Researchers have found that frequent up-close activities, like staying indoors, reading, or using digital devices, is contributing to the rapid rise of childhood myopia.
Myopia develops throughout your child’s life, progressively getting worse as they reach their teen years. If left untreated, it can affect their ability to perform at school or even play sports. With the help of our trained team of doctors, we can help your child find strategies to manage their myopia progression.
If you are looking for specific advice to address your child’s myopia development risk, visit https://www.mykidsvision.org/en-us for a quick 6 question survey.
Please contact us today to book your appointment and find the help your child deserves.
Myopia can increase the risk of developing various vision-threatening eye conditions and diseases, including glaucoma, cataracts, and macular degeneration. At the same time, myopia can increase the risk of experiencing retinal detachment and permanent vision loss (4 to 5 times more likely with mild myopia, and 10 times more likely with severe).
In fact, some studies show that more than 50% of retinal detachments (not related to trauma) are connected to myopia.
Parents and caregivers should recognize myopia management as part of their child’s eye health. The objective of our treatment is to slow or even stop myopia’s progression and provide a way to help children maintain their quality of life. For the best results, treatment should start as soon as possible.
Please book an appointment today if your child is developing vision problems. Their expertise can provide your child a treatment plan that can help slow or even stop their myopia progression.
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For a treatment plan that is based on the latest research and tools, please book an appointment today. We design our treatments to be non-invasive, and can include customized contact lenses and special prescription eye drops perfectly paired to meet your child’s needs.
Friendly staff and Dr. Finley was honest and informative. I didn’t get the pressure of needing to have glasses and they even welcomed to use my existing frame. Definitely recommend Dr. Finley’s Family Eye care.
Great service! Everything went smoothly. No hard-sell on any products. Used my VCP eye care plan and got good discounts. I am looking forward to getting my new glasses! Thanks so much!
Everyone was super kind and attentive to my needs. Very happy with the customer service and i highly suggest them for your optometry needs.
Dr. Finley’s Family Eyecare is conveniently located on the corner of Pine Street and Monroe Street, across the road from the Pine Street Plaza.