Myopia Control in Maple Ridge

Myopia typically develops in childhood, progressing with age. Your child’s eyes grow as they do, and this growth can cause myopia to become more severe. When someone has more than -6.00 diopters, they have high myopia.

High myopia requires heavy prescriptions to correct. Besides poor eyesight, high myopia increases your child’s risk of several eye conditions in adulthood, including:

• Retinal tears
• Retinal detachment
• Myopic macular degeneration
• Cataracts 
• Glaucoma

Glasses featuring defocus multiple segment (DIMS) technology, like MiyoSmart, help correct and control myopia. These lenses feature a central zone that corrects the refractive error, while many ring-shaped areas surround the central zone. The design of these lenses creates alternating focus and defocus areas for clear vision and management of myopic progression.

MiSight lenses are for correcting and controlling myopia progression in children. These daily soft contact lenses are easy to use and feature peripheral defocus technology. MiSight lenses slow eyeball elongation and may reduce myopia progression by up to 59%.

Low-dose atropine eye drops help relax the focusing mechanisms inside of the eye. These drops freeze the eye’s focusing muscles, helping slow myopia progression with minimal side effects. Atropine eye drops can slow myopic progression by almost 50%, but your child will likely still need to wear glasses or contact lenses throughout the day.

Orthokeratology lenses, or ortho-k, are specially designed lenses that temporarily reshape the cornea. Ortho-k lenses can slow myopic progression by up to 50% in 2 years.

Ortho-k lenses are worn overnight and removed in the morning. These lenses reshape the cornea as your child sleeps, allowing them to enjoy the day without the need for glasses or contacts.