Myopia Control

If your child’s distance vision is becoming blurrier each year, you’re not alone. Myopia (nearsightedness) often begins in childhood and tends to progress throughout the school years. While glasses can correct blurry vision, they do not slow the underlying progression.

At Lifetime Eye Care, we offer proactive treatment options designed to slow myopia progression — helping protect your child’s long-term eye health.

Myopia is more than needing stronger glasses. As nearsightedness increases, the eye grows longer. Higher levels of myopia are associated with increased lifetime risk of:

• Retinal detachment
• Glaucoma
• Myopic macular degeneration
• Early cataracts

Reducing progression may lower the risk of these complications later in life.

A personalized plan begins with a comprehensive eye exam and careful measurement of your child’s prescription and eye health.

We offer several evidence-based treatment options:

Custom-designed rigid lenses worn overnight that gently reshape the cornea while your child sleeps.

Benefits:

• Clear vision during the day without glasses or contacts
• Proven to slow myopia progression
• Ideal for active children

Specially designed daily disposable lenses that both correct vision and slow progression.

Benefits:

• Comfortable and easy to wear
• FDA-approved myopia control design
• Excellent option for responsible contact lens candidates

Advanced spectacle lens designs that reduce the stimulus for eye growth while providing clear vision.

Benefits:

• Non-contact lens option
• Ideal for younger children
• Easy to integrate into daily wear

A prescription eye drop used nightly to slow myopia progression.

Benefits:

• Simple at-home treatment
• Often used alone or in combination with other therapies
• Minimal side effects at low concentrations

There is no one-size-fits-all solution. Age, prescription level, lifestyle, rate of progression, and maturity all influence which treatment is most appropriate.

We work closely with parents to create a plan that balances effectiveness, comfort, and practicality.

Instead of simply updating glasses each year, we focus on managing the condition itself. Early intervention can make a meaningful difference over time.

If your child’s prescription has increased in the past year — or if there is a family history of high myopia — we would be happy to discuss whether myopia control treatment is appropriate.

Let’s take a proactive approach to protecting your child’s future vision.