The most common question eye doctors get is: How do I stop my child’s near-sightedness? When I was growing up, most kids needed glasses around 11 to 13 years old. In recent times, it’s not uncommon for 5–6-year-olds to need glasses. Now I’m an eye doctor so there is nothing wrong with glasses and contacts but as someone who is a -9.00D myope, I wish something could have prevented me from having such a high number. Myopia management in children has been a hot topic amongst optometrists in the last 5 years. 

Causes of Myopia in Children

We live in a highly digitalized era where kids will look at phones, tablets, and screens more than any other generation. Also, if both parents are nearsighted, there is a high probability their kids will all be nearsighted. Because high myopia and degenerative myopia are such an ongoing problem, CooperVision has made a new development to control the rate of myopia increases. 

CooperVision MiSight 1 Day

The CooperVision MiSight 1 Day contact lenses are fit for children with new myopia or an increased rate of myopia for their age. CooperVision performed a 7-year study and found that children who wore these contacts only had an increase in 1.5D of myopia while being treated. 

By 2030, half of North America will be near-sighted. CooperVision’s goal is to have kids who are graduating high school with no higher than a -3.00 prescription. The daily contact lens has dual focus and thus decreases the probability of eye growth to less than 0.3mm within 1-3 years of treatment. These contact lenses will provide clear vision for the child while simultaneously decreasing the myopia rate. MiSight has 2 treatment zones, and those zones minimize the axial length from changing.

Experience the CooperVision MiSight 1 Day for Myopia Management

If you have a child around 7-10 years old who has already been diagnosed with myopia, contact us to make an appointment for myopia management contact lenses at Avant-Garde Optometry in Frisco, TX. The doctor will explain the contacts and the contact lens fitting before any contacts are inserted into the eye. Let’s all work together and stop the rate of myopia in our kids!