Are you struggling with blurry, distant visions? Are you experiencing headaches, visual discomfort, or challenges in discerning far-off objects clearly for you or your child? You might be dealing with myopia, also known as nearsightedness.
Good news! Our services offer methods to manage myopia, assisting in decelerating its advancement, lessening the demand for progressive prescriptions, and safeguarding the health of your eyes for the future.
Myopia is a widespread vision anomaly where distant objects appear out of focus while nearby objects remain clear. This blurriness results from an elongated eye shape or an overly curved cornea, causing light to converge before it reaches the retina rather than directly onto it. Myopia usually manifests during the younger years and might intensify until the early adult years when the eye's growth stabilises.
A primary sign of myopia is an unclear vision of distant objects. Other potential signs include:
Hereditary Factors:Children with one or both myopic parents are at a heightened risk.
Lifestyle Factors: Prolonged indoor activities or frequent close-up tasks can enhance the likelihood.
Age: Possessing a lesser degree of farsightedness around age 6 might pave the way for myopia later.
To determine myopia's presence, our adept eye specialists will conduct a series of detailed eye evaluations:
General Examination: We analyse the holistic health of your eyes.
Visual Clarity Assessment: This gauges your vision at assorted distances.
Refraction Evaluation: It pinpoints the degree of your nearsightedness.
These assessments will assist in recognising the nuances of myopia and the necessary prescription strength. The cornea's configuration will also be evaluated, given its importance in myopia diagnosis.
Although eyeglasses or contact lenses are standard solutions, they merely correct the symptom, not the root cause. However, there are methods aiming to arrest or diminish myopia's progression:
Atropine: Eye drops are intended to ease the eye muscles and decelerate the evolution of myopia.
Orthokeratology: A non-invasive remedy that involves nightly wear of special contacts that subtly adjust the cornea, remedying the refractive discrepancy.
Should you or your child confront nearsighted challenges, our seasoned optometrists are here to tailor a solution fitting your unique requirements and lifestyle.
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