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With advancements in technology we can now slow down the progression of myopia with specially designed spectacles and contact lenses. Now we can stop your child ever having a high prescription. The earlier the better. Make an appointment for more information

Do you struggle to see far away? — Worry not!

Myopia is another term for being short-sighted, which means you struggle to see far away. As populations are increasing, more and more people are becoming short-sighted. Trends are showing children are becoming more short-sighted from a younger age and at an increasing speed of change.

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An estimated 5 billion people, or half of the global population, could be affected by short-sightedness by 2050.1
Nothing is more important than the health and well-being of your child. Now and into the future, you want to see your child thrive. But you may have noticed your child struggling to see clearly at a distance, making it harder to concentrate at school and have a fulfilling experience at play. Your child may have myopia, also called short-sightedness. If left untreated in children, it can lead to lasting vision problems. The incidence of myopia is expected to increase significantly1 as lifestyles change, with children taking part in more near-work activities like using digital devices, studying, reading, and spending less time outdoors. Hereditary, behavioural, and environmental factors also play a part. Being able to have your child’s myopia diagnosed early not only corrects their vision now but can help slow the progression of myopia and preserve their vision and eye health for the future.
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  • Child-friendly, easy to adapt and non-invasive.
  • Clinically proven effectiveness in slowing down myopia progression.
MiYOSMART lenses are innovative spectacle lenses for myopia management. Beyond correcting myopic refractive error, a two-year clinical trial shows that MiYOSMART spectacle lenses with D.I.M.S. (Defocus Incorporated Multiple Segments) Technology work with slowing down myopia progression on average by 60% and halt myopia progression by 21.5%,2 going a long way toward protecting your child’s vision and wellbeing in the long-term. By slowing down the progression of myopia and its associated eyesight deterioration, children can enjoy their lives more by seeing clearly.

Spend time outdoors. Research showed that spending time outdoors may reduce risk of myopia and its progression.3

Seek regular eye care. Make sure that your child has regular eye examinations to ensure that myopia or other vision problems are detected and treated early, reducing the worsening of vision, myopia progression and potential complications of high myopia.

Take regular breaks. Reduce your child’s eye strain by reminding him or her to take breaks from intensive screen time or near-work.

(1) Holden B.A., Fricke T.R., Wilson D.A., Jong M., Naidoo K.S., Sankaridurg P., Wong T.Y., Naduvilath T.J., Resniko_ S. Global Prevalence of Myopia and High Myopia and Temporal Trends from 2000 through 2050. American Academy of Ophthalmology. 05/2016, vol.123, no. 5, p.1036–1042. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ophtha.2016.01.006

(2) Lam CSY, Tang WC, Tse DY, Lee RPK, Chun RKM, Hasegawa K, Qi H, Hatanaka T, To CH. Defocus Incorporated Multiple Segments (D.I.M.S.) spectacle lenses slow myopia progression: a 2-year randomised clinical trial. British Journal of Ophthalmology. Published Online First: 29 May 2019.doi: 10.1136/bjophthalmol- 2018-313739

(3) Shah R.L. et al, Time outdoors at specific ages during early childhood and risk of incident myopia. Investigative ophthalmology & visual science. 2/2017, 58(2) pp 1158-1166

The problem with becoming short sighted at a young age is as you grow your eye prescription grows with you, leading to high prescriptions. The issue with having a high prescription is it can increase the risk of many eye conditions including myopic maculopathy, retinal detachment, glaucoma and other issues.

With advancements in technology we can now slow down the progression of myopia with specially designed spectacles and contact lenses. Now we can stop your child ever having a high prescription. The earlier the better. Make an appointment for more information.

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With advancements in technology, we can now slow down the progression of myopia with specially designed glasses and contact lenses.

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