When a child has myopia, the condition can progress much more rapidly than it does in most adults. In general, a child's eyeglasses prescription has not stabilized yet and can change a lot during childhood. This can mean that myopia can become a lot worse while a patient is still a child. That's one reason that myopia control is used in children’s eye care. There are things that an optometrist can do to help a child slow the progression of myopia for better vision. If you live in the Hampton Bays or Suffolk County areas and would like to learn more about myopia control for children, contact Legacy Optical to schedule an appointment with our staff.

Ortho-K Contact Lenses

This is a type of specialty lens that is used to gently reshape the eye temporarily. When used in children’s eye care, it has been found to keep myopia from progressing as quickly. In some patients, it may even stop the progression. Children wear these lenses at night. As they sleep, the contacts lightly reshape the eyes so that the myopia isn't there the next day. This also means that they won't need to wear eyeglasses to school. Many children like not having to wear their eyewear for a while.

Eye Drops

There is a certain type of medicated eye drops that can slow or stop myopia progression just as ortho-k lenses can. All it takes is getting prescription eye drops from an eye doctor and using them on the child's eyes every night. With this treatment, the child will still have to wear eyeglasses, but their vision can be better than it would have been without the drops.

Get Children's Eye Care at Legacy Optical

If you are in the Hampton Bays or Suffolk County areas, contact us for your child to get myopia control. You can also visit our optical center and pick out your child's new glasses frames. Never put off your child's eye care appointments. Children need to visit once a year to make sure their eyes are as healthy as possible. Call our team today at (631) 728-3132 or reach us through our website by using our online contact form.