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Essilor Stellest Myopia Management Glasses Reports 6 Year Study Data

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 Wouldn't it be great if your kid could wear glasses that not only corrects their vision, but slows down the risk of the their prescription worsening? While not yet available in the USA, several myopia management glasses designs are available in Canada, Europe, and many Asian countries. Essilor Stellest lenses utilize highly aspheric lenslet technology (HALT) to create areas of peripheral defocus throughout...

Can An Eye Drop Prevent Myopia?

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Can Glasses Slow Down Myopia?

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At the time of writing this article, only 2 treatments are FDA approved for myopia management and both are contact lenses. Myopia management is the process of slowing down the worsening of near-sightedness in children. Studies show that on average, children with myopia will worsen by -0.50D per year (and -0.75D per year for children of Asian descent) until they are done growing...

What's Happening to Our Vision? Light's Impact on Myopia

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If you are just joining us in our conversation of current working theories for why myopia (near-sightedness) is becoming so much more prevalent in modern society (an increase of 66% since the 1970s!) then check out our previous articles on peripheral defocus theory and near point stress theory.  Remember all of these theories are not meant to stand alone -- our eyes develop over...

What's Happening To Our Vision? A Working Theory of Myopia Progression Part 1

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We've all seen the startling numbers -- society as a whole is getting more and more myopic with each generation at a speed that can't be explained by genetics alone.  About 1/3 of the US population is near sighted, an increase of 66% since the 1970s, and in Asia the number of school children that are near sighted may be as high as...

New Study: More Time Outdoors Related to Decreased Near-Sightedness?

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A new longitudinal study out of Bristol University continues to support other recent correlational data that time outdoors playing seems to be related to a decreased risk for poor distance vision.  Near-sightedness or myopia is a refractive condition where the person sees well up close, but very poorly in the distance.  Click here for more details.  In the past, data has supported that more time...