{"id":1301,"date":"2021-09-01T11:55:02","date_gmt":"2021-09-01T16:55:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fineeyewear.net\/eyebrary\/?p=1301"},"modified":"2022-06-06T08:42:37","modified_gmt":"2022-06-06T13:42:37","slug":"the-rising-myopia-epidemic-in-children","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fineeyewear.net\/eyebrary\/archives\/1301","title":{"rendered":"The Rising Myopia Epidemic in Children"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"p3\"><strong><span class=\"s2\">What is it? <\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s2\">Myopia, or nearsightedness, is the leading ocular condition worldwide. Currently, nearly 30% of children are myopic, making myopia the leading cause of visual impairment in our youth. Research shows that the incidence of myopia is projected to increase at an alarming rate- estimating that by the year 2050, nearly 52% of children will become nearsighted. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\"><strong><span class=\"s2\">How does it affect vision?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s2\">Increased amounts of myopia have been shown to increase the risk of other serious ocular conditions such as: myopic maculopathy, retinal detachments, glaucoma and cataracts. Progressing even -1.00 diopter of myopia increases the risk of these conditions by 10%.<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/fineeyewear.net\/eyebrary\/archives\/1301\/bd9b0ef5-01ec-4a53-a4bd-ac6bc4ee3698\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1304\"><br \/>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\"><strong><span class=\"s2\">What makes children become more myopic?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s2\">We know that there is an environmental and genetic component to myopia. 70% of myopia today is based on environmental factors such as lack of outdoor time and increased near work demand. About 30% is attributed to a<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span>genetic component, meaning increased likelihood of myopia progression when two parents are myopic. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\"><strong><span class=\"s2\">So what are the treatment options?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s2\">Myopia control is a treatment program that works to slow down the amount of nearsightedness progression by minimizing large jumps in children\u2019s prescription. There are three treatment options: orthokeratology (ortho-K), soft multifocal contact lenses and medical intervention using atropine eye drops. The type of treatment program will depend on the patient\u2019s prescription, age and the comfort level of his or her parent\/guardian. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\"><strong><span class=\"s2\">How do we get started?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s2\">The best way to determine if your child requires myopia control treatment is to have them come in for an eye exam on a regular basis, typically yearly or sooner if your child complains of blurry vision with their current correction. Our eye care professionals at Fine Eyewear will discuss the best option for your child and can answer any additional questions you may have. Schedule your child\u2019s eye exam today!<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Fine Eyewear and Eyecare offers comprehensive eye exams for glasses and contact lenses. Our eye doctors \u00a0provide advanced vision care to the families of Austin, Cedar Park, Leander, Georgetown, Round Rock and surrounding communities. With 2 locations to serve you better. Visit our main website to read more about our eye wear collections : <a class=\"moz-txt-link-freetext\" href=\"http:\/\/www.fineeyewear.net\/eyeglasses-collection-austin.shtml\">http:\/\/www.fineeyewear.net\/eyeglasses-collection-austin.shtml<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What is it? Myopia, or nearsightedness, is the leading ocular condition worldwide. Currently, nearly 30% of children are myopic, making myopia the leading cause of visual impairment in our youth. Research shows that the incidence of myopia is projected to increase at an alarming rate- estimating that by the year 2050, nearly 52% of children &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/fineeyewear.net\/eyebrary\/archives\/1301\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">The Rising Myopia Epidemic in Children<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1301","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/fineeyewear.net\/eyebrary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1301","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/fineeyewear.net\/eyebrary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/fineeyewear.net\/eyebrary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fineeyewear.net\/eyebrary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fineeyewear.net\/eyebrary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1301"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/fineeyewear.net\/eyebrary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1301\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1336,"href":"https:\/\/fineeyewear.net\/eyebrary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1301\/revisions\/1336"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/fineeyewear.net\/eyebrary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1301"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fineeyewear.net\/eyebrary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1301"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fineeyewear.net\/eyebrary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1301"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}