Wang Vision now offers myopia management for children and young adults!
Managing myopia helps reduce the risk of serious eye diseases and supports long-term visual stability. It can also lead to practical benefits such as thinner eyeglass lenses, easier contact lens fittings, and better eligibility for future vision correction procedures like LASIK.
What Is Myopia?
Myopia (nearsightedness) is a common vision condition where distant objects appear blurry but close-up vision stays clear. It usually starts in childhood, often runs in families, and usually worsens until early adulthood. In severe cases, high myopia increases the risk of serious vision complications. Symptoms include blurry distance vision, eyestrain, headaches, and squinting. It is the most widespread vision issue worldwide.
How Common is Myopia?
Myopia, or nearsightedness, is on the rise, affecting 1 in 3 children. Alarming projections suggest that in the next 25 years, nearly half of the world’s population will be myopic. In children, progressive myopia can lead to worsening vision, requiring stronger prescriptions, thicker glasses, and difficulty participating in activities like sports. These challenges can also impact a child’s confidence and self-esteem.
Myopia Can Lead to Serious Eye Problems
As a child’s myopia gets worse, the risk of serious eye problems increases. These can include glaucoma, cataracts, retinal detachment, and damage to the central part of the retina (called myopic macular degeneration). Simply put, the higher the level of myopia, the greater the chance of future eye disease.
Glasses help your child see clearly, but they don’t fix all parts of the eye that can cause myopia to get worse. That’s why special myopia management treatments are important—they can slow down or even stop myopia from getting worse. Keeping your child’s prescription low lowers the risk of serious eye diseases later. Also, lower myopia is easier to manage with glasses, contact lenses and corrective surgery.
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What is Myopia Management?
here’s currently no cure for myopia, but there are proven ways to slow it down in children and young adults. Since eyes change most during these years, managing myopia now can bring important benefits for their vision in the long run.
Several treatments have been proven to help slow myopia. To find the best option for your child, it’s important to talk with an eye doctor. They will check your child’s eyes and recommend the treatment that fits their needs best.
Myopia Control Treatment Options Include:
- Atropine Eye Drops
- Ortho-K
- Multifocal Eyeglasses and Contact Lenses
Contact our Nashville office by filling out the form on this page or calling (615) 321-8881 to schedule a consultation with one of our Wang Vision doctors to determine if your child would benefit from Myopia Control Treatment!