For Children & Adults
Myopia Management
Slowing the progression and strengthening your future vision for lasting clarity.
What Is Myopia Management?
Improving Your Child's Future Sight — Today.
Myopia (nearsightedness) is growing at a substantial rate. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), around 2.6 billion people were short-sighted in 2020. This number that is expected to rise as high as 3.4 billion by 2030.1 This is particularly true in the pediatric population where approximately one third of children and adolescents are affected by myopia worldwide.2
Besides the loss of far vision from myopia, there are increased eye health risks as a result of having elongated eyeballs. When the eye continues to grow at a faster than normal rate, it leads to greater stretching/thinning and consequently greater risk for sight threatening eye diseases later in life.
1. “Be he@lthy, be mobile: a toolkit on how to implement MyopiaEd.” www.who.int. World Health Organization. 2022
2. Liang J, Pu Y, Chen J, et al. “Global prevalence, trend and projection of myopia in children and adolescents from 1990 to 2050: a comprehensive systematic review and meta-analysis.” British Journal of Ophthalmology 2025;109:362-371.
Why It's Important
High myopia increases the risk of severe conditions like retinal detachment, glaucoma, and cataracts.
Reduces the need for increasingly thicker glasses or stronger contact lens prescriptions over time.
Treatment Methods
Here at Wink Eye Care, we offer the following services that have been proven to slow down the progression of this debilitating disorder:
- Atropine therapy
- Ortho-K
- MiSight
- Stellest
Lifestyle & Environmental Factors
Increased Outdoor Time: Spending at least 1-2 hours outside daily is crucial.
Reduced Near Work: Taking breaks (20-20-20 rule) and maintaining a proper distance from screens.
When to Start
Early detection through regular eye exams is key, as myopia often develops without obvious symptoms in children. We can begin therapy as young as 4 years old.
