Myopia or Short-sight
Good news for people who are short-sighted! Rapidly changing sight may be a thing of the past.
If you have myopia, shortsightedness or near-sightedness, you will understand the frustration of not only needing glasses to see clearly, but also the frustration of knowing that your prescription keeps getting worse from year to year.
Exciting new research shows that you can now slow down myopia. But first some myopia facts:
Myopia, also known as shortsightedness or near-sightedness, is a condition where the eyeball grows longer than normal, resulting in a loss of distance clarity. Near sight is often unaffected, but this is not always the case.
- Myopia often starts around or just before puberty and can continue to progress well into adulthood, with some adults experiencing myopia for the first in their 40’s (this is different to the normal near vision problems that anniversaries of your 39th birthday produce!).
- Myopia is associated with intense close-work.
- Daily outdoor activity is associated with decreased severity of the myopia.
- There is often a strong family history of myopia. 15% chance if one parent is myopic, over 50% if both are myopic.
- Normal contact lenses and single vision glasses do nothing to stop myopia from getting worse.
Treatments that help slow progression are now available at Harmony Vision Care.
Best: Orthokeratology and specially prescribed contact lenses have been shown to significantly slow myopia.
Better: Specially prescribed spectacle lenses have been shown to slow myopia.
Good: Bifocal lenses slow the progression a little in some people
If you or your child are seeking answers to questions about your changing sight, please call or email us today.
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