Myopia Control Therapy
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Dr. PIYUSH TEWARI
- Armed Forces Medical Services
- Narayana Nethralaya, Bangalore
- Shroff Charity Eye Hospital, Delhi
- Sitapur Eye Hospital, Sitapur, UP
- LASIK
- Cataract Surgery
- Toric intraocular lenses
- Multifocal and EDOF implants
- Implantable Collamer Lenses (ICL)
Dr. PRERNA MATTA
- Safdarjung Hospital Delhi
- Apollo hospital Delhi
- Tirupati Eye Centre Noida
- Glaucoma Treatment
- Anterior Segment surgery
- Cataract Surgery
Myopia Control Program
Treatment options for myopia
- Eye elongates, causing rays of light to focus in front of the light-sensitive retina rather than directly on it. This causes distant objects to appear blurred while nearby objects remain clear.
- Curvature of cornea increases due to any reason.The degree of myopia can progress gradually or rapidly, especially from ages 8-18. This is not just a matter of inconvenience or needing stronger glasses; if the myopia continues to progress hit become difficult to cure myopia and the child is at a higher risk of developing dangerous eye diseases later in life that can lead to permanent vision loss and even blindness.Abnormal growth is triggered by constant de-focussing of images over retina, nutritional deficiencies, excessive use of eye muscles. Myopia control aims at modifying these factors and helping the patient to limit the dioptric Power of eye.Once your glass power is fixed then it’s not possible to Reverse it. Hence we try to control both the factors that is increasing Axial length and reducing the corneal curvature.
- Atropine (0.01%) eye drops
- Bifocal / progressive glasses / separate reading glasses.
- Orthokeratology (Ortho-k)
- Multifocal contact lenses
- Myopia control spectacles (MYOVISION / STELLEST)
Frequently asked questions for eyesight improvement
Eye tests:
Complete cycloplegic refraction: Done every 3 months till stabilization.
Ocular Biometry: Done every 6 months.
Retina examination: done every 6 months
Blood investigation:
Serum Vitamin D levels
Serum IgE levels (Needed only for children with astigmatism >2D)
Minor changes in lifestyle make large differences overtime. Here are certain tips that you can follow.
Diet:
• Increase your diet with green leafy vegetables, carrots, pulses, paneer, boiled chicken (if non veg).
• Consume at least one glass milk (don’t consume milk in case of lactose intolerance) and make sure that child get at least 10 mins of sunlight exposure.• Reduce starch and carbohydrates in your diet like Maida, multiple times fried items.• Reduce cold drinks or sodas which have high sugar content.• Reduce processed / wrapped foods like canned food, chips etc.
Reading Habit:
• 20-20-20- rule: Give your eye rest by looking at a distance of 20 feet or beyond , every 20 min for 20 sec while doing computer vision work. This breaks the cycle of constant excessive focussing. • Maintain adequate posture by sitting upright on table and chair.• The brightness of the screen should not be very high, the room should be well lit .• Maintain adequate distance from the computer screen .• Try to work on a relatively larger screen, because smaller screens tend to be more stressful on the eye. You can always take an output of your display onto a larger screen .• Use adequate lubricants everyone hour during computer work or as advised by physician.• Limiting the number of screen hours.• Regularising the sleep cycle.• Always wear spectacles if you have glass prescription.
