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  • About Us
  • Eye Tests
    • Your Eye Test
    • Home Visits
  • Glasses
    • Frames >
      • Frames For Women
      • Frames For Men
      • Frames For Kids
    • Sunglasses
  • Contact Lenses
  • Sports Eyewear
  • Eye Health
    • Useful Information
  • Contact Us

Myopia Control

Myopia, casually called “Short sight”, is a condition that, unknown to many, increases sight threatening conditions such as retinal detachments and diseases like glaucoma and myopic macular degeneration. Treat these seriously. The higher the Myopia, the higher the risk of diseases.

Myopia leads to the eye growing longer, making the retina more likely to degenerate. If we think of the eye like a camera, the retina is the film, capturing what we see. If the retina becomes damaged this can lead to sight loss that cannot be corrected with spectacles or surgery. In the worst case it can lead to partial sight or blindness.

The good news is that the amount of Myopia can now be reduced in children. The chart below shows how EARLY CONTROL should help your child see better over their lifetime, reducing their risk of eye disease later on in life.
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Control Options

More time outdoors can control myopia
Studies have shown that over 14 hours per week (2 hours/day) spent outdoors reduces the risk of developing short sight. Walking to school and no screens on car journeys are also beneficial good lifestyle habits worth establishing now. All free!


MYOPIA CONTROL DEVICES
The world is getting better at myopia control in children, with new research and innovations every year. The current UK options available to you are:
GLASSES
with myopia Control
Specialist glasses lenses that focus the light better around the edge of the eye. Worn like normal glasses.
We have frames for Men​, Women and Children.
DAY LENSES
with Myopia Control
Specialist contact lenses worn during the day that focus the light better around the edge of the eye.
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NIGHT LENSES ​
with myopia control
Lenses worn at night that correct your eye while you sleep. No need for glasses/contacts during the day.
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5 Questions parents must ask their optician in the test room

  1. Does my child have myopia?
  2. What line on the eye chart can they see now?
  3. What line might they see in 5 years’ time?
  4. What is their projected line on the graph?
  5. What myopia control options are available to us?
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