Myopia / Short Sightedness
It is vital we understand our children’s visual development. We may be able to influence their development and stop them getting worse ( more myopic / more farsighted / more shortsighted). There is strong evidence to suggest we can help and that myopia is bad for long term eye health.
Please see below for some interesting information on myopia control and contact lenses for younger people.
Myopia Control , Myopia Management
To understand our children’s myopia and quantify their risk is a good idea. It may be possible to control or modify their outcome and thus lower their risk in the long term of blinding disease processes!
What is Myopia?
https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B8YrEC9xxQpEYW5yMFBYZ3U0cVk
Click on the link below and follow the instructions. This will give you a helpful indication of risk.
Menicon Announces Launch of Menicon Bloom Myopia Control Management System
Launch Features First and Only CE-approved Orthokeratology Contact Lens in Europe for Myopia Control
This site about Orthokeratology is useful
Soft Contact lenses for myopia managment are now CE approved for children
http://coopervision.com.my/contact-lenses/misight
For Contact lenses for children at safe
https://www.bcla.org.uk/public/contact-lenses-for-children-and-teens
Orthokeratology Fact sheet
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B8YrEC9xxQpEenJfa1FwdW5fcGc/view?usp=sharing