MYOPIA MANAGEMENT
Myopia (short-sightedness) occurs when the eyeball grows too long, so light rays focus in front of the retina. Most myopia is progressive, meaning the eye will continue to elongate over time. Apart from needing to wear glasses or contact lenses full time to see clearly, increasing myopia can increase your risk of some eye conditions including cataract, retinal detachment and glaucoma.
At Croucher, Rateau & Chew, we offer a variety of options to successfully manage myopia long term, and dramatically slow the progression. These include the prescription of eye drops, specialised soft-contact lenses, specialised spectacle lenses and orthokeratology.
Atropine Eye Drops
Our optometrists are all therapeutically endorsed to prescribe atropine eye drops to slow myopia progression. This is one of the most effective treatments and can be prescribed for any age and level of myopia.
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Myopia Control Soft Contact Lenses
At Croucher, Rateau and Chew, our optometrists can prescribe specialised soft lenses which are designed to not only correct your child's vision, but to slow the progression of their myopia. These are designed to be worn during the day, and are available in both daily and monthly modalities.
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Myopia Control Spectacles
Myopia control spectacles such as the Hoya MiyoSmart are specially designed to slow progression of myopia.
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Orthokeratology
Orthokeratology involves using specially designed custom contact lenses to reshape the cornea to correct vision and reduce myopia. These lenses are worn at night, and reshape the lenses during wearing time, so that when they are removed in the morning, the new corneal shape allows clear vision all day without the need for glasses or contact lenses. The custom design of these lenses also allows for very effective myopia control, significantly reducing the progression of myopia.
Orthokeratology can also be used in adults for vision correction and freedom from spectacles or daytime contact lenses. Orthokeratology uses the same principles as laser surgery, by flattening the cornea, the image is re-focused on the retina, and is an effective reversible alternative in people who are not suitable for laser surgery.