MiSight Contact Lenses For Myopia Management
FDA-approved CooperVision’s MiSight 1 Day Contact Lenses are daily wear, single-use contacts that have been shown to slow the progression of myopia (nearsightedness) in children aged 8 to 12 years old at the start of treatment. Slowing the progression of myopia in children may reduce their risk of developing severe eye diseases such as macular degeneration, retinal detachment and glaucoma later in life.
What are MiSight Contact Lenses?
MiSight contact lenses are daily disposable soft contact lenses designed to slow myopia progression in children.
In this unique design, the central part of the MiSight contact lens corrects the refractive error, much like a traditional corrective lens. But the peripheral part of the lens has uniquely designed concentric rings that direct light to focus on the retina. This has been shown to significantly reduce the stimuli causing the eye to grow longer.
Safety and Effectiveness of MiSight Contact Lenses
The safety and effectiveness of MiSight were studied in a 3-year clinical trial of 135 children aged 8 to 12 who were prescribed either MiSight or traditional soft contact lenses. Over the 3-year period, myopia progressed at a much slower rate — by 59% to be exact — in the children who wore MiSight contact lenses compared to the children who wore conventional soft contacts.
These results indicate that MiSight could be an excellent option for slowing myopia progression in your child.
Speak with Dr. Stephanie Woo to learn more about MiSight contact lenses and to find out how they can help your child effectively limit myopia progression.
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