K previously came & optometrist found that she has significant increase of myopia/short-sighted power in which parents have brought her to visit an ophthalmologist. And K came back with eye prescription from ophthalmologist.
For increase of myopia/short-sighted power, we will all work together to bring power increment under control the best we can for our children. We recommend that you look into myopia control management to engage in any of the myopia control strategies. The ultimate aim is to minimise the risk of our children getting pathological myopia – eye diseases related to having high myopia such as myopic maculopathy. The higher myopia our kid has, the higher the risk. Early intervention makes a difference to prevent having high myopia (high myopia is power -600 and above).
The myopia control strategies are (not in any particular order):
1. Spectacle myopia control lens
2. Soft contact lens that you wear during daytime (MiSight)
3. Hard contact lens that you wear to sleep or Orthokeratology
4. Atropine eye drop (to be prescribed by eye doctor/ophthalmologist)
5. Combination treatment from above
The basic foundation of eye care is an acronym that we love to use to say it all about the proper visual hygiene is SARANGHAE.
S : sit up to see phone/read
A : annual eye examination
R : regular breaks (20-20-20 rules)
A : adequate/enough lighting
N : NO eye rubbing
G : glasses – wear your glasses the correct way as advised
H : Harmon distance – distance of your lower arm between your eyes and reading material
A : artificial tears eye drops (itchy/uncomfortable)
E : ergonomic of work desk & proper posture
Lifestyle modification is equally important as well. Incorporating outdoor play of 2 hours/day works as a form of myopia control too. Good for the eyes & good for the body on top of great bonding too!
The whole myopia control journey is not a fixed landscape:
1. you may want to ensure that your child diligently follow & practise all proper visual hygiene together with lifestyle modification & monitor for power progression by a single vision lens, or
2. if power were still found to be increasing during routine follow-up, you may take up any of the myopia control strategies
All in all, “Myopia Control” is bundled in love with:
– Proper visual hygiene
– Lifestyle modification of outdoor play
– Routine monitor for power progression
– Myopia control strategies
A multifactorial cooperation between all of us to make the best myopia control practice for our children❤️
Thank you K & Mr Gobbi for your trust & support!?