Myopia Management
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Dr. Regina Schwan specializes in myopia management, with a focus on helping your child achieve their best possible vision. We offer personalized care, including vision correction with glasses, contact lenses or with Atropine eye drops. For younger children who meet certain criteria, myopia management may also be an option to help slow the progression of nearsightedness. Schedule an exam today to meet with Dr. Schwan and learn more about the best solutions for your child's vision.
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with Essilor stellest lenses
Essilor® Stellest® lenses are Essilor®’s breakthrough innovation to slow myopia progression in children. Essilor® Stellest® lenses are the first and only FDA market authorized spectacle lens to slow the progression of nearsightedness in children. Essilor Stellest lenses slowed myopia progression by 71% on average over 2 years.
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With miSight 1 day contact lenses
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The first and only FDA-approved* soft contact lenses proven to slow myopia progression in children, aged 8-12 at the initiation of treatment. On average, age-appropriate children wearing MiSight® 1 day contact lenses progressed less than -1.00D over 6 years. Children as young as 8 years old can confidently apply and remove MiSight® 1 day lenses on their own.
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Atropine eye drops
Studies show that a low-dose of atropine, typically given as eye drops at bedtime, can significantly slow the progression of myopia in children, preventing severe near-sightedness. Most kids receiving the treatment have no side effects. Research also shows that once atropine treatment stops, myopia progression ramps up again. So getting a diagnosis as early as possible and using atropine consistently through the eye’s growth years are key. Atropine occurs naturally in some poisonous plants. For medical use, it is refined and concentrated. It already has several uses in eye care, such as dilating the pupil and treating lazy eye.
