Myopia is more commonly referred to as shortsightedness, or the inability to see objects clearly at a distance.
Myopia can worsen as your child’s eyes continue to grow.
The reason objects are blurry in the distance with shortsightedness is because the eye becomes longer as the child grows.
How does it affect the eye?
Clear vision
Blurry vision
Research shows that myopia is on the increase worldwide. Is it the computer generation?
What is to blame?
So what could be attributable to other reasons? Top of the list of suspects is the modern lifestyle and genetic factors.
Family history plays a role in your child’s risk of myopia. The likelihood of children developing increases if their parents are myopic
Modern children spend a lot less time outdoors and a lot more time with their heads in books, or more likely tablets and lap-tops. It is thought that these changing life style patterns are disrupting the circadian rhythm of the body…also known as “the body clock”. Exposure to light plays a big part in this, again, studies show that children under the age of 2 who were put sleeping in rooms with the light on showed a much higher prevalence of developing myopia.
Myopia management today could mean less worry tomorrow
If you’ve happily worn glasses or contacts all your life, it might seem excessive to start managing myopia in children as young as eight years of age. However, worsening myopia may contribute to more severe eye health complications and sight-threatening conditions later in life, including:
More children are getting myopia at younger ages
partly due to a rise in sedentary indoor lifestyles and an increasing amount of time spent in near activities. The younger a child develops myopia, the further it evolves, the higher it becomes. Even with corrected lenses, their daily life may be impacted after a few months.
Studies showed that high myopia may lead to vision impairment that can no longer be corrected through standard lenses. It can even increase the risk of ocular complications later in life.
Myopia may impact children’s well-being and development
- 80% of all learning occurs through vision.*
- 1 out of 3 children can’t see the board clearly.**
*Eyeglasses for Global Development: Bridging the Visual Divide; World Economic Forum, Social Entrepreneurs, EYElliance; June 2016
**Essilor See Change – Put Vision First global campaign 2017
MYOPIA CAN PROGRESS RAPIDLY IN CHILDREN, WHICH MAY LEAD TO HIGH MYOPIA
The younger a child becomes myopic
the faster it will progress.
About Stellest®
Don’t just correct myopia, choose to control it.
Essilor® Stellest® lenses create a signal in the eye that acts as a shield against myopia progression. Stellest® lenses are safe, aesthetic and simple.
Most of children are equipped with standard lenses, however those lenses only correct myopia but the eyes keep growing and so myopia progression as well. Essilor® Stellest® lenses correct myopia but also control its progression, with no compromises.
Essilor® Stellest® lenses create a signal in the eye that acts as a shield against myopia progression. Stellest® lenses are safe, aesthetic and simple.
Essilor® Stellest™ lenses slow down myopia progression by 67% on average compared to single vision lenses, when worn 12 hours a day.
After the first year, the eye growth of 9/10 children wearing Stellest™ lenses was similar or slower than non myopic children.
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