Your Burlington Family Optometrist
Your Burlington Family Optometrist
Myopia Management
Myopia management can help slow down the progression of myopia.
What is myopia?
Myopia, also known as nearsightedness, is a condition where the eye grows too long, causing light to focus in front of the retina instead of at the retina. This results in blurred distance vision.
Myopia is typically diagnosed in school-aged children and it continues to progress into the late teens.
Book an appointment now!What are the risk factors?
Risk factors include:
- one or more myopic parents
- prolonged time indoors or under poor lighting conditions
- excessive screen time
- lack of outdoor activities
- East Asian ethnicity
Why treat myopia?
It is important to treat myopia as early as possible because myopia can significantly increase your child's risk of developing ocular diseases later in life, such as:
- retinal detachment
- cataracts
- glaucoma
How can we treat myopia?
- prescribing the newest specialty eyeglasses and contact lenses to slow down myopia progression by 60%
- spending at least 90 minutes each day outdoors
- 20-20-20 rule: more screen breaks