Myopia Management in Chattanooga, TN
What is Myopia?
Nearsightedness, also known as myopia, is a condition that develops during childhood that makes distant objects appear blurry. Left unchecked, it will continue to worsen and can greatly impact your child’s development and long-term health. Myopia management is the key to protecting your child’s eye health, and at Crowder Eye Center , we’re proud to offer a range of options that we will tailor to your child’s unique needs.
Why Choose Myopia Management Over Glasses?
Prescription glasses can temporarily correct your child’s vision, but they’re unable to address the root cause of the condition and will not stop its progression. And as myopia advances, your child’s eyes can become more vulnerable to other eye diseases, making it critical to treat the condition as early as possible. Myopia management often involves specialty contact lenses or corneal refractive therapy (CRT), which helps shape the eye and prevent further deterioration.
We’re Proud To Offer Myopia Management!
At Crowder Eye Center, we take pride in the variety and effectiveness of the treatment options we offer. Early intervention and proper myopia management will immediately improve your child’s day-to-day, and you can rest easier knowing these treatments provide long-lasting, proactive protection.
Choosing the Right Myopia Management Plan
We can first diagnose and assess your child’s myopia during a comprehensive eye exam , usually through a retinoscopy and visual acuity test. Then our skilled optical team will provide a customized treatment plan, which can include soft contact lenses, CRT, Ortho-K, scleral lenses, or vision therapy. Our doctors are skilled in pediatric eye care and have a wealth of experience adapting treatments to your child’s age, hobbies, and personal preferences.
Ortho-K: “Eye Retainers”
Orthokeratology, or Ortho-K, lenses are contacts worn at night as your child sleeps that gently reshape their corneas. This gives your child clearer vision during the day and slows down the progression of their myopia.
Daytime Soft Contact Lenses
Soft contact lenses are worn during the day, and instead of shaping the eye like Ortho-K lenses, they direct a portion of incoming light rays to focus in front of the retina. This changes how images are focused in different parts of the retina, preventing the eye from becoming more elongated.
Vision Therapy
Sometimes a child develops myopia from due to poor eye focusing skills. In these cases, vision therapy is an excellent treatment for nearsightedness. This personalized program helps retrain the visual system, including the eye-brain connection, which helps improve visual focus and reduce myopia progression.
Why Choose Crowder Eye Center for Your Child’s Myopia Management?
At Crowder Eye Center, we bring the best to each and every patient, from the cutting-edge technology we employ to our highly trained doctors and opticians. We understand how myopia can add to the many stressors of childhood. This drives Dr. Crowder and his team to go above and beyond to ensure each exam and myopia treatment plan is highly targeted and meets the needs your child and gives you peace of mind. To learn more about Dr. Joshua Crowder or what makes the Crowder Eye Center unique, check out our about us page.