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Myopia
by chinti, Mar 25, 2007 12:00AM
Hi! My daughter is 6years old. Recently we checked her eyes.
She has -3.00 power in her both eyes.She could not read close
captioning on T.V from 10 feet distance.Me and My husband are having
glasses since we were approximately 14 and 9 years old respectively.
1 I want to stop progression or to elemently completely my daughters myopia.
Could you please write me if any of the following could help to stop progression or eleminate her myopia? And the possible side effects of these treatments
1 Orthokeratology
2 GP lenses
3 Atropine drop treatment
4 Nurovision or vision therapy
5 Do you know any other treatment which is appropriate for her age?
Thanking you in anticipation,
chinti
She has -3.00 power in her both eyes.She could not read close
captioning on T.V from 10 feet distance.Me and My husband are having
glasses since we were approximately 14 and 9 years old respectively.
1 I want to stop progression or to elemently completely my daughters myopia.
Could you please write me if any of the following could help to stop progression or eleminate her myopia? And the possible side effects of these treatments
1 Orthokeratology
2 GP lenses
3 Atropine drop treatment
4 Nurovision or vision therapy
5 Do you know any other treatment which is appropriate for her age?
Thanking you in anticipation,
chinti
Doctor's Answer
ortho-k and gp's probably do work to some extent in lots of children in my opinion (but not all). atropine and "neurovision" do not (IMO that is) work.
a gp or ortho-k fit from a contact lens specialist are probably your best bet IMO. very safe and a good chance of working (but certainly not guaranteed)
i'm not going to waste too much of my time arguing with him or correcting him. but i can tell you that there are many opinions on this. ortho-k is perfectly safe. anyone who states that ortho-k is not safe doesnt know jack about ortho-k (ahem). this is a common misconception inexplicably perpetuated by ophthalmology that is rooted in 30 year old methods and bad propaganda. OLD "traditional" ortho-k probably is not all that safe, especially for children. ...of course nobody has actually used that method since about 1985. maybe thats when rus was in his residency? "ACCELERATED ortho-k", however has been shown in multiple independent studies to be no more dangerous than regular daily soft contact lens wear.
he can have his own opinion on whether or not ortho-k slows myopia progression. i perform ortho-k myself and and i think the jury is still out on the matter. but to say its "not safe" is just plain uneducated.
.....so much words
i made multiple statements about ortho-k and myopia control, all followed by "IMO", meaning "in my opinion". you, on the other hand, come on here like you own the place and post statements like they are fact...like when you stated "There are no methods to stop progression or eleminate (sic) myopia now", and "regular daily soft contact lens wear is not absolutely safe method too, especially at 6 y.o". never even implying that these are YOUR OPINIONS. arrogantly typing that junk as if it were somehow fact. that comes across as extremely pompous.
you cant just come on here and make blanket statements like "contact lens wear is not absolutely safe", and have it somehow magically come across as undisputed fact just b/c you said it. is that what you're used to in your country? b/c that doesnt fly on this forum. you have made what i consider to be some absolutely absurd statements here. you have to at some point realize that the eye health world does not revolve around ophthalmology, especially ophthalmology in some third world country... and your opinions dont fly here as undisputed fact. if you post some unsolicited "answer" here, you should expect for me, as the moderator of this forum, to critique it. you dont have free reign here to just post whatever you feel like posting.
what i suspect is an ophthalmology resident. probably not in the US or UK, as English is obviously a second language for him.
Do not worry. Best regards from Russian ophthalmologist/
My smallest patient is girl in contacts of 5 y.o., but she have myopy -9,0D & ambliopy, - it is another situation/
What contacts(lenses) are more popular in US. In Russia - Optima FW, Biomedics (Softview) 55UV, Pure Vision; MPS - ReNuM+ & Opti-Free.
RGP and OrthoK is not widely distributed (high cost).
Let smile more often, the life is beautiful.
Best regards to all opht- & optometrists, we have one business - eye health of people, especially children