigating long-term complications. Myopia management is an investment in your child’s future, and we’re here to help every step of the way.
Invest in Your Child’s Vision Today
Don’t wait to take action. Schedule a comprehensive eye exam for your child today at Complete Family Vision Care Optometry. Let’s work together to protect your child’s eyesight and secure their visual health for years to come. In our next blog, we’ll explore myopia management treatments in greater detail. In the meantime, contact us to learn more and to begin your child’s journey toward healthier eyes.