Myopia Control Center
Innovative Contact Lenses to Manage Myopia & Sustain Better Eye Health
Is Myopia Control for My Children?
If one or more of these apply to your child then Myopia Control is a treatment option for them!
• Your child is active in sports or high-energy activities
• Your child is reluctant to wear glasses
• One or both parents were glasses, contact lenses or had LASIK
• Your child needed glasses before age 8
• Your child’s prescription has changed more than -0.50D in the past year
• There is a family history of macular degeneration, glaucoma or retinal detachment
If left untreated, children’s myopia (nearsightedness) may potentially affect their eye health, emotional and social well-being, and performance in school and extracurricular activities
Call or schedule an appointment today to find out if Myopia Control is right for your child!
Is Myopia Control for My Children?
If one or more of these apply to your child then Myopia Control is a treatment option for them!
• Your child is active in sports or high-energy activities
• Your child is reluctant to wear glasses
• One or both parents were glasses, contact lenses or had LASIK
• Your child needed glasses before age 8
• Your child’s prescription has changed more than -0.50D in the past year
• There is a family history of macular degeneration, glaucoma or retinal detachment
If left untreated, children’s myopia (nearsightedness) may potentially affect their eye health, emotional and social well-being, and performance in school and extracurricular activities
Call or schedule an appointment today to find out if Myopia Control is right for your child!
What Is Myopia?
Nearsighted vision is more formally known as Myopia. Nearsighted or Myopia is the inability to see far away objects clearly without corrective lenses. Myopia is increasingly seen as a chronic, progressive imbalance that continues to decrease the ability to focus distant objects but also leads to greater risk of more severe vision problems. The illustration below, courtesy of CooperVision shows how normal vision and nearsightedness differ.
Myopia Progression in Children – It Can Get Worse
Early Myopia Onset Increases Risk of High Myopia. Myopia progresses more quickly in younger children. Because early onset implies more years of progression, myopes younger than 12 are at greater risk of developing high myopia.
Early Treatment Makes a Long Term Health Difference
Reducing myopia by 1.00 Diopter is shown to reduce the likelihood Myopic Macular Degeneration by about 40%!
All children should be monitored. The earlier a child becomes myopic, the higher the risk of myopia progression and also developing high myopia. We strongly recommend that children be examined at least once between the ages of 3-5 years to establish baseline measurements. And all children should be examined annually or more often until age 18.
Myopia Associated Eye Health Risks
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- Myopic macular degeneration (MMD)
- Cataracts
- Glaucoma
- Retinal detachment
- Staphyloma
Advanced Myopia Diagnostic Technology
Our office is one of the first use the leading edge OCULUS Myopia Master that combines the auto-refraction, measurement of axial length, and measurement of corneal curvature that indicates astigmatism (keratometry), along with an advanced myopia program.
This gives us more reliable detection of myopia, which leads to more accurate diagnoses and quicker treatment.
This is just one of the ways we are staying at the forefront of eye health care at Dr. Richlin OD & Associates.
Revolutionary Myopia Management Contact Lenses
2 Leading Edge Contact Lens Solutions
We are excited to offer the Abiliti™ from Acuvue® hard contact lens and the MiSight® 1 day soft contact from CooperVision as tools proven to slow the advancement of nearsightedness in children aged 8-12.
MiSight Myopia Control
Introducing the Brilliant Futures™ Myopia Management Program
Start managing your child’s myopia with a comprehensive approach built around MiSight® 1 day contact lenses, the first and only soft contact lenses that are FDA approved to slow the progression of myopia* in children age 8-12 at initiation of treatment.1**
Benefits beyond standard vision correction
Managing myopia with the Brilliant FuturesTM Myopia Management Program and MiSight® 1 day contact lenses can provide your child with a wide-range of benefits in addition to clear vision, including:
- Potentially slowing myopia progression during their growing years1**
- Offering a comfortable wearing experience2
- Avoiding the worry of losing or breaking glasses
- Accommodating a more active lifestyle2
- Providing children who wear contact lenses a significantly better quality of life than children wearing glasses, especially regarding athletics and appearance.2
For children who begin a myopia management program between 8 and 12 years of age, their vision will not only be corrected today, but the progression of myopia over their growing years may be slowed, potentially minimizing its long-term impact.1**
A revolutionary contact lens
MiSight® 1 day is a soft contact lens that uses ActivControlTM Technology to slow the elongation of the eyes.1 ActivControlTM Technology can simultaneously correct your child’s vision today, while training their eyes to resist growing longer.1
A robust program supports you and your child every step of the way
The Brilliant Futures™ Myopia Management Program offers you and your child the support you need to take on myopia between eye appointments.
It includes:
- An annual supply of MiSight® 1 day daily disposable lenses
- Free shipping and free returns, including prescription changes
- Office visits outlined for the entire year
- Access to online support tools
- A helpful app with your program details and appointment reminders
Footnotes:
*Indications for use: MiSight® 1 day (omafilcon A) soft (hydrophilic) contact lenses for daily wear are indicated for the correction of myopic ametropia and for slowing the progression of myopia in children with non-diseased eyes, who at the initiation of treatment are 8-12 years of age and have a refraction of -0.75 to -4.00 diopters (spherical equivalent) with ≤ 0.75 diopters of astigmatism. The lens is to be discarded after each removal.
**Compared to a single vision 1 day lens over a 3 year period.
1. Chamberlain P, et al. A 3-year Randomized Clinical Trial of MiSight Lenses for Myopia Control. Optom Vis Sci. 2019;96(8):556–567.
2. Walline JJ, et al. Benefits of contact lens wear for children and teens. Eye Contact Lens. 2007;33(6 Pt 1):317-21.
3. Rah MJ, et al. Vision specific quality of life of pediatric contact lens wearers. Optom Vis Sci. 2010;87(8):560-6.