Myopia – also known as myopia – is a condition of vision where people find it difficult to see objects from a distance. Although there are several ways to treat myopia, none of them actually reflect a person’s vision changes.

Corrective lenses

• When someone can’t clearly see things from a distance, corrective lenses — such as glasses and contact lenses — can help.
• Both types of corrective lenses change as light hits the retina, then the light bends to focus it on the retina. When that happens, the blurry images become clear. In most cases, the choice between glasses and contact lenses is due to personal preference, since neither option is ideal
• For example, some people find contact lenses comfortable (they don’t even realize they’re in them), while others try countless types over the years but still end up getting irritated and therefore prefer glasses.
• Contact lenses require more effort and supplies but allow the user to wear any pair of non-rack-mounted sunglasses (with adequate UV protection, of course) instead of having to go for prescription sunglasses. Ultimately, it’s down to one’s own experience – and of course, any input from their healthcare provider if one type of corrective lens would be better for them than the other.

Eyeglasses

• Glasses are the most common option for correcting vision and work by adding or subtracting focus force to the cornea of the eye and lens. An appointment with an ophthalmologist or ophthalmologist is required in order to get a diagnosis of myopia. After a series of vision tests, the healthcare provider will provide the patient with a prescription so that they can get glasses or contact lenses.
• There is no “magic number” when it comes to seeing someone or a prescription indicating that they should start wearing glasses. This decision is usually made out of necessity – for example if the child cannot read the blackboard at school or if the adult cannot see TV or read road signs while driving – as well as through input from an eye healthcare provider.2

Driving glasses

• Each state has its own regulations regarding when someone has to wear some form of corrective lenses while driving. This is usually determined by the vision test performed by the local DMV.3
• There is also no prescription or specific level of vision that determines whether a person needs to wear glasses all the time or only for certain activities that require seeing objects from a distance.

What are bifocal and multifocal lenses?

Bifocal glasses:

Additional lenses in glasses accommodate a second
prescription Multifocals: Another way to refer to progressive lenses. Instead of having two (or three) distinct lenses, multifocal lenses gradually switch to a different prescription between the top and bottom of the lens.

Contact lenses

There are two types of contact lenses: hard and soft.

• Approximately 90% of people who wear contact lenses wear soft lenses that absorb water. The remaining 10% corrode rigid gas-permeable lenses.
• A contact lens prescription includes more than one information for eyeglasses: measurements of the patient’s eye curvature. If this is the first time someone has gotten contact lenses, they usually do an installation in the office with their healthcare provider, and may do a trial period with a certain brand of contact lenses before committing to a particular type.

Laser procedures

• Instead of glasses or contact lenses, some people choose to improve their vision through a laser procedure – the most common are LASIK (laser in the corneal site) and PRK (light refractive keratectomy).
• Both procedures use lasers to reshape a person’s cornea, to allow light to focus properly on the retina. Although LASIK and PRK permanently reshape a person’s cornea, this does not mean that any improvements to vision will also be permanent. Just as people may need a stronger prescription for glasses as they age, the same is possible after a laser procedure.
• As with any procedure involving your eyes, there are risks involved – although they are few. Despite the potential risks and the fact that it is not always, many people opt for laser procedures because they provide a long-term solution for vision correction and do not have to deal with glasses or contact lenses – at least for a while.

surgery

People who are severely myopic and cannot undergo laser surgery may choose a different type of refractive surgery, including one of the following:

Conductive keratoplasty (CK):

Similar to LASIK but uses controlled amounts of radio frequency (RF) energy, instead of lasers
Intraocular contact lenses: a surgically implanted contact lens

Refractive lens exchange (RLE):

It is also referred to as clear lens extraction (CLE). In this procedure, an artificial lens is used to replace the eye’s natural lens in order to improve vision.
Like any of the treatments here, there are also pros and cons to these types of surgeries, including the usual risks. But one of the main professionals is that they offer a surgical option for those who cannot perform the laser operation.

Refractive therapy

• Orthopedics – also known as corneal refractive therapy or orthodontics – is a non-surgical procedure that is somewhat similar to osteopathy.
• It involves using contact lenses specifically designed and fitted to temporarily reshape the cornea to improve vision. Lenses are usually worn at night while sleeping.6

Vision therapy

• People with muscle spasms that block eye focus may hear about exercises they can do to help them recover, known as vision therapy. However, there is no empirical evidence that eye muscle exercise can improve myopia at all.
• Spending time outside may protect a child’s vision A review of the literature on data examining the relationship between time spent outdoors and predominant myopia, incident myopia, and the development of myopia indicated that spending more time outdoors may be a
  way to reduce the risk of myopia and its development in children and adolescents.

Atropine eye drops

• Eye drops containing atropine — an involuntary inhibitor of the nervous system — have been widely studied as a potential treatment for childhood myopia. Although not fully understanding how atropine works in the eye, research has shown that it is effective

A word from Ibsar Specialized Center

If you or your child notices a change in your vision, be sure to visit your healthcare provider and have an eye exam. Leaving myopia uncorrected can cause it to progress more quickly, making you suffer from worse vision. In addition, it is good to be able to see things.