Researchers believe that the environment kids grow up in today, with too many close distance activities (like reading and device use) and lack of outdoor play is contributing to the rapid increase in childhood myopia. While glasses and contact lenses compensate for a child’s blurry distance vision, they don’t stop your child’s vision from continuing to deteriorate. As children grow, myopia often develops as they reach school age and, untreated, progresses into the late teens. Hear other kids and parents share why myopia treatment is so important here.

The Danger of Myopia

Studies now show there is more to worry about with myopic eyes than the inconvenience of ever-thickening glasses. Scientific evidence has proven that myopic patients are more vulnerable to a range of sight-threatening diseases and complications.

Patients with mild myopia have a four-fold increase in the risk of retinal detachment. For those with moderate to severe myopia, the risk increases ten times. One study concluded that more than 50 percent of retinal detachments not related to trauma are associated with myopia. Other myopia risks include glaucoma, cataracts and macular degeneration.

Myopia can now be treated

The dangers of myopia, in conjunction with the normal challenges of poor vision, mean it is important for parents of myopic children to treat the condition as part of your child’s eye health. The goal of myopia management is to slow or even stop the progression of myopia and reduce its impact on your child’s life. The younger myopia management begins, the more effective the treatment.

We are excited at Clearfinity Eyecare Optometrist to announce the launch of our children’s myopia management service in partnership with Treehouse Eyes®, the country’s leading myopia management brand. This revolutionary system, designed to treat your child’s myopia and significantly reduce the threat of more serious eye diseases, is one of the most important innovations since glasses were first prescribed hundreds of years ago!

Schedule an appointment today and one of our doctors will evaluate your child’s vision and make a customized treatment plan to slow or even stop myopia from progressing.

The incidence of myopia, which causes blurry distance vision, in children is rapidly growing and research points to a lack of outdoor time, increased use of digital devices, and prolonged time of near work (reading and studying) as the main drivers. While kids can wear glasses to compensate for their blurry distance vision, glasses don't treat the underlying cause of the nearsightedness, an eye growing too long. With glasses alone, a child's prescription may continue to get worse and their risk of serious eye diseases associated with higher myopia goes up significantly. We have recently installed a very sophisticated piece of technology that can painlessly and quickly measure the length of your child’s eye. This is a key measurement we use to help determine the most appropriate treatment plan for your child.
Treatments for myopia are non-surgical and include customized contact lenses as well as special prescription eye drops. After a myopia consultation with you and your child, our doctors will determine the best treatment method for them.

Contact us today and speak with Janell, our Myopia Management Coordinator to schedule a Free consultation. We offer financing options to allow for your child access to this valuable service that will benefit their eye health in the future.

How does it work?

Treehouse Eyes doctors use state-of-the-art equipment to develop a personalized treatment plan for your child. Our non-invasive treatments include customized contact lenses and special prescription eye drops. Some of our treatments will even allow your child to see clearly without glasses or contact lenses all day. Data from children using our patent-pending Treehouse Vision System® treatment plan shows a 78% decrease in the progression of their myopia vs. no treatment. At your initial consultation, your Treehouse Eyes doctor will determine the treatment that will work best for your child.