Multifocal Contact Lenses For Correction 

Myopia, or nearsightedness, is a common vision problem that often commences between the ages of 6 and 14. Myopia is on the rise throughout the globe and children are more prone to develop myopia if their parents are nearsighted.

The main cause of myopia progression is due to the eyeball growing too long. When light enters your child’s eye, the rays fall short of the retina, the light-sensitive tissue at the rear of the eye. This in turn stretches the structures within the eye, leading to an increased risk in a number of eye diseases. This makes distant objects blurry and close objects clear.

Contact lenses to control myopia

To correct the vision for these kids with myopia, special types of contact lenses have been displayed and illustrated in various research and in clinical practice to be far more advantageous than wearing regular glasses. These contact lenses provide clear vision without the hassle of wearing spectacles, at the same time help slow down a child’s progressive vision deterioration that triggers myopia.

The three types of therapeutic contact lenses that effectively control myopia progression are orthokeratology or night-time lenses, MiSight® 1 day day time contact lenses and multifocal day-time soft lenses. As an alternative to glasses, contact lens options also help to promote awareness of childrens eye care in Malaysia.

Orthokeratology

Ortho K involves the exactitude fitting of a rigid contact lens to reshape the surface of the eye, the cornea, by a pre-determined amount to correct vision during sleeping time only and is removed on waking up.

The two advantage of Ortho-K lenses in treating kids with myopia are:

Restores clear vision during day time so that the child can be free from glasses and daytime contact lenses.
This treatment slows down myopia progression and vision deterioration over time.

Multifocal contact lenses

Multifocal contact lenses are originally designed for presbyopia. However, there are some multifocal lens design which is also ideal to be used in myopia management. Its unique peripheral plus design helps in myopia management.

Minus lenses correct at the centre of the retina, however peripheral rays are now moved behind the retina. This causes a stimulation for the eye to grow, creating axial myopia.

Benefits of Multifocal Contact lenses

There are several ways in which multifocal contact lenses can benefit a child, these include:

• Easy to use
• Convenient daily disposable contact lenses
• Children feel better participating in sports when wearing contact lenses
• Parents agree that contact lenses increased their child’s self-confidence
• Parents find that glasses impact their children’s enjoyment of sports and every activity.
• The risk of glasses-related eye injuries during play is eliminated
• Contact lenses contribute a more ‘natural vision’ and are more comfortable, especially for high prescriptions
• Lenses slower myopia progression and stabilizes the child’s prescription and promotes Children’s eye care at a favorable condition.
  
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