Save your kids eyes from high myopia – it doesn’t have to be their destiny

Parents who are short-sighted/myopic, often tell us,  that “ah well, my kids will have my eyes”  or “I really hope they don’t get their Dad’s eyes”.  What they are saying is they know many of their family have the same problem of strong glasses and vision that got progressively worse through their teens.  But, the good news, is that is NOT necessarily their kids destiny.

In the past few years there has been so much research into myopia with results showing how we can slow myopia progression – usually by 60% - and frequently we see even better results. BUT it does work best if the child is seen before their vision is too blurry to see the board in class, before they start noticing vision is harder.

Now part of a child’s eye examination is assessing their risk for developing myopia, so making an eye check part of your child’s health care is important.  And very important for myopic parents – whose children are at higher risk of developing myopia.  Our approach to managing myopia is outlined in the section on our website – Myopia Info, have a read, we think it’s a very exciting that we can help our children have better life long vision!