How Can Specialty Contacts Treat Myopia?

Studies show that myopia is a growing problem among children. This eye condition must receive early treatment. Early intervention can prevent complications later on. The American Academy of Orthokeratology & Myopia Control recommends MiSight® and ortho-k specialty lenses for myopia treatment. Here are the details about how these lenses can treat nearsightedness.

MiSight® Contact Lenses

These FDA-approved single-use contact lenses are for daily wear. Studies reveal that these lenses can slow myopia progression in kids ages 8 to twelve. This may reduce the risk of developing severe eye ailments, such as retinal detachment, later on. MiSight contacts are disposable. Its state-of-the-art design allows it to manage myopia in kids.

The center of these contact lenses can correct nearsightedness. The peripheral area has concentric rings that focus the light on the retina. Research shows that these lines prevent the child’s eyes from elongating. Your child will find MiSight contact lenses comfortable to wear every day.

Your child does not need to clean the lenses since they are disposable by the end of the day. Replacing them the next day involves opening a new pack. These lenses can correct vision and manage myopia. The ease of using MiSight can make them easy to incorporate into your child’s daily activities.

MiSight contacts are soft. Your child must wear them all day for at least six days each week. Studies show that these lenses may reduce the worsening of myopia by about 59% in children who have them for 10 hours a day, six days each week. These lenses are ideal for kids who enjoy outdoor activities and contact sports. Parents do not need to worry about their kids breaking or misplacing them. MiSight can provide a wider vision field. They can also provide your child with a higher level of self-esteem.

Ortho-k Contact Lenses

Orthokeratology or ortho-k contact lenses are gas-permeable contact lenses. Your child must wear them while sleeping at night and remove them during waking hours. Research shows that these lenses can reshape the cornea of kids with mild to moderate astigmatism or myopia. Your child can be free of contact lenses or eyeglasses the next day.

These specialty lenses have a bigger diameter, a reverse curve, and an optic zone. They trigger myopic defocus along your child’s peripheral vision. This reduces the blur in their peripheral vision. It decreases the stimuli that cause the eye to lengthen. The effect stops myopia from worsening. Research proves that ortho-k contact lenses can control myopia by about 50%.

Ortho-k lenses bend light waves in different ways, redirecting them to the retina. Studies show that if a child stops wearing ortho-k lenses before age 14, myopia will worsen more. This is known as the rebound effect. This can stop if your child wears the ortho-k lenses again.

Knowing more about MiSight and ortho-k contact lenses can help your child control myopia during the formative years. At Ciotti Eye Care, we guide our young patients before, during, and after their specialty contact lens treatments. Visit our clinic in Riverview, Florida, for an in-person consultation. Call 813-212-7400 to schedule an appointment or ask about our MiSight and ortho-k lens treatment packages.