Help your kids be successful in school by making sure they can see clearly. This starts with an eye exam at Marianas Eye Institute. Nearsightedness has risen dramatically over the last 50 years. If nothing is done to help slow the increase, half the world’s population may be nearsighted by the year 2050. That means much more than a lot of people in glasses. It means a lot of kids today are at risk of developing vision-threatening eye conditions tomorrow. That’s why we at Marianas Eye Institute and the American Academy of Ophthalmology are sharing information about myopia and its progression.
People who have myopia, also known as nearsightedness, can see close-up objects clearly, but objects farther away, like the board at school, are blurry. Myopia that begins in early childhood often worsens as the child grows. If these changes are too extreme, it can be hard to correct the blurriness with glasses or contact lenses and the risk of potentially blinding eye conditions rises, including retinal detachment, glaucoma, early cataracts and myopic maculopathy, a leading cause of blindness world-wide.
Make sure your child sees their best as school starts. New treatments are available to slow down myopia progression, and new glasses can give your child their best chance of school success.