Protecting Your Child’s Long-Term Vision
Myopia, or nearsightedness, is more than just needing glasses. It’s a progressive condition that can lead to higher prescriptions over time and increase the risk of eye health complications later in life.
At Dr. Zargar Eyecare, we offer proven myopia control solutions such as MiSight and ortho-k contact lenses that help slow this progression so your child can enjoy clearer vision today and healthier eyes tomorrow.
If your child has been diagnosed with myopia, early intervention can make a big difference. Book a myopia control consultation with our team today.
What Is Myopia?
Myopia is a refractive error that causes distant objects to appear blurry while close-up vision typically stays clear. It’s caused by the eye growing too long from front to back, which affects how light focuses on the retina.
Myopia usually begins in childhood and tends to worsen during the school years, especially with long hours spent on reading or screen time. Today, it’s estimated that about 30% of Canadians are nearsighted, and that number is rising rapidly among children and teens.
Why Myopia Control Matters
A growing prescription isn’t just a vision issue, as it can raise the risk of serious eye conditions later in life, including:
- Retinal detachment
- Glaucoma
- Myopic macular degeneration
- Cataracts
High myopia (strong prescriptions) stretches the eye tissues, making them more vulnerable. That’s why slowing the progression during childhood is key. Myopia control doesn’t reverse the condition, but it can help reduce how quickly it worsens and set your child up for better long-term eye health.
Our Myopia Control Options
There’s no one-size-fits-all treatment for myopia control. We start with a thorough eye exam to assess your child’s vision, eye health, and daily habits. From there, we’ll recommend a customized plan, whether it’s contact lenses, glasses, drops, or a combination.
We’ll also keep a close eye on their progress with regular follow-ups to make adjustments as needed. Myopia can only be corrected using laser eye surgery. However, it can be successfully controlled and managed using a variety of eyecare strategies and tools, such as glasses or contact lenses.
MiSight contact lenses are soft, daily contact lenses specially made for children with myopia. These lenses allow your child to see clearly at all distances and have been shown to slow myopia progression in some children by up to 59%.
The lenses work by adjusting your child’s peripheral (side) vision. By refracting light to a point just in front of your child’s retina, the lenses essentially hit a “stop button” on your child’s ocular growth. This technique, called peripheral defocus, prevents kids’ eyes from getting longer, which preserves some of their distance vision in adulthood.
Because MiSight lenses are daily disposables, children are less likely to encounter injuries or infections from improper lens hygiene or overwearing lenses.
Stellest lenses by Essilor are one of the solutions we offer for myopia control. They are designed to help slow the progression of nearsightedness in children.
These lenses combine the benefits of near and distance vision correction with a special treatment that helps reduce eye elongation, the primary cause of myopia progression. Stellest lenses can slow myopia progression by an average of 67% when worn 12 hours a day.
Much like MiSight contact lenses, MiYOSMART lenses use peripheral defocus to significantly slow down myopia progression. However, MiYOSMART lenses feature one major difference: they’re eyeglass lenses instead of contact lenses. As eyeglasses, this design may be easier to use and more comfortable for children.
Clinical trials indicate that, on average, MiyoSmart glasses reduce myopia progression by 60%. The award-winning lens design features defocus and incorporates multiple-segment technology, which gives the wearer clear central vision at all distances while implementing peripheral defocus.
Atropine is a medication available in eye drops and ointment form that has been shown to reduce the progression of myopia. It’s been suggested that overaccommodating the eye during long periods of near work, like reading, can lead to the eye’s lengthening, which contributes to myopia progression.
The application of low-dose atropine dilates the pupils and temporarily paralyzes the eye’s focusing muscle, which relaxes the eyes’ focusing mechanisms. This helps to control focusing fatigue, which has been thought to contribute to myopia.
Orthokeratology, or ortho-k, is a type of myopia control that uses specially designed and fitted contact lenses that temporarily reshape the cornea. The lenses are typically worn overnight to reshape the eye’s surface while you sleep and are removed during the day.
The results from wearing ortho-k lenses are reversible, but will be maintained if your child continually wears the lenses as directed.
The lenses work by flattening the center of the cornea, which affects how light hits the retina once it enters the eye. Myopia, or nearsightedness, often occurs due to the cornea being too steep, making light focus in front of the retina rather than directly on it. By flattening the cornea, light can focus properly on the retina, which creates a clear image.
Protect Their Vision. Support Their Learning.
Clear vision is essential for helping kids succeed in and out of the classroom. Since a big chunk of learning is visual, untreated myopia can make it harder for children to concentrate, read, or keep up with schoolwork.
At Dr. Zargar Eyecare, we offer evidence-based myopia control options such as:
- MiSight
- MiYOSMART lenses
- Stellest lenses
- Ortho-k contact lenses
- Low-dose atropine
These management options are all designed to help slow eye growth and support long-term eye health.
Let’s work together to protect your child’s vision, confidence, and academic success. Book a myopia control consultation today.
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We offer a curated selection of high-fashion eyewear and advanced lenses tailored to your needs.
Our eyewear staff provide personalized service, including custom design and engraving for our Lindberg collection, as well as custom fitting and nose pad adjustments for plastic frames (see our Instagram for a look).
Find the perfect blend of style and function at Dr. Zargar Eyecare.
Brands We Carry
We offer a curated selection of high-fashion eyewear and advanced lenses tailored to your needs.
Our eyewear staff provide personalized service, including custom design and engraving for our Lindberg collection, as well as custom fitting and nose pad adjustments for plastic frames (see our Instagram for a look).
Find the perfect blend of style and function at Zargar Eyecare.
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- Ray-Ban Kids
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- Dior
- Tom Ford
- Silhouette
- Louboutin
- Ray-Ban
- Ray-Ban Kids
- Oakley
- Oakley Kids
- Face A Face
- Lindberg
- Gucci
- Dior
- Tom Ford
- Silhouette
- Louboutin
- Ray-Ban
- Ray-Ban Kids
- Oakley
- Oakley Kids
- Face A Face
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- 86 Major Mackenzie Drive West
- Richmond Hill, ON L4C 3S2
- Phone: (905) 883-8182
- Fax: 905-884-9917