There’s much more to myopia and what you can do about it than meets the eye.
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We can determine which treatment plan works the best for your child.
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Studies continue to show that doing near work contributes to the onset and progression of myopia.
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Spending at least 2-3 hours outdoors has been shown to delay or prevent the onset of myopia in children.
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The hallmark symptom of myopia is blurred distance vision, but it can also cause headaches, eyestrain, and difficulty seeing at night.
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Myopia generally begins in childhood and progresses throughout the school-age years, usually stabilizing into the late teens.
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More outdoor activities under natural sunlight have been associated with a lower risk of developing myopia.
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Another word to describe myopia is nearsightedness and these words are used interchangeably at times.
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If you or your children have myopia and it is getting worse each year, this article is for you.
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By making some lifestyle changes, it may be possible to delay the onset of myopia and prevent its progression.
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Myopia (often referred to as nearsightedness) is the most common cause of impaired vision in people under age 40.
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The significant reduction in outdoor time during the pandemic combined with the surge in screen time has increased the incidence of myopia cases.
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Half of the parents reported their children spent more than four hours using electronic devices each day during the pandemic, compared to 18 percent of parents reporting the same behavior prior to the pandemic.
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Emily spent the last 18 years employed for the inpatient and outpatient surgery departments at Community Hospital South.
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Childhood myopia rates are increasing, with 1 in 3 children now affected.
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Parents are doing whatever they can to help their children successfully transition to the next academic grade.
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Both organizations now recommend children play outdoors more to delay the onset of myopia and to support proactive treatment.
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It's been shown that higher myopia is associated with a greater risk of eye disease.
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Often referred to as nearsightedness, it is an eye disease in which the eye elongates more than it should. Essentially, your child’s eye is growing too long.
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These facts may inspire you to be more proactive about your child’s eye health and long-term vision.
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Myopic children are at a higher risk of developing sight-threatening diseases like glaucoma, cataracts, retinal detachment, and macular degeneration later in life.
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The drastic increase in indoor and screen time associated with virtual classrooms is taking a toll on children’s eyes, resulting in what optometrists are calling "quarantine myopia".
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The risks of developing adverse reactions to contact lens wear among children proved to be the same as in adults.
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As the child's eyes grow, stretching forces likely cause eye diseases that are linked to myopia.
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Studies show that children who spend time playing outdoors experience less myopia progression than those who stay indoors.
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The lenses provide the child with crisp and clear vision while also slowing the eye’s elongation.
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Over the last decade, innovation in eye care research and development has given us several new ways to treat myopia in children.
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Patch.com featured a post by Dr. Browning on the value of Myopia Management for Children.
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We should no longer just accept progressive myopia as a fact for our kids.
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The dramatic rise in childhood myopia (blurry distance vision) in recent years has driven robust discussion over the cause.
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Studies are showing that computer, device use is causing eye strain, blurred vision and shortsightedness among our youth.
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