Leading the Way in Myopia Control/
Management
Is your child struggling to see the board in class, the ball in a game, or a friendly face across the street? Myopia (nearsightedness) can significantly impact your child’s daily life.
But myopia is more than just blurry vision. It’s a complex condition that can worsen over time and lead to serious eye issues later in life. It can also impact your child’s confidence and participation.
That’s why early myopia management is essential. It involves more than just providing glasses—it’s a proactive approach to slow the progression of nearsightedness and protect your child’s long-term vision.
At Dr. Bishop & Associates, we’re committed to being leaders in myopia management. We’re regularly one of the first practices in Calgary to introduce innovative new options designed to help children maintain healthy vision.
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What Is Myopia?
Myopia (also known as nearsightedness) is a common refractive error that causes distant objects to look blurry and out of focus.
In a non-myopic eye, the light hits the eye, bends as it travels through the cornea, and focuses directly on the retina. A myopic eye, however, is too long in comparison to the curve of the cornea, causing light to focus in front of the retina.
Methods of Myopia Progression Control
Myopia is progressive, meaning it worsens over time. Even a mild case can lead to a stronger prescription if not managed properly. Your child might initially need glasses for distant objects, like across the street, but may eventually require them to see faces across a table.
Myopia management acts like a brake to slow progression. By starting early, we can help prevent eye disease or the need for a much stronger prescription later. While myopia often develops around age 5, Dr. Bishop has seen cases in younger children.
Our recommendations are personalized to your child’s specific needs, taking into account their vision, lifestyle, and comfort level to create the best plan for them.
Stellest lenses by Essilor use a technology called H.A.L.T, featuring a single-vision zone carrying your child’s prescription and another area to slow myopia progression. A constellation of 2021 lenslets helps act as a shield against eye elongation.
When worn for at least 12 hours a day, Stellest lenses can slow myopia progression by up to 67%.
MiYOSMART lenses by Hoya Vision Care work similarly to single-vision prescription lenses with a zone for helping focus. The difference with MiyoSmart lenses is that they feature a ring-shaped defocus area that specifically helps slow myopia progression, using a technology known as D.I.M.S.
MiYOSMART lenses are impact-resistant, anti-reflective, and UV-protected, reducing the effect of sunlight on your child’s eyes. MiYOSMART lenses have been shown to slow myopia progression by 60%.
MiSight spectacle lenses are available for children as young as 6 years old.
MiSight spectacle lenses use diffusion optics technology, which helps scatter light to reduce retinal contrast. A 2-year study of children wearing MiSight spectacle lenses showed that they slow myopia progression by 59%.
ACUVUE® Abiliti contact lenses are the first daily wear lenses from Johnson & Johnson Vision specifically designed to slow the progression of myopia in children. These lenses use novel ring focus technology to help preserve your child’s vision while also providing unmatched comfort for all-day wear.
ACUVUE’s targeted RingBoost technology focuses light in front of the retina but off the line of sight. This refocusing helps slow myopia progression more effectively by separating the need to provide vision quality myopia control simultaneously. This technique maximizes the strength of the treatment while providing effective vision correction.
MiSight 1 day is the first one-use disposable contact lens proven to slow myopia progression in children. In addition, MiSight 1 day lenses are designed to be easy to use for children who have not previously worn contact lenses before.
MiSight contact lenses are clinically proven to slow myopia progression by an average of 59% over a 3-year period. By providing vision correction and reducing eye elongation that causes myopia, MiSight can provide lasting relief and long-term vision improvement.
Ortho-k or orthokeratology involves using a special kind of rigid contact lenses worn overnight. The lenses gently reshape the corneas while the patient is sleeping. Then, in the morning, the patient takes the ortho-k lenses out and has clear vision at all distances for the entire day.
This treatment is not permanent, and the corneas will slowly revert to their natural shape over time. In addition, because it’s reversible, ortho-k doesn’t impact the possibility of laser eye surgery in the future.
Multifocal contacts offer different corrective powers in different margins of the lens, allowing the wearer to see clearly at all distances. Studies have indicated that these lenses can be effective for controlling myopia progression, as they reduce the strain associated with close work.
Atropine eye drops have been shown to reduce the progression of myopia in some studies. Applied once a day, these eye drops help to slow the development of myopia. You can use atropine eye drops in tandem with other treatment methods, depending on what your optometrist recommends.
Preserve Sight for a Clearer Future
Using myopia management, our skilled Optometrists can help prevent significant progression and preserve some of your child’s distance vision. Contact us to learn more about how we’re leading the myopia management movement and get the support your child needs.
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Myopia Management
Nearsightedness (myopia) is on the rise, and it can have long-lasting impacts on your child, from their success in the classroom to their eye health later in life. Myopia management is a personalized, proactive approach to slowing myopia progression to help support your child’s sight today and protect their long-term eye health. Your child’s vision is our top priority.
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