{"id":6247,"date":"2017-07-07T20:45:19","date_gmt":"2017-07-07T20:45:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.firstsightvisioncare.com\/WordPress\/?page_id=6247"},"modified":"2020-04-01T17:20:28","modified_gmt":"2020-04-01T17:20:28","slug":"myopia-control-in-children","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.firstsightvisioncare.com\/staging\/8330\/eye-care-services\/myopia-control-in-children\/","title":{"rendered":"Myopia Control in Children"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\">[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]\n<h2>MYOPIA CONTROL IN CHILDREN<\/h2>\n<p>Although there are no establish cures for myopia, a number of recent studies suggest it may be possible to control myopia by slowing its progression during childhood and in the teenage years. These treatments can induce changes in the structure and focusing of the eye to reduce stress and fatigue associated with the development and progression of nearsightedness.<\/p>\n<p>Currently, four types of treatment are showing promise for controlling myopia:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Atropine eye drops<\/li>\n<li>Multifocal contact lenses<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.firstsightvisioncare.com\/staging\/8330\/eye-care-services\/orthokeratology\/\">Orthokeratology<\/a> (&#8220;ortho-k&#8221;)<\/li>\n<li>Multifocal eyeglasses<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Click here to assess your child\u2019s risk for myopia progression <a href=\"http:\/\/www.kidsvision.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">www.kidsvision.org<\/a>.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] MYOPIA CONTROL IN CHILDREN Although there are no establish cures for myopia, a number of recent studies suggest it may be possible to control myopia by slowing its progression&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":6114,"parent":5609,"menu_order":3,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-6247","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - 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