Myopia Management
Early intervention is key to slow the progression of nearsightedness in your child. Discover the most effective options, which our office is happy to help you with.
If you are one of the billions of people in the world who are nearsighted and you want the freedom from your daytime contacts or glasses then CRT may be a great option for you! If you’re one of the many individuals who experience dry eye or contact lens discomfort, CRT may be the treatment option for you. In fact, many successful CRT patients were previous soft lens wearers. If you experience dry eye, LASIK may not be an appropriate option, making CRT an excellent alternative. It temporarily eliminates the need for daytime contacts or glasses and is a nonsurgical alternative for patients who prefer a less permanent treatment option. Those with less than -6.00 diopters of nearsightedness and less than -1.50 diopters of astigmatism would be considered good candidates.
Nearsightedness (myopia) is a problem where distance vision becomes blurry, most often sometime during the early school years. This blur creates difficulties with school work and other activities such as sports where far vision is important. The common solution of wearing glasses or contact lenses is temporary as most children will get worse each year, resulting in more blur and thicker lenses. Increased levels of myopia also create increased risks for other eye diseases such as glaucoma and detached retinas. Approximately 25% of the adult population in the United States is myopic and the rate is much higher in some ethnic groups.
Recent studies suggest that 75% of children are capable of wearing corneal reshaping lenses. CRT Brand Contact Lenses are worn at night and could be a perfect treatment option to correct your child’s nearsightedness (myopia). Imagine your child getting up in the morning to go to school and instead of putting on daytime contact lenses, they remove them and see clearly all day long. No lost contact lenses. No broken glasses. No hassles. Just great vision!
Corneal Reshaping with CRT is not permanent so, if, in the unlikely event, you choose to stop wearing your CRT lenses, your cornea will return to its pre-treatment shape. CRT Brand Contact Lenses provide device-free vision during the day to improve your quality of life at home, at school, while driving at work and at play!
CRT lenses were FDA approved in June 2002 and hundreds of thousands of people, worldwide, are enjoying them This therapeutic contact lens gently and safely reshapes the cornea while you sleep to correct nearsightedness (myopia). Most commonly referred to as “Corneal Reshaping”, CRT offers a safe, non-invasive, non-surgical procedure that temporarily corrects nearsightedness up to -6.00 diopters, and mild amounts of astigmatism. CRT is also known as orthokeratology, or OrthoK.
Essilor® Stellest® Lenses
Essilor® Stellest® lenses are the first and only FDA market authorized spectacle lens to slow the progression of nearsightedness in children. Essilor® Stellest® lenses slowed myopia progression by 71% on average over 2 years. They are worn like regular glasses but use specialized technology to slow nearsightedness.
Soft Daily Lenses (MiSight)
Daily contact lenses that utilize a specialized optic zone ring design. After three years of studies, the lenses slowed myopia progression by an average of 59% and slowed the rate at which the eye lengthens by an average of 52% compared to children in the control group.
Corneal Reshaping (CRT)
The most effective treatment for controlling myopia. Custom retainer lenses are worn only while sleeping, allowing for clear vision during the day, typically without glasses. Studies show a decrease in the progression of nearsightedness by 60-100% with this treatment. This treatment involves multiple visits with our doctors and specialty, custom-made retainer lenses.