Myopia Mitigation Clinic for Children London
Manage your child’s short sightedness with our Myopia treatment & management clinic
What is myopia
Myopia lifestyle
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Myopia treatments?
Mitigating your child's myopia
Changing our indoor lifestyles
Treatment options for myopia control
Myopia treatment we can provide with regular management
Atropine eye drops 0.01% & 0.05%
- Our 0.01% is best suited for children who have started to develop Myopia but the growth of their eyes are not rapidly progressing.
- Our 0.05% is a stronger concentration of treatment and may work better to slow or control Myopia progression if the stage of your child’s Myopia is rapidly progressing.
Myopia check-up & management appointment
Other treatments your opticians can help with
Miyosmart glasses
Miyosmart glasses monitor and reduce the growth of your child’s eye. MiyoSmart glasses provide clear vision simultaneously at all viewing distances
Ortho-k contact lenses Ortho-k contact lenses gently reshape the cornea of your child’s eyes while they sleep. Astigmatism can also be corrected by using Ortho-K and can slow the progression of myopia.
Have you noticed that your child has an existing or emerging eye condition?
What do children with Myopia experience?
The world feels different
Your child has gotten used to frequent changes in their glasses prescription. But headaches, eyestrain and squinting is not always the best quality of life, especially when children are growing, adapting and learning new things everyday.
When myopia develops, it can be difficult for children to understand their condition without appropriate guidance and treatment.
Experience of development
A child’s experience of learning, exploring the world and developing shouldn’t be hindered by the experience of glasses. Children with myopia can feel hopeless and frustrated when they believe they have little chance of removing their glasses.
For us, helping children understand that their myopia condition can be slowed down by lifestyle changes and available treatments will give them a chance to embrace their glasses without frequent prescription changes.
Booking your child’s Myopia consultation
Are you above the age of 21 and experiencing Myopia?
Laser eye surgery (ReLEX SMILE, LASIK, LASEK & PRK)
A new myopia consultation
Save you an average of £500
Plano 2025
By 2050, 4.9 billion people will be myopic, most of whom have not yet been born.
When they arrive in this world their eyes will contain the perfect algorithm for eye growth that evolved for millions of generations and has produced emmetropia (crisp clear vision).
But as soon as they arrive in the modern urbanized world this algorithm is corrupted by unnatural environmental inputs which causes the eye to continue to elongate, resulting in Myopia.
Plano 2025 is an organisation whose aim is that no child born after 2025 should become myopic. If we are diagnosing 10-year-olds with myopia in 2035 we have failed.
And it is not a question of finding a “cure” for myopia, it is a question of allowing our future children to live in an environment that is close to nature.
This will allow natural eye development and stop the development of myopia in the first place.
Leave the eye alone and it will be perfect. This concept is not only true for myopia but for many of the crises that the human race is currently facing.
Myopia
Patient Information
Hear from our satisfied patients
The surgeon was excellent, the staff very pleasant and knowledgeable. The atmosphere in the clinic was serene and unhurried.As I said to Bola my surgeon she really is a miracle worker, making "the blind to see". I had bilateral cataract surgery, and afterwards I could see without aid which I had not been able to do for 65 years.
I have had cataract removed from both of my eyes at My-iClinic, with last surgery done yesterday 06-02-2023. On both occasions, the medical side of the surgery was carried out with level of professionalism in a state of the art environment. The clinic cleaniless is outstanding.
Brilliant Treatment resulted in Brilliant Vision After noticing that my distance vision when driving was becoming uncomfortable and driving at night was becoming more and more difficult and new prescription glasses didn’t make much difference I decided to have cataract surgery. A friend recommended I have a consultation at the I-Clinic. Their professional examination was really Impressive and I had my totally painless operation to remove the cataracts (on both eyes) completed within the next four weeks.
I was recommended to Mr Bulger by a friend and was very pleased with the entire process for removing cataracts and improving my vision remarkably. It really is a miracle. All of the staff were kind and attentive and with Mr Bulger I felt that I was in very safe hands. Follow up activity was with Ms Odufuwa who was most helpful and attentive
I cannot praise My-Iclinic enough from my initial consultation to pre op and my surgery. The staff are reassuring and extremely professional in every aspect of the process. Mrs Bola Oduwufa is a wonderful surgeon and a magician in my eyes !!!. My double cataract extraction and lens replacement has improved my eyesight 1000%.I didn’t realise how flat and dull the colours and perspective of seeing life through my eyes had become due to the cataracts.
The care taken by all the clinic staff to ensure that I was comfortable, kept informed of what was being done to my eye and made to feel relaxed during the pre op tests was of an extremely high standard The surgeon was thorough, in the initial meeting, in explaining the problems and procedure that she would use to remove my cataracts.
Fantastic results. I was so impressed by all the staff and the extensive pre and post op test and scans which has resulted in 20:20 vision. My surgeon made the double cataract operation as easy a process as possible with re-assurance at all steps. Highly, highly recommended
Absolutely fantastic team, highly recommended! I was extremely nervous about my LASIK surgery but the girls looked after me and put me at ease, everything from the consultation to surgery to the follow ups checks was a smooth process, phone calls and emails answered quickly, clinic easy to find, free parking onsite, clinic and equipment all very clean, thank you ladies x
Excellent service. Mike Charman set up my contract easily with a very competitive price. He was friendly and answered all my questions. Thank you
My daughter have myopia and she received a wonderful care from all the team I recommend this clinic to all parents who have a child suffering from myopia now my child in a safe hands thank you Mr. Bolger and thanks to all the team 🌹🙏
My-iClinic was recommended by my optometrist. Both eyes were done quickly, painlessly and by a friendly team and one of two expert eye surgeons. Mr Bolger inspires confidence. I think I've had mine done early before the cataracts developed too much, which I recommend. The clarity is wonderful. Don't wait for your vision to get worse.
I am a absolutely terrified of anybody going near my eyes, it took a lot of courage to go ahead with treatment. During treatment the nurses and everybody concerned made great efforts to give me confidence. The staff were very friendly and thorough in their approach with attention to detail at every stage. I could have had the treatment in Cyprus at a much lower cost - but finally decided that My-iClinic from reports I had read and comments made to me was the best option. All the time remember you only have one set of eyes - and I have always felt it is your most important sense
Myopia Frequently asked questions
Have a question? We are here to help.
What is Myopia in children?
Myopia (nearsightedness) is a condition where the eye abnormally elongates (into the shape of a rugby ball) and produces a refractive error in your child’s eye. This change in the eyes developing shape causes the light in the back of the eye to bend and blur your child’s vision. Myopia is a continual growth of the eyes axial length, which although cannot be cured, can rapidly progress into hyperopia. Lifestyle changes and atropine treatment is provided by our myopia specialist to slow down the progression of your child’s myopia.
Which is the best treatment for my child's Myopia?
Our Myopia specialist believes any form of treatment is better than leaving Myopia to get to a Hyperopic stage. Our specialist advises that changing your everyday indoor-activities into the outside environment (with natural daylight) will help prevent the eye from rapidly growing, used with prescribed atropine eye drops and careful monitoring.
What is the main cause of my child’s Myopia?
Myopia is caused by your child’s eyes growing too long. There can be many potential factors contributing to this growth but
Can my child's Myopia get worse?
When Myopia is left untreated it may progress and cause Hyperopia. Hyperopia is farsightedness, when close up vision becomes very difficult to see.
Can Myopia be completely cured?
Myopia is a chronic condition which means it cannot b e completely cured but it can be managed to reduce any negative symptoms your child is experiencing.
Does Myopia worsen with age?
- Macular degeneration (MMD),
- Retinal detachment (RD),
- Cataracts
- Open angle glaucoma (OAG)
What treatment do you provide for Myopia?
We can provide 0.01 and 0.05% Atropine eye drops. These eye drops can be used in children to slow the rate of their eye growing (the progression of a child’s Myopia).
How can I manage my child's Myopia?
The best management is to regularly visit your local opticians and maintain your Myopia check up appointments with their Myopia specialist.
What is the best treatment for my child's Myopia?
Our specialists can advise a number of treatments which can help slow the progression of your Child Myopia. At My-iClinic we can personally provide you with Atropine eye drops which is a successful method of preventing the progression of the eye growing.
Could my child's Myopia be genetic?
Although some children are born with Myopia, and short sightedness can be common in families, there is no consistent pattern for genetics to be a root cause of Myopia. Research from ophthalmologists suggest there is a chance Myopia can be inherited as well as environmental factors and lifestyle.
Can untreated Myopia eventually turn into blindness?
Myopia can cause some complications as the condition continues later in life. These conditions such as: Macular Degeneration, Retinal Detachments, Cataracts and/or Glaucoma, can cause a risk of blindness. Generally, the longer the eye progresses its growth, the greater the risk of complications over a person’s lifetime.
Can I become legally blind from Myopia?
I’m an adult with Myopia (short sightedness). How can I treat my Myopia?
If you are over the age of 21, we can treat your short sightedness with our laser eye surgery procedures or with implantable contact lenses.
How can I improve my short-sightedness?
Short-sightedness can be improved by contact lenses or glasses. You can also prevent its worsening through:
- Reduction of digital screens.
- Avoiding reading or working in dark surroundings.
- Regular interval breaks to relax eye muscles.