Myopia Management in Monticello
Is Your Child Short-Sighted?
Myopia control can help manage your child’s risk of eye disease later in life.
Why Does My Child's Nearsightedness Need to Be Managed?
Myopia significantly increases the risk of developing sight-threatening eye diseases later in life, such as cataracts, glaucoma, retinal detachment and macular degeneration. The higher your child’s myopia, the greater the risk.
Although eyeglasses and standard contact lenses can correct a person’s vision, they do not treat the underlying cause of myopia or slow its progression. This is where myopia management comes in.
If you’re concerned about your child’s long-term eye health and vision, contact Uptown Eye Care today. We can help.
Meet Our Myopia Management Experts
What is Myopia Management?
Myopia management is an area of eye care that uses various tools and treatments to prevent or slow your child's myopia progression. Depending upon your child's specific needs, our doctors will be able to prescribe management options that can help your child maintain better vision for longer.
We specialize in myopia treatment to slow progression of nearsightedness using any of the following methods:
Myopia Management Options Available at Uptown Eye Care
Atropine Drops for Myopia Control
Atropine eye drops help manage myopia (nearsightedness) by slowing its progression in children. These drops are administered daily at low concentrations, typically around 0.01%. Why exactly atropine drops work isn't fully understood, but it's believed by eye health professionals to inhibit the eye's focusing mechanism, which may reduce stress and the stimulus for myopia progression. Studies have shown that atropine can significantly slow myopia progression, making it an effective preventive treatment for children at risk of high myopia.
Mi-Sight Contact Lenses
Mi-Sight contact lenses, a trusted and FDA-approved solution, are specially designed to manage myopia in children. These soft contact lenses, worn daily, focus light on the sides of the retina, reducing the stimulus that can worsen myopic progression. By correcting central vision and managing focus in a patient’s side vision, these lenses offer a comprehensive approach to controlling nearsightedness, ensuring better long-term eye health in young wearers.
Ortho-K Contact Lenses
Orthokeratology (Ortho-K), a convenient and non-surgical approach, involves wearing specially designed gas-permeable contact lenses overnight. These lenses reshape the cornea, the front surface of the eye, to correct vision. When removed in the morning, the user can enjoy clear vision throughout the day without the need for glasses or contact lenses. These lenses have been proven effective in reducing the elongation of the eyeball over time (a key factor in myopia progression) by reshaping the eye and altering the focus of light on the retina, empowering individuals in their myopia management.
Myopia increases the risk of serious eye diseases
How Do I Know If My Child Needs Myopia Management?
If you are concerned about your child’s myopia, call Uptown Eye Care today. Our team of eye care professionals will help you understand more about your child's nearsightedness and will determine whether your child is a candidate for myopia management.
Take our myopia assessment online to find out whether your child could benefit from this life-changing treatment.
