MiSight

Over the years, contact lenses have evolved. A new product called MiSight is giving children a new and improved option. MiSight lenses effectively treat myopia, otherwise known as nearsightedness.
 

Myopia

Myopia is the medical term used for nearsightedness. Of all correctable visual impairments, myopia ranks number one. With this condition, the eye grows too long from the front to the back. As a result, images don’t focus on the retina. Instead, they focus at the front of it. With this refractive error, individuals can see things up close without any problem but everything at a distance appears blurry. Over time, myopia in children typically worsens. This refractive error puts them at risk of developing other problems. For example, they’re more prone to having myopic maculolopathy and detached retinas as an adult.

To treat this condition, most opt for prescription eyeglasses or contacts. Although MiSight lenses work similarly to conventional lenses, they’re unique.

Benefits of MiSight Lenses

These contacts slow the progression of myopia in children between the ages of eight and 12. Even more exciting, they slow the progression by as much as 59%. For instance, if an ophthalmologist or optometrist diagnoses a child with nearsightedness and predicts a diopter of -8.00, MiSight contact lenses can reduce that to about -3.50.

As the only contact lens on the market capable of doing this, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) fully approved them in 2019.

Another benefit of wearing MiSight contacts is that they are daily disposable soft contact lenses. Especially for younger wearers, they provide optimal comfort and ocular health.  An individual only wears them once before discarding them. It’s important to note that these contacts aren’t made for overnight wear. For that reason, users must remove them from the eyes and discard them at the end of each day.

Uniquely Designed

MiSight contact lenses work because of their unique design. After placing them in the eyes, one portion of the lens corrects the refractive error of nearsightedness. This allows the individual to see things at a distance. Another part of the lens focuses created slight blur in the periphery of the retina. This element of the design causes the progression of myopia to slow down, but does not affect the clarity of the child's vision. 

MiSight contact lenses are ideal for children as soon as they are ready for contact lenses.  It's amazing how the youngest patients excel at inserting and removing the contact lenses.  MiSight contacts are currently available for prescriptions ranging from -0.25 D to -6.00 D.

MiSight lenses are designed to be worn for ten or more hours per day, six or more days per week to have maximum treatment effect.

Correcting Vision Safely and Effectively

MiSight contacts are not ordinary lenses. Rather, they treat the myopic refractive error so that children can see better and prevent their vision from becoming worse. They also reduce the risk of additional eye and vision-related problems. Everything combined makes these contact lenses a perfect choice for treating myopia in children.

Focus on Eyecare is proud to offer this treatment option to age-appropriate patients. 

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