Myopia Control in
Hollywood

Don’t Be Nearsighted About Myopia Control

Myopia is expected to affect more than 40 million Americans by 2050. This common refractive error makes distance vision blurry and is linked to higher risks for certain eye diseases.

Most people with myopia get it between 6 and 14 years old, and it usually levels off when their vision stabilizes around age 20. But adults can get myopia too. An eye doctor’s help can be vital for slowing down myopia’s progression in children and managing its impact on adults.

Our practice offers several options for controlling childhood myopia, including glasses and contact lenses. For adults with myopia, we also offer consultations for laser eye surgery as a potential long-term correction. Please contact us today to find the right strategy for you or your children.

How to Control Myopia

Hollywood Vision Center matches each patient with the most appropriate method for controlling or correcting their myopia. After diagnosing the problem and measuring its severity, we may suggest:

• Soft multifocal lenses: these lenses use a technique called myopic defocus to slow eye growth. These lenses focus light from the sides of the eyes in a way that signals the brain to stop making them longer.
• Orthokeratology lenses: these specialty lenses can be worn at night to temporarily alter the shape of the cornea. After removing the lenses in the morning, most people can enjoy clear vision throughout the day. They are also effective at slowing myopia progression.

Multifocal and orthokeratology lenses may be recommended for controlling myopia in children. Adults can sometimes correct myopia with laser eye surgery, but this isn’t an option for kids since their vision is still changing.