Myopia

[chinti]

Hi!
My daughter is 7 years old. And diagnosed with moderate myopia last year. Last year her power for both eyes  was -3.00. Few days back I went to see her ophthalmologist for yearly check up. Now her power went to -6.00 for both eyes. My questions are:
1: Can power be double ( from - 3.00 to -6.00) in just one year?
2: Is there any remedy for slowing down myopia?
    a   Orthokeratology
    b  GP lenses
    c  Atropine drop treatment/ some other similar drops
    d   Nurovision or vision therapy
I have read that as the hight grows power goes up. But her hight has increased just 3-4 inches from last year.
Thanking you in anticipation,

[Roadcyclist]

Hi my daughter has high myopia and started using atropine eye drops when she was 8. She is 12 now and although her myopia continues to progress it appears to be at a slower rate than before she used this treatment. Definitely worth discussing with your ophthalmologist.

[JohnHaganMD]

Thanks for the input.

[John C Hagan III, MD, FACS, FAAO]

1. Yes
2. Ortho-K    NO
    GP CTL often masks additional myopia and vision is better because image larger
    Atropine has reported to be helpful for very high myopia, its use is controversial.
     Nurovision or vision therapy NO very expensive and not helpful and very expensive

3. Degree of myopia not proportional to growth other wise all NBA basketball players would be high myopes.

JCH III MD