Myopia Control In Richmond Hill

Myopia generally develops in childhood and becomes progressively worse until adulthood, at which time it stabilizes. For adults, myopia can be compensated for using prescription eyeglasses or contact lenses or corrected using laser eye surgery.

Because children’s eyes are not fully developed and are still in their growth phase, myopia can be controlled, and the progression of myopia can actually be decelerated. It is important, however, that your child undergoes a comprehensive eye exam before a myopia control strategy can be formulated.

At Dr. Zargar Eyecare, we are certified in highly advanced myopia control methods like MiyoSmart Lenses.We offer both lenses and contact lenses to help treat myopia control for children:

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 vision. By refracting light to a point just in front of your 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.

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 incorporated multiple segments technology, which gives the wearer clear central vision at all distances, while implementing peripheral defocus.

Atropine is a medication available in both eye drop or ointment form that has been shown to reduce myopia’s progression. It’s been suggested that the over accommodation of 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.

Research has shown that using low-dose atropine can effectively slow the progression of 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 you continually wear 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.

The effects are often dramatic and offer a glasses-free solution for individuals that has been shown to reduce the progression of myopia and, in some cases, halt it altogether.